by WorldTribune Staff, April 16, 2017 An “international consensus” that now includes China’s leader, asserts North Korea can’t be allowed to continue its missile tests, U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster said in Kabul on April 16. McMaster’s comments came after a North Korea missile test failed in what reports say may have been an […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 16, 2017 Christians in the town of Tel Esqof celebrated Easter on April 16 for the first time since Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the terror group’s “caliphate” from a mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2014. “God willing, the celebration of the resurrection of Christ […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 16, 2017 More than 215 million Christians worldwide face heavy persecution, the majority of whom reside in Middle Eastern nations, a new study said. One in 12 Christians today experiences high, very high or extreme persecution for their faith, according to Open Doors USA, a nonprofit organization focused on serving persecuted […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 16, 2017 “Many around the globe do not enjoy” the same freedom to worship as Americans, President Donald Trump said on April 16. “This Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ and the promise of eternal salvation,” Trump said in his weekly address. “It is a holy day of reverence and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 14, 2017 The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb dropped by the U.S. in Afghanistan on April 13 killed at least 36 terrorists, according to the Afghan military. The 21,600 pound bomb was dropped by an MC-130 aircraft on a massive ISIS tunnel network in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan used […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 14, 2017 The United States, Japan and South Korea conducted their first joint anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercises this week. The three-day drill, which started on April 10, was held in waters between Japan and South Korea and was intended to be an “effective response” by the three allies to North Korea’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 14, 2017 The Massive Ordnance Air Blast – MOAB – that was dropped by the U.S. on Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Afghanistan on April 13 weighs 21,700 pounds, is GPS-guided and is ideal for destroying cave complexes like those ISIS jihadists hide out in on the Afghan-Pakistan border. The GBU-43/B […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 14, 2017 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is set to travel to South Korea as North Korea celebrates its founding, or “Day of the Sun”, possibly by conducting another nuclear test. Pence expects to discuss the “belligerence” of North Korea at subsequent stops in Tokyo, Jakarta and Sydney, during his 10-day […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 13, 2017 In vetoing a draft resolution condemning Syria for the April 4 chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun, Russia “said no” to resolving the Syrian conflict, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said. “Today’s vote could have been a turning point,” Haley said on April 12. “Once more, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2017 “Members of the media can profess all they want … pretend independence and ‘no affiliation’ all they want … In the end, actions speak louder than bumper stickers,” Cheryl K. Chumley wrote for The Washington Times on April 11. “One need only look at the dollars and donations, skim […]
