UN investigation concludes both Syria and ISIL used chemical weapons in attacks

UN investigation concludes both Syria and ISIL used chemical weapons in attacks

by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2016 A United Nations investigation found that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) carried out attacks using chemical weapons. The UN’s Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) found that the Syrian regime dropped chemical weapons on two villages in northwestern Idlib province: Talmenes on April […]

Turkey invades Syria, targets ISIL-held border town ahead of Kurdish militia

Turkey invades Syria, targets ISIL-held border town ahead of Kurdish militia

by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2016 Turkish tanks and special forces rolled across the border on Aug. 24 in an unprecedented operation to drive Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) out of the Syrian town of Jarabulus. Turkey’s army was backed by international coalition airstrikes in its effort to take the ISIL-controlled territory ahead […]

Soros documents reveal plan to expand Democrat base by 10 million voters

Soros documents reveal plan to expand Democrat base by 10 million voters

by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2016 Leftist billionaire George Soros plans to add 10 million voters “by lowering barriers to voter registration,” according to leaked documents. “A 220-page guide detailing the plan was among more than 2,500 hacked Soros documents released by DC Leaks, which publishes documents from influential officials around the world,” the Washington Free Beacon reported […]

Clinton strategy after devastating ‘State-for-sale’ expose? ‘Run out the clock’

Clinton strategy after devastating ‘State-for-sale’ expose? ‘Run out the clock’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2016 Washington, DC insiders are saying Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who has avoided meeting the press through most of the 2016 campaign, will attempt to “run out the clock”as scandals surrounding her candidacy continue to mount. The question is whether Clinton can pull off that well-known sports tactic until […]

China weighs ‘lunatic plan’: A permanent manned moon base

China weighs ‘lunatic plan’: A permanent manned moon base

by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2016 China is considering the construction of a permanent manned radar station on the moon. The base would feature a radar antenna 50 meters high and special astronauts’ quarters as well, the Chinese government said. Beijing scientists said the radar would be capable of generating 1.4 gigabytes of data per […]

Congressional report: Pentagon maintains strategic presence in wealthy UAE despite post-Iran deal drift

Congressional report: Pentagon maintains strategic presence in wealthy UAE despite post-Iran deal drift

by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2016 The U.S. continues to base some 5,000 military personnel in the UAE despite that country’s drifting away from the U.S. in the wake of last summer’s nuclear deal with Iran, a Congressional Research Service report said. UAE’s regional policy “is becoming increasingly assertive, in some cases not necessarily acting […]

Report: Vince Foster files have disappeared from National Archives

Report: Vince Foster files have disappeared from National Archives

by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2016 Documents relating to the 1993 death of White House aide and Hillary Clinton friend Vince Foster are missing from the National Archives, according to a report. “FBI agents’ reports of interviews documenting that Hillary Clinton’s stinging humiliation of her friend and mentor Vince Foster in front of White House […]

Reports that Russia has stopped using Iran base are challenged

Reports that Russia has stopped using Iran base are challenged

by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2016 The U.S. State Department on Aug. 22 said that “it’s not clear” that Russian warplanes have stopped using an Iranian air base to carry out bombing runs in Syria. Iran on Aug. 22 had insisted that Russia’s use of the base was finished “for now.” Teheran also accused Moscow […]

Coulter mocks the experts: Could there be a more perfect candidate in 2016 than Donald Trump?

Coulter mocks the experts: Could there be a more perfect candidate in 2016 than Donald Trump?

by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2016 Breitbart.com released the following excerpt from Ann Coulter’s new book, In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome (in stores Aug. 23): “Everything that seems like a disability with Trump always turns out to be an advantage. If we were in the laboratory, designing the perfect presidential candidate, it’s unlikely […]

Obama order on transgender school bathrooms blocked by Texas judge

Obama order on transgender school bathrooms blocked by Texas judge

by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2016 President Barack Obama’s directive allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms of the gender they identify with has been blocked by a federal judge in Texas. Judge Reed O’Connor on Aug. 21 ordered a preliminary injunction ruling the Obama administration did not follow federal law when […]