by WorldTribune Staff, November 23, 2018 Saying that his county has become a drug hub fueled by Mexican cartels, a North Carolina sheriff announced plans for the county to re-engage with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a report said. Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson told county commissioners on Nov. 19 that he is rejoining the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS —The continuing crisis in Yemen, a country beset with tribal fault-lines, jolted by sectarian clashes, and magnified by a clash of cultures between Arab monarchies and the Islamic Republic of Iran, has shaken the Arabian peninsula to the core. Now after five years of warfare between […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 22, 2018 Under a new Trump administration policy, migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border who are seeking asylum in the United States would be required to wait in Mexico as their requests are processed, a report said. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memos indicate asylum seekers would have to establish a “reasonable […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 22, 2018 President Donald Trump and Sen. Chuck Grassley fired back at Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts following what was called a “rebuke” of Trump by the chief justice. On Nov. 20, Judge Jon S. Tigar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, an Obama appointee, issued a temporary restraining […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 22, 2018 The University of Oregon, which as a public institution is partially funded by taxpayers, held an event recently with the stated goal of “decolonizing” the Thanksgiving holiday, a report said. The university’s “Thanks But No Thanks-giving”, which was called a “celebration” of “ongoing genocide,” was backed by some students, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Although military flash points in the Japan Sea and the South China Seas as well as the Bab el Mandeb Strait [between the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea] appear to be calmer, relations between Washington and Beijing are deteriorating. This is due to a growing trade war […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2018 The CIA’s reported assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally authorized the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was leaked to the anti-Trump Washington Post, which published the news on Nov. 16. President Donald Trump, who ordered the assessment, did not receive it until one day later. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2018 A challenge to Democrat leader Nancy Pelosi’s run for Speaker of the House was quickly crushed when dirt resurfaced on the potential challenger for the gavel. Reports emerged this week that the challenger, Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio, once defended an Ohio judge facing domestic violence charges. The same […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. Treasury Department has targeted six individuals and three entities that it says are part of an Iranian-Russian network providing millions of barrels of oil to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and funding the militant groups Hamas and Hizballah. The Treasury’s Office of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2018 A judge’s decision on Nov. 20 to temporarily block the Trump administration from denying asylum to migrants at the U.S.’s southern border will make a bad situation worse, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents say. U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar of San Francisco ruled that President Donald Trump […]
