Iran on the defensive as U.S. presses Europe: ‘We are just against Zionists’

Iran on the defensive as U.S. presses Europe: ‘We are just against Zionists’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2019 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned European signatories of the Iran nuclear deal not to break their obligations after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence had called on Germany, France and Great Britain to withdraw from the deal. One day earlier, Pence visited the site of the Auschwitz concentration […]

Global index finds corruption eroding democratic institutions; U.S. drops out of top 20 least corrupt

Global index finds corruption eroding democratic institutions; U.S. drops out of top 20 least corrupt

by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2019 Two-thirds of the 180 countries surveyed in the Transparency International (TI) 2018 global corruption index were rated as corrupt. The failure to curb corruption is “contributing to a worldwide crisis of democracy,” TI says. The 2018 research shows “a disturbing link between corruption and the health of democracies, where […]

New book cites ‘clerical culture of secrecy’ about homosexuality among priests

New book cites ‘clerical culture of secrecy’ about homosexuality among priests

by WorldTribune Staff, February 13, 2019 Some 80 percent of priests working at the Vatican are homosexual and the more homophobic a cleric was, the more likely he was to be gay, according to the new book “In the Closet of the Vatican”. The book by French journalist and author Frederic Martel unveils “a clerical […]

UK woman arrested for calling out trans activist as man on Twitter

UK woman arrested for calling out trans activist as man on Twitter

by WorldTribune Staff, February 10, 2019 A British woman was arrested in her home in front of her two young children on charges of calling a woman transgender activist by her former male name – or “deadnaming” – in a Twitter argument. In comments posted to the Mumsnet online forum, Kate Scottow of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, said […]

Citing Russia’s ‘material breach’, U.S. sets formal withdrawal from INF treaty

Citing Russia’s ‘material breach’, U.S. sets formal withdrawal from INF treaty

by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Feb. 2 said the U.S. plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, citing Russia’s “continued noncompliance.” “Today the United States provided Russia and other Treaty Parties with formal notice that the United States will withdraw from the INF Treaty in […]

Flashback — ‘They don’t even try’: Hungary’s new border fence called ‘spectacular success’

Flashback — ‘They don’t even try’: Hungary’s new border fence called ‘spectacular success’

by WorldTribune Staff, May 2, 2017 Skeptics who believe a border wall will not stop illegals from entering the United States may want to look at what’s happening in Hungary. On the day its border fence was completed, the influx of illegals entering Hungary went down from 6,353 one day to 870 the next. For […]

Turbulence over Davos about those 1,500 polluting private jets attending forum

Turbulence over Davos about those 1,500 polluting private jets attending forum

by WorldTribune Staff, January 25, 2019 About 1,500 private jets will have flown a lot a very wealthy and influential people to Davos, Switzerland this week to engage in discussions at the World Economic Forum to discuss such topics such as “Safeguarding Our Planet”. As a result, the Forum finds itself on the defensive over […]

The two-tier U.S. Justice system, Part I

The two-tier U.S. Justice system, Part I

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2019 Two similar cases. Two different outcomes. In one, a political operative worked for a Russian-aligned Ukrainian president without registering in the U.S. as a foreign agent. The operative has been savaged by the media, indicted and tried and faced a sentence that could have resulted in life imprisonment. In […]

The Pences and 100 Anglican clergy take a stand for Christian values

The Pences and 100 Anglican clergy take a stand for Christian values

by WorldTribune Staff, January 20, 2019 Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen and 100 clergy at Britain’s Diocese of Oxford are among the rare leading public figures fighting back against what is seen by many as the Left’s war on Christianity. Karen Pence was blasted by critics on the left after she resumed […]

Meanwhile, in Davos, the global elites are circling the wagons

Meanwhile, in Davos, the global elites are circling the wagons

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2019 Populists have been invited, if not necessarily welcomed, by the global power elites convening at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps. U.S. President Donald Trump, who received a solid reception when he arrived in Davos in 2018, had planned to attend this year before the government shutdown […]

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