by WorldTribune Staff, March 3, 2017 Chuck Schumer is one of the cavalcade of Democrats fueling the outrage over the alleged Russia-Trump connection. Schumer is one of several Democrats who has called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign for his reported meetings with the Russian ambassador. In 2003, however, it was the New York […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 3, 2017 Journalistic standards of objectivity and CNN are at odds again, some media analysts are saying, after the network named the daughter of former President Barack Obama’s closest adviser to cover the current Department of Justice. Laura Jarrett, daughter of Valerie Jarrett, quietly joined the network in September as a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 3, 2017 Israel in January began exporting natural gas to Jordan, one of only two Arab countries Israel has a peace deal with. There was no formal announcement at the time, but it is the first time Israel has ever exported natural gas, a spokeswoman Delek Drilling – part of a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2017 The Obama administration worked to limit the number of incoming Trump administration officials who could view highly classified information while also leaking intelligence on alleged ties between Russia and President Donald Trump’s team, a report said. The Obama White House also lowered classification ratings on some information about the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2017 The United States on March 1 moved to reassure South Korea against the rising North Korea threat, while, in Seoul, millions of citizens rallied against the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis called South Korean counterpart Han Min-Koo in the wake North Korea’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2017 Religious suppression has grown “broader and deeper” under President Xi Jinping and has “created an enormous black market” for Chinese believers, according to a report by Freedom House. Since Xi’s ascension, followers of many faiths have been pushed “to operate outside the law and to view the regime as […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 2, 2017 A Saudi-led coalition airstrike in southern Yemen killed a senior commander for the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, a report said. Yahya al-Eryani and his five bodyguards were killed on March 1 near the Khalid ibn al-Walid camp east of the city of Mocha, Al Arabiya reported. The Saudi-led coalition reportedly carried out over […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 1, 2017 President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28 received high marks from the public and from media pundits of all political stripes. Meanwhile, many observers were shocked and disgusted by the reaction of many Democrats to Trump’s acknowledgment of Carryn Owens, the widow of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 1, 2017 The U.S. special operations raid in Yemen in which Navy SEAL Ryan Owens lost his life was highly successful and resulted in “large amounts of vital intelligence,” President Donald Trump said on Feb. 28 in his address to a joint session of Congress. “Ryan died as he lived: A […]