by WorldTribune Staff, October 5, 2017 In the first ever visit to Moscow by a reigning Saudi monarch, King Salman is expected to prioritize oil cooperation but will also discuss differences with Russia over Syria and Iran. The King, who arrives in Moscow on Oct. 5, will have several investment deals on his plate, including […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 4, 2017 A conservative think tank in Washington called off a public meeting with Chinese dissident Guo Wengui after the think tank’s website was targeted in a denial of service cyber attack traced to Shanghai, a report said. The Hudson Institute on Oct. 2 sent an email notice stating the widely-anticipated […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 4, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump has “very clearly” signaled his intent to pursue a diplomatic solution to the standoff with North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Oct. 3. Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Pentagon “supports fully” a diplomatic solution amid mixed messages from […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 4, 2017 In the wake of Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence vote, Iraq, Iran and Turkey are taking steps to ensure that borders in the region remain unchanged. Turkey’s leader is huddling with Iran’s leadership in Teheran and the Iraqi government has demanded that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) cancel the result of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 4, 2017 Roy Moore, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama, “believes that man-made law must conform to the ‘Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God,’ as written in Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence.” Moore, should he win in December, “is going to become an object of fascination in The Secular […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 3, 2017 Israel and Mossad were not involved in Kurdistan’s independence referendum, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Oct. 1. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sept. 30 charged that the waving of Israeli flags by Iraqi Kurds during independence celebrations was proof of Mossad’s involvement. “Regarding recent remarks about […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 3, 2017 [Updated October 5] Thus far, authorities have been able to confirm officially that Stephen Paddock, the man responsible for the Las Vegas massacre, was a 64-year-old heavy gambler who owned a lot of guns but had no criminal record and was not known to police. As with the shooting […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 3, 2017 Both American and South Vietnamese veterans said they found glaring omissions in “The Vietnam War”, the new PBS documentary by filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. South Vietnamese vets who spoke with The Mercury News said they were largely left out of the narrative, which they say focused too […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2017 A move by Russia to block inspectors from verifying a key section of the Iran nuclear deal could ultimately sway U.S. President Donald Trump toward decertifying the deal this month. The Russians are blocking the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from verifying Section T of the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2017 The Palestinian Authority (PA) will continue to pay terrorists and their families, PA leader Mahmoud Abbas said. “Israel and the U.S. say that this is supporting terrorism…I will not back down on this issue. The families of the martyrs will continue to receive their allowances in full,” Abbas said […]
