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Have the 2018 Winter Games become the ‘Pyongyang Olympics’?

By World Tribune on February 12, 2018 Columnists, Exclusives, John Metzler, NE Asia, North Korea, South Korea, Top Stories, United Nations

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — With a spectacular and sparkling opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics, South Korea has predictably excelled in showcasing both sports and setting. Yet, given that security concerns on the divided peninsula dominated the nervous countdown to the Winter Games, the Seoul government at least in […]

Iranian Christians appeal Islamic Court convictions reached without juries, defense lawyers or evidence

By World Tribune on February 4, 2018 Exclusives, Iran, Top Stories, United Nations

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Three Iranian Christians are due to appear before Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court on Feb. 4 to appeal against their 2017 convictions on charges of “conducting evangelism” and carrying out “illegal church activities.” Pastor Victor Bet Tamraz, Amin Afshar Naderi, and Hadi Asgari each received a provisional […]

U.S. support needed in Mali, a nexus for Sahel terror and people-smuggling

By World Tribune on January 29, 2018 Africa / Europe, Columnists, Exclusives, John Metzler, Mali, Rest of The Best, Terrorism, Top Stories, U.S. Military, United Nations, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The landlocked West African state of Mali remains a critical crossroads for both international people smuggling and a nexus of radical Islamic terrorism in the Sahel, the vast arid region on the southern reaches of the Sahara desert. Here amid ancient caravan routes, porous borders, […]

Iran’s smoldering fuse in 1979 and again in 2018

By World Tribune on January 11, 2018 Columnists, Exclusives, Iran, John Metzler, Rest of The Best, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Surging crowds thronged the streets of Tehran and cities across Iran screaming Death to the Shah, Death to America. A situation brewing for a few years reached its boiling point with the return of an obscure Ayatollah from exile. The old order collapsed as the […]

‘Red alert’: A world of hope and challenges in 2018

By World Tribune on January 3, 2018 Africa / Europe, Americas, Columnists, EU, Exclusives, John Metzler, Mideast, NE Asia, Top Stories, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Consulting my crystal snow globe reveals a blizzard of events, many of them unpredictable which await us in the New Year. And after 2017’s roller coaster and often bizarre political events, it’s difficult to believe that 2018 may hold many unexpected surprises. UN Secretary General […]

‘The United States will remember this day’: A closer look at the UN Assembly Jerusalem vote

By World Tribune on December 27, 2017 Columnists, Exclusives, Israel, Japan, John Metzler, Mideast, Palestinian Authority, Top Stories, Turkey, U.S. Politics, United Nations, Yemen

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The USA and Israel suffered a nasty diplomatic slap when the 193 member UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn the Trump Administration’s plan to move the American Embassy to Jerusalem. But while the mainstream media and the usual chorus of critics presented this lopsided […]

Who’s who: Vote tally on UN resolution slamming U.S. on Jerusalem

By World Tribune on December 21, 2017 Afghanistan, Africa / Europe, Algeria, Americas, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, Exclusives, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Grace Vuoto, Great Britain, Haiti, Hamas, Hizbullah, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kurdistan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mexico, Mideast, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, NATO, NE Asia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Terrorism, Thailand, Top Stories, Top Story, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S. Politics, Ukraine, United Nations, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Washington, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Special to WorldTribune , December 21, 2017 Yes: 128 No: 9 Abstain: 35 Y AFGHANISTAN Y DOMINICA Y LITHUANIA SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Y ALBANIA A DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Y LUXEMBOURG Y SAUDI ARABIA Y ALGERIA Y ECUADOR Y MADAGASCAR Y SENEGAL Y ANDORRA Y EGYPT A MALAWI Y SERBIA Y ANGOLA EL SALVADOR Y MALAYSIA […]

Global bodies are rhetorically bled dry, but North Korea prevails

By World Tribune on December 20, 2017 Columnists, Exclusives, John Metzler, NE Asia, North Korea, Top Story, United Nations

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — A riveting Security Council session condemned North Korea for its Nuclear proliferation and illegal ballistic missile firings. The meeting at the Ministerial level saw Foreign Ministers and delegates nearly universally condemn Pyongyang’s provocative actions which have brought the world to the brink of conflict. Now […]

U.S. urges UN to punish Iran over missile activity; Russia opposes sanctions

By World Tribune on December 20, 2017 Exclusives, Iran, Rest of The Best, Russia, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, United Nations, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Amb. Nikki Haley urged the United Nations Security Council to punish Iran for what she called “destabilizing behavior” and “dangerous violations” of UN arms embargoes, but Russia ruled out sanctions and said dialogue is needed. Speaking before the council late on Dec. 19, Haley said […]

Amb. Haley cites ‘undeniable evidence’ of Iranian weapon supplies to Yemeni rebels

By World Tribune on December 15, 2017 Exclusives, Iran, Mideast, Saudi Arabia, Top Stories, Top Story, U.S. Intelligence, United Nations, Washington, Yemen

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty WASHINGTON — The United States has concrete evidence that Iran was supplying weaponry to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, in violation of United Nations sanctions, the U.S. ambassador to the world body has charged. At a Dec. 14 news conference held at a Washington-area military warehouse […]