Documents: Strzok requested declassification powers before joining Mueller team

Documents: Strzok requested declassification powers before joining Mueller team

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2018 Newly released emails obtained by Judicial Watch show that anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok sought to maintain “declassification authority” when he joined special counsel Robert Mueller’s team. Strzok had “declassification authority” while serving as the deputy assistant director (DAD) in the FBI’s counterintelligence division (CD). Judicial Watch obtained a […]

Maduro admits failure: ‘No more whining . . . We need to make Venezuela’ (great again)

Maduro admits failure: ‘No more whining . . . We need to make Venezuela’ (great again)

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2018 During a speech in which the power went out while he was on live television, Venezuela’s socialist president admitted his economic model has “failed.” “The production models we’ve tried so far have failed and the responsibility is ours, mine and yours,” President Nicolas Maduro told his ruling PSUV party […]

Tommy Robinson to media after release: ‘I have a lot to say but nothing to you’

Tommy Robinson to media after release: ‘I have a lot to say but nothing to you’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2018 British activist Tommy Robinson has been released on bail after successfully appealing a contempt of court finding. Robinson, former English Defense League (EDL) leader, was jailed in May after being detained for filming outside Leeds Crown Court during the trial for several suspects in a pedophile gang. Robinson, after […]

The no-deal deal: Trump ready to talk to Rouhani after ending ‘ridiculous’ nuclear agreement

The no-deal deal: Trump ready to talk to Rouhani after ending ‘ridiculous’ nuclear agreement

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump on July 30 said he is willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with “no preconditions.” “If they want to meet, we’ll meet,” Trump said. “I’d meet with anybody. I believe in meetings.” Speaking at a news conference with visiting Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe […]

Investigation based on ‘dodgy’ Russian dossier in 3rd year with no end in sight

Investigation based on ‘dodgy’ Russian dossier in 3rd year with no end in sight

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 The FBI on July 31, 2016 launched its investigation into the Trump campaign, relying heavily on the infamous and unverified dossier authored by ex-British spy Christopher Steele. On July 31, 2018, there is still no end in sight to the probe. To date, no Trump associate has been charged […]

Analysts: Trump’s hard line on Russia, followed by charm offensive, is aimed at China

Analysts: Trump’s hard line on Russia, followed by charm offensive, is aimed at China

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump has taken actions that hit both Russian and Chinese interests hard, reinforcing his image abroad as a “master tactician,” analysts said. Now, Trump is warming to Moscow as part of a wider strategy to counter China. “Trump is trying to reach out to Putin and trying to detach Russia from […]

China regime victimizes family of outspoken beauty queen

China regime victimizes family of outspoken beauty queen

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 Anastasia Lin, a former Miss World Canada who was born in China, said her family is continually threatened and harassed by Chinese authorities due to Lin’s lack of restrain in speaking frankly about China’s human rights record. Lin said her family members are often visited by police, their phones […]

Trump’s unpredictable trade tactics rally Europe as China sit-down awaits

Trump’s unpredictable trade tactics rally Europe as China sit-down awaits

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — With trade and tariff polices shifting like the proverbial weathervane, the Trump Administration has confused and confounded even many close trading partners, Europe, Canada and Japan among them. This may be the Donald’s tactic in his wider strategy of getting fairer trade and better “deals” […]

New York Times faults Israel’s assist for Syrian relief workers

New York Times faults Israel’s assist for Syrian relief workers

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 The New York Times has criticized Israel for its rescuing of hundreds of Syrian civilians because the Jewish state’s humanitarian actions are “creating friction” with Syrian President Bashar Assad, a columnist noted. “Even in a world where Israel is routinely blamed for a remarkable variety of problems, this one is […]

Iran’s currency falls to record low, discontent speads as U.S. sanctions loom

Iran’s currency falls to record low, discontent speads as U.S. sanctions loom

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2018 Iran’s rial plummeted to an all-time low on July 30 as the U.S. prepares to reimpose sanctions on the Islamic Republic on Aug. 6. According to foreign exchange website Bonbast.com the Iranian rial traded at 119,000 to the U.S. dollar on July 30, as demonstrations and strikes by truck […]