Green-energy cladding tied to ‘towering inferno’ widely used on London buildings

Green-energy cladding tied to ‘towering inferno’ widely used on London buildings

by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2017 UK officials since 1999 had warned of the risks of using environmentally friendly exterior insulation on buildings, only to be ignored by environmentalists. A blog post by the Grenfell Action Group in November 2016 warned that “only a catastrophic event” would bring attention to the issue. That “catastrophic event” […]

Greece blocks EU statement critical of China on human rights

Greece blocks EU statement critical of China on human rights

by WorldTribune Staff, June 18, 2017 A European Union statement at the UN criticizing China for its human rights record was blocked by Greece. Greece called the statement “unconstructive criticism of China” and said it would be better for the EU to hold separate talks with China outside the UN, Reuters reported on June 18. […]

Report: West turning blind eye to Bosnia’s ‘way station’ for ISIS

Report: West turning blind eye to Bosnia’s ‘way station’ for ISIS

by WorldTribune Staff, June 15, 2017 The West is ignoring the increasing numbers of Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists who are returning to “safe havens” provided by Muslim-majority Bosnia and Herzegovina, a report said. Bosnia has “put out the welcome mat to the foreign fighters, making it clear that shelter is available to them,” The Daily […]

Forget the Russians: New conspiracy theory ties both Trump and Brexit to billionaire Mercer

Forget the Russians: New conspiracy theory ties both Trump and Brexit to billionaire Mercer

by WorldTribune Staff, June 11, 2017 With Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller ramping up, the Trump-Russia collusion theory, still unsupported by facts, continues to make headlines despite declining public interest. But against the good news in economic trends for the new administration, the establishment media-political complex is trotting out a new conspiracy theory involving Brexit and […]

Unreported: Germany hit with stabbing epidemic by migrants

Unreported: Germany hit with stabbing epidemic by migrants

by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2017 Germany has been plagued by a wave of crimes where knives were the weapon of choice. The surge in stabbings coincides with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to allow some two million migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East into Germany, a report said. More than 1,600 knife-related crimes […]

London Bridge terrorist starred in BBC documentary ‘The Jihadis Next Door’

London Bridge terrorist starred in BBC documentary ‘The Jihadis Next Door’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 6, 2017 One of the terrorists responsible for the London Bridge attack was known to authorities and had appeared in a 2016 BBC documentary titled “The Jihadis Next Door”. Khuram Shazad Butt, who neighbors say was the terrorist who wore the fake suicide vest during the vehicle and stabbing attack, was […]

When push comes to shove: Montenegro joins NATO

When push comes to shove: Montenegro joins NATO

by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2017 Moscow had long attempted to derail Montenegro’s entrance into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), but those attempts came to a crashing halt on June 5 when the tiny Balkan nation became the alliance’s 29th member. With the former Yugoslav republic now in the fold, NATO controls the entire […]

Russia tests hypersonic missile it says is impervious to U.S. missile defense systems

Russia tests hypersonic missile it says is impervious to U.S. missile defense systems

by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2017 Russia has conducted the first test of a hypersonic missile it claims can fly at 6 times the speed of sound and makes U.S. missile defense systems obsolete. Military analyst Vladimir Tuchkov told government-controlled news agency Sputnik: “It (the Zircon missile system) is expected to be added into Russia’s arsenal […]

‘Enough is enough’: Trump responds to London Bridge terror attack with a call for action

‘Enough is enough’: Trump responds to London Bridge terror attack with a call for action

by WorldTribune Staff, June 4, 2017 UK Prime Minister Theresa May said the nation’s counterterrorism strategy will be reviewed and U.S. President Donald Trump said it’s time to ditch political correctness “and get down to the business of security” after the London Bridge terror attack. May said it is time to say “enough is enough” […]

UK’s May: Tech firms allow ‘safe spaces’ for terrorists to ‘breed’

UK’s May: Tech firms allow ‘safe spaces’ for terrorists to ‘breed’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 4, 2017 Technology firms are allowing Islamic extremism “the safe space it needs to breed” online and the international community must step in to regulate the Internet, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said after terrorists killed seven people and injured dozens more in the June 3 London Bridge terror attack. May […]