Iran, not Russia, blamed for cyberattack on UK prime minister, parliament emails

Iran, not Russia, blamed for cyberattack on UK prime minister, parliament emails

by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2017 The hacking of a network used by UK Prime Minister Theresa May, her cabinet and all members of British parliament was carried out by Iran, reports say. In all, 90 email accounts were hacked, but a total of 9,000 accounts were affected by the attack, the Telegraph reported, citing […]

Report: ISIS commanders set up training camp near Israeli border

Report: ISIS commanders set up training camp near Israeli border

by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 Several senior-level commanders for Islamic State (ISIS) who have fled Iraq and northern Syria are running a terror training camp near Israel’s Golan Heights, a report said. The commanders have recruited 300 local youths, according to Israel’s Channel 2. The report showed video footage of the camp and training […]

New U.S. Afghan strategy fails to recognize Taliban’s theocratic ideology, critics say

New U.S. Afghan strategy fails to recognize Taliban’s theocratic ideology, critics say

by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 The United States is inviting a “permanent jihad” by ignoring the ideological origins of the Taliban’s threat, critics of the Afghan strategy of the last two administrations say. The Trump administration’s new strategy for what has become the longest war in U.S. history calls for additional troops and training […]

4 of 12 Asheville, NC city council candidates self-identify as socialists

4 of 12 Asheville, NC city council candidates self-identify as socialists

by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 A growing socialist presence in Asheville, North Carolina “became clear” recently “when a full third of the candidate field heading into the Oct. 10 city council primary self-identified as socialists,” according to a report by Asheville Unreported. The revelations were made at a candidate forum sponsored by the Asheville […]

Planet Earth dodged the bullet on Oct. 10; Future asteroid path could hit target

Planet Earth dodged the bullet on Oct. 10; Future asteroid path could hit target

by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 When Asteroid 2012 TC4 buzzed by Earth on Oct. 10, it came twice as close as when it last passed exactly five years before. The house-sized space rock will also most likely miss the Earth when it returns in 2050. But watch out in 2079. “We know today that […]

NASA calls eruption of Yellowstone supervolcano a more imminent threat to humanity than asteroid

NASA calls eruption of Yellowstone supervolcano a more imminent threat to humanity than asteroid

by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 The supervolcano at Yellowstone National Park could erupt sooner than previously expected, researchers at Arizona State University said. If it were to blow, the supervolcano would likely destroy mankind. The researchers, Hannah Shamloo and Christy Till, analyzed minerals in fossilized ash from the most recent eruption and discovered that […]

Duty, honor, communism: Open letter to West Point graduates slams ‘embrace of mediocrity’

Duty, honor, communism: Open letter to West Point graduates slams ‘embrace of mediocrity’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 12, 2017 ” ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ — those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, […]

Saudi to offer first direct flights to Iraq in 27 years

Saudi to offer first direct flights to Iraq in 27 years

by WorldTribune Staff, October 12, 2017 The Saudi budget airline Flynas said on Oct. 11 that it will in the coming weeks offer direct flights to several Iraqi cities. There have been no flights between Saudi Arabia and Iraq since former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990. Flynas, which launched as Nas Air […]

U.S. announces intent to withdraw from UNESCO over anti-Israel posture

U.S. announces intent to withdraw from UNESCO over anti-Israel posture

by WorldTribune Staff, October 12, 2017 Citing a continuing “anti-Israel bias” at UNESCO, the United States on Oct. 12 announced that it is withdrawing from the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural body. “This decision was not taken lightly, and reflects U.S. concerns with mounting arrears at UNESCO, the need for fundamental reform in the organization, […]

Bannon declares war on GOP establishment: ‘Total contempt for the forgotten man’

Bannon declares war on GOP establishment: ‘Total contempt for the forgotten man’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 11, 2017 Steve Bannon on Oct. 9 sent a message to Republican incumbent senators who are up for re-election in 2018: “We are coming after all of them and we’re going to win.” In an appearance on Fox News’s Hannity, the Breitbart executive chairman and former White House chief adviser said […]