Payback: ISIL branch calls on Muslims to kill Russian ‘apostates’

Payback: ISIL branch calls on Muslims to kill Russian ‘apostates’

Special to WorldTribune.com A terror group based in Russia’s Northern Caucuses region has called on Muslims in the country to kill Russian “apostates.” Caucasus Province, which pledged allegiance to Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in June 2015, has also vowed to attack President Vladimir Putin and implement Sharia law […]

Turkey recalibrates, expresses condolences over Russian pilot after Moscow publicizes ISIL oil link

Turkey recalibrates, expresses condolences over Russian pilot after Moscow publicizes ISIL oil link

Special to WorldTribune.com Turkey on Dec. 3 offered its “condolences” for the Russian pilot shot down by Turkish F-16s. “We expressed our sadness and expressed our condolences for the Russian pilot who lost his life,” Turkish media quoted Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as saying after his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in […]

Russia retaliates with air strikes near Turkey border

Russia retaliates with air strikes near Turkey border

Special to WorldTribune.com The Kremlin on Nov. 26 confirmed that Russia unleashed “massive strikes” near the Turkish border in retaliation for Turkey shooting down a Russian Su-24. The Russian air strikes zeroed in on anti-Assad regime rebel strongholds along the Syrian border with Turkey, with opposition sources saying the strikes hit the northern Syrian town […]

Doomsday: UN’s 69th General Assembly meets amid ‘unprecedented crisis and troubles’

Doomsday: UN’s 69th General Assembly meets amid ‘unprecedented crisis and troubles’

By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Presidents, prime ministers, kings and potentates are gathering in New York for the 69th General Assembly of the UN. But as diplomats come together for the annual general debate which begins on Sept. 24, there’s a cloud of political and social unease greeting delegations from the 193 member […]

Putin kicks off Latin tour in Havana, recalling the Cold War chill

Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a big statement aimed at the United States by choosing Cuba as his first stop on a 6-day visit to Latin America. However, Putin’s Cuba trip is not just a passive aggressive dig at Washington. It has prompted real national security concerns for the […]

A U.S. president who placed his own interests above those of the nation he leads

A U.S. president who placed his own interests above those of the nation he leads

Lev Navrozov Before Hitler invaded Russia, a fair answer to the question “Who’s going to win World War II?” would be Hitler’s Germany. Its military science and technology were developed more than in any other country. But history ruled otherwise — Hitler was defeated. Germany’s “military leader”, Adolf Hitler, considered himself to be the most […]