U.S. increases combat drone strikes on ISIL in Afghanistan

U.S. increases combat drone strikes on ISIL in Afghanistan

by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 U.S. drone strikes have increased in Afghan provinces where Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has seized territory, the U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said. Army Gen. John Nicholson said there are some 1,300 ISIL jihadists in Afghanistan who “receive money, guidance, and communications support” from ISIL leaders […]

Trump moves quickly on national security; ‘Landing parties’ make contact with D.C. officialdom

Trump moves quickly on national security; ‘Landing parties’ make contact with D.C. officialdom

by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2016 The Trump revolution has crossed the Potomac. President-elect Donald Trump has begun to fill key law enforcement and national security positions as his team deployed “landing parties” to Washington, D.C. to expedite the transition process. Trump announced on Nov. 17 that he plans to nominate Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama […]

North Carolina governor challenging voting results in 50 counties

North Carolina governor challenging voting results in 50 counties

by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2016 The campaign of Gov. Pat McCrory has filed ballot protests in 50 of North Carolina’s 100 counties. McCrory, who trails Democrat Roy Cooper by about 5,000 votes, is challenging what the campaign said are known instances of votes being cast by dead people, felons or individuals who voted more […]

IAEA reports Iran exceeded heavy water limit

IAEA reports Iran exceeded heavy water limit

by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2016 For the second time this year, Iran has exceeded the agreed upon limit on its stock of heavy water, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. The IAEA reported last week that Iran’s stock of heavy water had risen above the 130-ton level set in the nuclear agreement with […]

Dead wrong: Media view of a GOP in crisis contradicted by state-level results nationwide

Dead wrong: Media view of a GOP in crisis contradicted by state-level results nationwide

by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 As the major media narrative had it, Donald Trump’s nomination as the GOP presidential nominee would sink the Republican Party. The GOP would lose the Senate, possibly the House and suffer defeat after defeat right down to the state level. But team Trump saw what the media refused to […]

Iran issues veiled threat in response to House vote on renewing sanctions

Iran issues veiled threat in response to House vote on renewing sanctions

by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 The U.S. House of Representatives’ decision to reauthorize sanctions means Iran will take ‘powerful’ but unspecified action, a senior Iranian official said. The House voted 419-1 on Nov. 15 to renew the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for another 10 years. “If you extend the sanctions, this will mean kicking […]

Dec. 19 is the new D-Day for the never-die, anti-Trump Left

Dec. 19 is the new D-Day for the never-die, anti-Trump Left

by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 The nonstop wall of sound from the mainstream media is about disarray and chaos in the Trump transition. That is a totally false narrative according Trump Senior Advisor Kellyanne Conway. Officials who are in negotiations for top positions with the incoming administration have conveyed the same assessment. The real […]

North Korea ecstatic as mass protests neutralize a resolute leader in Seoul

North Korea ecstatic as mass protests neutralize a resolute leader in Seoul

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Too bad President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call to President Park Geun-Hye the day after his victory may be his only chance to talk with her. Even if she’s still in the Blue House when he moves into the White House, she’ll be in no position to display her leadership […]

President-elect Trump to meet Japan’s Prime Minister Abe

President-elect Trump to meet Japan’s Prime Minister Abe

by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump was scheduled to hold an “informal” meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in New York on Nov. 17. Kellyanne Conway, a current member of Trump’s transition team, said the nature of the meeting would be “informal” since President Barack Obama is still in the White […]

Chinese spyware found on 700 million Android phones

Chinese spyware found on 700 million Android phones

by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 Chinese-authored spyware that can be used to track a user’s movements and communications has been found on some 700 million Android smartphones, security researchers said. The spyware, discovered by Virginia-based Kryptowire, was reportedly authored by Chinese startup Shanghai Adups Technology Company. “The Department of Homeland Security was recently made […]