Libyan chaos finally breaches security at vital National Oil Corporation

Libyan chaos finally breaches security at vital National Oil Corporation

by WorldTribune Staff, September 10, 2018 At least two people were killed on Sept. 10 when gunmen opened fire on the headquarters of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli. Two of the gunmen were also killed and at least 10 NOC staff members wounded in what Libyan officials said was the first attack of […]

Clinton opposition researcher repeatedly pushed theory of Trump server linked to Russian bank

Clinton opposition researcher repeatedly pushed theory of Trump server linked to Russian bank

by WorldTribune Staff, September 10, 2018 An opposition researcher, who was paid by Hillary Clinton’s campaign, continued to press the Department of Justice on a debunked theory that the Trump campaign maintained a computer server linked to a bank in Moscow with ties to the Kremlin, a report said. Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson pushed the Alfa […]

Benghazi hero suspended by Twitter after tweet criticizing Obama

Benghazi hero suspended by Twitter after tweet criticizing Obama

by WorldTribune Staff, September 10, 2018 Barack Obama re-entered the political arena in a Sept. 7 speech in Illinois where the former president bashed his successor, attempted to take credit for President Donald Trump’s economy, and slammed Benghazi “conspiracy theories.” “The politics of division and paranoia has found a home, unfortunately, in the Republican party. […]

Populists surge in socialist Sweden’s election, parliament deadlocked

Populists surge in socialist Sweden’s election, parliament deadlocked

by WorldTribune Staff, September 10, 2018 Sweden headed for a deadlocked parliament on Sept. 9 after an election which saw the populist Sweden Democrats party surge to their largest ever share of the vote. The Sweden Democrats, who campaigned heavily against an influx of asylum seekers which saw Sweden take in the most migrants in […]

IRGC confirms rocket attacks on Kurds in Iraq

IRGC confirms rocket attacks on Kurds in Iraq

by WorldTribune Staff, September 9, 2018 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched rocket attacks on a Kurdish rebel group in Iraq which killed at least 11 people. “In a successful operation, the Guards’ aerospace unit, along with the army’s drone unit…targeted a criminal group’s meeting and a terrorist training center with seven […]

Attitude change theory 101: Left won war of ideas but America yawned

Attitude change theory 101: Left won war of ideas but America yawned

by WorldTribune Staff, September 9, 2018 The media “commentariat” continue to go on about how President Donald Trump is unfit for the office. But, outside of the Resistance and the Swamp, America yawns – and life goes on. With the anonymous op-ed from a so-called “senior Trump administration official” in The New York Times, the […]

In message to Russia, U.S. Marines carry out live fire exercise in Syrian desert

In message to Russia, U.S. Marines carry out live fire exercise in Syrian desert

by WorldTribune Staff, September 9, 2018 U.S. Marines conducted a live fire exercise in the southern Syrian desert after Russia said it intended to enter the deconfliction zone near an American base in the area. More than 100 U.S. Marines, backed by artillery fire, took part in the exercise to send a “strong message” to […]

Meanwhile, in the world of U.S. tennis . . .

Meanwhile, in the world of U.S. tennis . . .

by WorldTribune Staff, September 9, 2018 During the finals of the U.S. Open women’s tennis tournament on Sept. 8, Serena Williams berated chair umpire Carlos Ramos, calling him a “liar” and a “thief” and accusing him of sexism. Williams lost the women’s final in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, to Naomi Osaka of Japan. Seemingly lost in […]

Unhinged: ‘Progressive’ Left can’t handle real progress under Trump

Unhinged: ‘Progressive’ Left can’t handle real progress under Trump

Special to WorldTribune.com, September 9, 2018 By John McNabb Sen. John McCain was laid to rest at The United States Naval Academy on Sept. 2, after an exhaustive four days of ceremony and Trump bashing. On the heels of that spectacle was four days of Senate hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh leading to his certain […]

North Korea celebrates 70th anniversary minus its ICBMs

North Korea celebrates 70th anniversary minus its ICBMs

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty North Korea has marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country with a massive military parade, but it did not display its intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) that have become the subject of international sanctions. Leader Kim Jong Un observed on September 9 as troops, […]