Special to WorldTribune.com Germany will require asylum seekers to take courses on German language and culture “to integrate as many people as possible into the labor market,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said on April 14. New measures agreed on by Merkel’s conservative Christian Union bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) mark a “historic” first for Germany, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A new twist on the Panama Papers bombshell posits that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be the mastermind behind the leaked documents. Clifford Gaddy, an adviser to the Russian finance ministry in the 1990s, contends that Putin will ultimately emerge unscathed from the revelations in the documents and that major American names […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Brussels terror suspect known as “the man in the hat,” who had eluded authorities since the March 22 attacks, was arrested on April 8, reports said. Officials confirmed the arrest of Mohamed Abrini, who is also suspected of being involved in the November attacks in Paris carried out by Islamic State […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Panama Papers have brought down Iceland’s prime minister. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned on March 5 following tax evasion allegations that were revealed in the leaked Panama files. Gunnlaugsson stepped down with a year left on his term amid mounting pressure from the opposition and from some in his own party. “What […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Belgian Parliament is expected to pass a law requiring non-EU migrants and refugees to sign a pledge declaring their acceptance of “European values.” The proposal for a “newcomers’ statement” should be passed in the next few months, according to a spokesman for Belgium’s secretary of state for asylum and migration, Theo Francken, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Uwe Siemon-Netto Pardon an outburst from a fervent friend of the United States: Yes, Secretary of State John Kerry is right! This year’s election campaign is indeed an embarrassment to America! As Kerry said, America’s friends around the world are shocked. I am a European conservative, and I am shocked. I […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) claimed its Russian affiliate set off two explosions in Dagestan on March 29 that killed 10 Russian soldiers. The ISIL affiliate, Caucasus Province, launched the attack on the city of Kaspiysk in the southern Russia republic of Dagestan. “The Caliphate’s soldiers managed to explode two […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), having launched a major terror attack in Brussels last week, is going all out to recruit youth in the city’s jihadist hotbed of Molenbeek. ISIL recruiters have been sending massive numbers of text messages to young men in Molenbeek, asking them to “fight the Westerners” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Russia is in the midst of a gold rush. A recent spending spree by Moscow’s central bank has made Russia the world’s top gold buyer. Moscow added 356,000 ounces of the precious metal to its reserves in February, according to data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Russia continued to hoard gold […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Liam Fox At the start of last week I was in Washington, DC speaking on what the European referendum means for the United States. On the face of it, the U.S. should be a natural ally in the case for leaving the European Union. The right to make your own laws, […]