by WorldTribune Staff, January 1, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the sale of lethal arms to Ukraine, which continues to battle pro-Russian separatists in its eastern province. The move was supported by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, according to a report by The Washington Post. Though Russia is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2017 At least two people were killed when Iranian security forces opened fire on demonstrators on Dec. 30 in a third consecutive day of anti-government protests in the Islamic Republic. Posted images on social media appeared to show several bodies being carried away after protesters clashed with police in the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2017 Maritime authorities in South Korea said they have seized a Panama-flagged ship suspected of transferring oil to North Korea at sea. The ship, the KOTI, is the second known vessel suspected of ship-to-ship transfers of oil to North Korea, which is banned under international sanctions. South Korean authorities said […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2017 Predictions of Donald Trump’s demise have reached a crescendo several times since the big man descended the Trump Tower staircase to announce his candidacy for president. And we’re not just talking about political liberals. “The National Review crowd can’t admit they were wrong, dead wrong, about Donald Trump,” Rick Manning, president […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2017 The North Carolina Democratic Party is touting Gov. Roy Cooper as “the jobs governor” for offering incentives to corporations in exchange for a promise of jobs. Republicans say the jobs created in recent years in North Carolina are a result of changes they have made to the tax code […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2017 China was caught secretly transferring oil to North Korean vessels at sea, a report said. South Korea seized the Hong Kong-flagged Lighthouse Winmore that was accused of transferring 600 tons of refined petroleum to a North Korean ship in international waters in the East China Sea on Oct. 19, a move […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2017 After its efforts to identify fake news totally backfired, Facebook said it has come up with a better way to ensure its users get what it decides are the actual facts. The social media giant announced it will remove the “disputed” tag it had implemented to alert readers of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2017 China is set to unveil a website that allows citizens to tip off authorities to anyone who criticizes Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership or smears the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The website will be launched on Jan. 1 by the Central Military Commission (CMC), which is chaired by President […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2017 The 2 million people working for the U.S. federal government are doing very well for themselves on the taxpayers’ dime, a government watchdog group said. The $100,000 paycheck is the new “minimum wage” for federal employees, Illinois-based Open the Books nonprofit group said in its new report “Mapping the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2017 A deal in which Turkey would purchase the S-400 surface-to-air missile system from Russia is “almost finalized,” according to the head of Russia’s state-run Rostec corporation. The proposed $2.5 billion deal “has caused concern in the West because Turkey is a member of NATO but the Russian missile system […]
