by WorldTribune Staff, December 15, 2016 German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen sparked outrage in Saudi Arabia when she refused to wear traditional Muslim attire during her official visit to the kingdom. “Ok so why didn’t they arrest her? The hypocrisy and double standards,” one user posted to Twitter. Saudi authorities earlier this month […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 15, 2016 The tax-cutting regimen of Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican-led North Carolina state legislature has led to $4.7 billion in tax cuts and landed the Tar Heel state in the No. 1 position in the nation for GDP growth since 2013. From 2013 through 2015, North Carolina’s 13.4 percent […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2016 New satellite imagery shows China has installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems on the seven artificial islands it constructed in the South China Sea. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) said it had been tracking construction of “hexagonal structures” on Fiery Cross, Mischief and Subi reefs in the Spratly islands […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2016 Azerbaijan has signed a $5 billion deal to buy weapons and security equipment from Israel. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced the deal on Dec. 13 during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s state visit to Baku. The arms deal reportedly will include missile-defense systems. Aliyev’s comments came amid ongoing hostile […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2016 More than half of Palestinians favor an armed intifada against Israel as opposed to a two state solution, according to a new poll. The poll, which was conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, found 65 percent of Palestinian Arabs in Gaza, Judea and Samaria have […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2016 More Americans died from illicit opioid overdoses in 2015 than did in the deadliest year of the Vietnam War, according to newly released statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). According to the CDC, 12,990 American citizens died from heroin overdoses in 2015, a 23 percent increase from […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2016 After eight years of all but ignoring cyber attacks on U.S. interests by Russia, China and North Korea, President Barack Obama now has ordered a full investigation into alleged Russian cyber meddling in the 2016 election. “Any intelligence review should coincide with a companion investigation by Congress into why […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2016 Who came up with the idea of inviting Moscow’s interference in a U.S. election? Democratic Sens. Ted Kennedy and John Tunney used their close ties with the Soviet Union in attempts to undermine two sitting U.S. presidents, according to KGB documents. Kennedy “offered to work in close concert with […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2016 The CIA’s allegation that Russia interfered in the U.S. election is a political move driven by Director John Brennan’s loyalty to President Barack Obama, a former Army intelligence officer said. “This is purely political, and I believe that John Brennan is a political animal,” Tony Shaffer told WMAL radio […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2016 President Bashar Assad’s regime now controls more than 90 percent of Aleppo and is on the verge of completely driving rebel forces from the besieged city, the Syrian military said on Dec. 12. “We’re living the final moments before victory,” a Syrian military official said. “The operation in eastern […]
