by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2017 A Millennial “Wunderwuzzi” who has vowed to “put Austrians first” and cut benefits to foreigners has declared victory in Austria’s national election. The victory sets the stage for Sebastian Kurz, 31, to become the world’s youngest leader. Projections gave Kurz’s conservative People’s Party a comfortable lead with more than […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2017 An annual training exercise for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) will this year include drills for evacuating service members and their families should war break out on the Korean Peninsula. The annual Courageous Channel training exercise, being held Oct. 16-20, will prepare service members and their families “to respond to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2017 The U.S.-led coalition said it will remain neutral and urged both sides to avoid escalating tensions amid reports that Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces exchanged fire near Kirkuk. The Peshmerga, a key coalition ally in the fight against Islamic State (ISIS) since 2014, said the Iraqi advancement in Kirkuk […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2017 Erik Prince, founder of the Blackwater security firm, is calling for U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to launch a formal investigation into the Obama team’s “incidental” surveillance of Americans who met with foreign officials. Erik Prince told The Daily Caller News Foundation that the Obama administration’s unmasking of him […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 More than 815,000 people in Yemen this year have been infected with cholera – including 600,000 children – making it the worst epidemic of the disease in modern history, the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Global Health Observatory said on Oct. 11. The disease has spread faster than any recorded […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2017 A survivor of the Las Vegas massacre who had posted on Facebook that there was “100 percent” more than one shooter on Oct. 1 has passed away at the age of 28 from what reports say are “natural causes.” Kymberley Suchomel, who attended the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2017 Teens who reside in the nation’s capital have, by far, the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Teens in Washington, D.C. report suffering from various STDs at a rate of over 55 cases per 1,000, according to a CDC […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2017 The hacking of a network used by UK Prime Minister Theresa May, her cabinet and all members of British parliament was carried out by Iran, reports say. In all, 90 email accounts were hacked, but a total of 9,000 accounts were affected by the attack, the Telegraph reported, citing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 Several senior-level commanders for Islamic State (ISIS) who have fled Iraq and northern Syria are running a terror training camp near Israel’s Golan Heights, a report said. The commanders have recruited 300 local youths, according to Israel’s Channel 2. The report showed video footage of the camp and training […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 The United States is inviting a “permanent jihad” by ignoring the ideological origins of the Taliban’s threat, critics of the Afghan strategy of the last two administrations say. The Trump administration’s new strategy for what has become the longest war in U.S. history calls for additional troops and training […]
