Report: U.S. in 2016 ordered Ukraine prosecutor to drop charges against Soros group

Report: U.S. in 2016 ordered Ukraine prosecutor to drop charges against Soros group

by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2019 During the 2016 presidential campaign, U.S. officials pressured the prosecutor general of Ukraine to drop charges against a Ukrainian activist group tied to leftist billionaire George Soros that was co-funded by the Obama administration, a report said. The group known as Anticorruption Action Center (AntAC) “was part of a […]

Rise of China, demise of INF seen prompting missile migration on world’s chessboard

Rise of China, demise of INF seen prompting missile migration on world’s chessboard

by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2019 After the Trump administration on Aug. 2 pulled the United States out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, analysts say the U.S. may now seek to prioritize deployment of conventional medium-range missiles near China rather than Russia. The United States “has made it very clear” it is concerned […]

In first defense white paper in years, China targets U.S. Pacific Command, Taiwan

In first defense white paper in years, China targets U.S. Pacific Command, Taiwan

FPI / August 2, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com In the first defense white paper it has released in several years, China identifies the United States as its main adversary, warns that it is set to use military force against Taiwan and says that developing space weapons is among its vital strategic interests. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) […]

American flag embraced by Hong Kong protesters as U.S. tracks Chinese troop movements

American flag embraced by Hong Kong protesters as U.S. tracks Chinese troop movements

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2019 Protesters in Hong Kong have increasingly brandished the American flag as a symbol of resistance amid the threat of force from military and paramilitary forces from communist China. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is closely monitoring a situation described by an administration official as a “congregation of Chinese forces on […]

Chinese covert op targets Trump re-election via Wall Street, K Street

Chinese covert op targets Trump re-election via Wall Street, K Street

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2019 China plans on using “four weapons” to prevent President Donald Trump from winning a second term, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan recently revealed. “China has been protesting western powers trying to interfere in the domestic politics of China but in fact China is not only trying interfere in the […]

Korean War veterans broadcast international appeal: ‘South Korea is in danger’

Korean War veterans broadcast international appeal: ‘South Korea is in danger’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2019 “A flower of democracy in South Korea is about to fall,” warned a group of more than 850 retired South Korean military officials in an open letter. Their appeal was addressed to Korean War veterans in the United States and other nations who fought under the UN Command against […]

Iran cyber offensives abroad distract attention from worsening homefront

Iran cyber offensives abroad distract attention from worsening homefront

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2019 Iran’s leadership has deployed an army of hackers to launch cyber attacks and spread false news abroad as a distraction from an economy in shambles and an increasingly angry citizenry which seeks to break free from the shackles of mullah rule and re-join the international community, analysts say. While […]

Target Singapore: Beijing aims relentless influence ops at Chinese in neighboring states

Target Singapore: Beijing aims relentless influence ops at Chinese in neighboring states

by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2019 Singapore is the only nation in Southeast Asia with a majority ethnic Chinese population. The island city-state is also a global financial center and plays a large role in regional diplomacy. So it should come as no surprise that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long had Singapore in […]

Brainwashing America: Hollywood sells out to authoritarian China

Brainwashing America: Hollywood sells out to authoritarian China

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2019 Well known Hollywood celebrities like to complain that President Donald Trump is an aspiring dictator. All the while, they are bowing down to one of the most authoritarian regimes on the planet, a columnist noted. Communist China is about to become the largest film market on Earth. Last […]

Iran not talking to ‘Great Satan’; Is talking to those who talk to U.S.

Iran not talking to ‘Great Satan’; Is talking to those who talk to U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, July 28, 2019 Iranian officials over the weekend met with representatives of several nations who have the Trump administration’s ear. The meetings followed comments on July 24 by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who hinted that Iran was open to indirect talks with the United States over its nuclear program and U.S.-imposed sanctions […]