Strategic ally Bashar Assad wants to visit ‘HE Kim Jong-Un’

Strategic ally Bashar Assad wants to visit ‘HE Kim Jong-Un’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2018 Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed interest in traveling to Pyongyang to meet with Kim Jong-Un, according to state-run media in North Korea. “I am going to visit the DPRK and meet HE Kim Jong-Un,” Assad was quoted as saying by KCNA. KCNA said Assad made the comments on […]

Where is the Saudi crown prince? Al Qaida warns over ‘sinful projects’

Where is the Saudi crown prince? Al Qaida warns over ‘sinful projects’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2018 Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has warned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for “corrupting” Saudi society with “sinful projects” including wrestling matches, re-opening movie theaters and allowing women to drive. “The new era of bin Salman replaced mosques with movie theaters,” the Yemen-based terrorist group said in […]

Amid mounting Israel-Turkey tensions, Netanyahu pulls legislation on Armenian genocide

Amid mounting Israel-Turkey tensions, Netanyahu pulls legislation on Armenian genocide

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2018 As the rhetoric between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan became increasingly harsh, Netanyahu ordered the shelving of legislation that would recognize the Armenian genocide. “It’s time to stop groveling before Erdogan. It is time to do the moral and right thing and recognize […]

Wilders on Tommy Robinson: ‘As staunch a freedom fighter as Winston Churchill’

Wilders on Tommy Robinson: ‘As staunch a freedom fighter as Winston Churchill’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2018 Dutch parliament member Geert Wilders, who was once banned from the United Kingdom, said he will travel to London to support protests over the arrest and imprisonment of activist Tommy Robinson. “75 years ago, people all over Europe clandestinely listened to the BBC to hear the voice of Winston […]

How many people work for the federal government? 24,000 less now than in Dec. 2016

How many people work for the federal government? 24,000 less now than in Dec. 2016

by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2018 The federal government has 24,000 fewer employees since President Donald Trump took office, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The federal government cut 3,000 jobs in May, the bureau said in a June 1 report. A month before Trump took office there were 2,810,000 civilians employed in the […]

Italian minister to migrants: ‘The good times are over … Pack your bags’

Italian minister to migrants: ‘The good times are over … Pack your bags’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 3, 2018 Italy’s new interior minister is calling for a reduction in the “number of arriving migrants and increase in the number of expulsions.” “The good times for illegals is over – get ready to pack your bags,” Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said at a June 2 rally in Italy’s north. […]

U.S. crude oil production breaking all-time records

U.S. crude oil production breaking all-time records

by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2018 U.S. crude oil production hit 10.47 million barrels per day in March, the highest on record according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. production had shattered a 47-year output record in November at 10.057 million barrels per day (bpd). The U.S. government forecasts production will hit 11 million […]

North Korea tries kinder, gentler tone, but not with defectors in the South

North Korea tries kinder, gentler tone, but not with defectors in the South

by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said he was “moved” when South Korean President Moon Jae-In came to meet him at the DMZ. Kim even sent a personal letter to U.S. President Donald Trump as the two countries’ diplomats discussed a possible June 12 summit between Trump and Kim. But, […]

Israel ties Iran to May 29 rocket barrage from Gaza

Israel ties Iran to May 29 rocket barrage from Gaza

by WorldTribune Staff, May 31, 2018 Israel says Iran is behind the rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip on May 29 which resulted in the most serious escalation on Israel’s southern front in four years, a report said. The Iranian-funded Islamic Jihad and Hamas fired 180 projectiles, including mass produced 120mm mortars and more accurate […]

More than 12 active lawsuits target DOJ’s year-long ‘stonewalling’ on Russian investigation

More than 12 active lawsuits target DOJ’s year-long ‘stonewalling’ on Russian investigation

by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2018 A government watchdog group on May 31 said it has filed a lawsuit “to expose FISA warrant abuses and the continued stonewalling of Congress relating to the Russia investigation.” Judicial Watch said it filed the suit after both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI failed to respond to […]