by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2017 Steve Bannon has become isolated in the West Wing as centrists ascend in President Donald Trump’s White House, analysts say. Bannon’s allies are concerned the chief strategist “is about to be pushed out,” following the posting of an interview with Trump by New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2017 North Korea. Red lines and condemning rogue states is in vogue, so would-be superpower China is getting into the act. In an editorial, China’s Global Times, which is owned and operated by the Communist Party’s People’s Daily newspaper, said Beijing would attack Pyongyang’s nuclear facilities if North Korea crosses […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2017 The evidence is quite clear that Syrian government forces were responsible for last week’s chemical weapons attack, a senior Trump administration official said on April 11. Intelligence gathered from social media accounts, open source videos, reporting, imagery, and geospatial intelligence showed that the chemical attack was carried out by the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2017 In February, Fitch, one of the three major economic ratings services, had dire warnings that a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the U.S. economy – and the world’s. Never mind. Two months after predicting catastrophe, Fitch Ratings on April 11 issued a glowing report on the state of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct Chinese President Xi Jinping appears not only to have underestimated U.S. President Donald Trump, but also to have exposed Beijing’s weaknesses for the world to see. Trump’s ordered missile strikes on a Syrian airbase on April 6 occurred while conducting a critical summit meeting with Xi at the U.S. president’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 As North Korea warned it has its “nuclear sight focused” on the United States, the Trump administration said it has called on China “to take additional steps” to rein in the Kim Jong-Un regime. President Donald Trump tweeted on April 11: “I explained to the President of China that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 IRS officials admitted the agency used “inappropriate political labels” in screening tax-exempt applications of Tea Party and other conservative groups, newly released documents show. Also among 695 pages of new documents obtained by Judicial Watch in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit were records indicating the IRS was intent […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster continues to reform the National Security Council (NSC) after taking the reins from Mike Flynn, who was ousted in February. The latest move saw deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland being asked to step down and came shortly after White House chief strategist Steve […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 Hamas has blamed Israel for the assassination of one of its top terror operatives. Mazan Faqha was shot and killed on March 24 near his home in Gaza. The shooter used a silencer, and fired four bullets, killing Faqha on the spot, Arutz Sheva reported. Following Faqha’s death, Hamas released […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 With the second shale boom creating lower demand for its oil in the U.S., and new players entering the Asian market, Saudi Arabia is seen looking for a confrontation with Russia for European oil market supremacy, analysts say. Saudi is currently ranked fourth in oil supply to Europe, behind […]
