by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 Jamal Khashoggi, who was believed to have been killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, has been portrayed by the major media as a journalist and contributor to The Washington Post and a dissident who opposed the policies of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. But who exactly is, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth strongly criticized the State Department, last week stating, “The information that I was provided was clearly false regarding the adequacy of the [Clinton email] search and… what we now know turned out to be the Secretary’s email system.” Lamberth made the comment […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 News that Yazidi sex slave survivor Nadia Murad has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war barely registered on the American media radar screen. Murad was abducted in northern Iraq in August 2014, when Islamic State […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 As a caravan of some 2,000 Hondurans headed north through Guatemala, President Donald Trump said he is considering withholding funds from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador if the caravan reaches the U.S.-Mexico border. “We have today informed the countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador that if they allow […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s carefully-scripted and widely-publicized claim that a DNA test proved her status as a Native American started the news week with a bang. Following is a list of some of the headlines: ABC News: “Elizabeth Warren reveals proof of Native American ancestry” AP: “Warren DNA shows Native American […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2018 In Facebook’s latest purge of right-leaning news ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, the social media giant said in an Oct. 11 blog post it was “removing 559 Pages and 251 accounts that have consistently broken our rules against spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Among those banned for posting […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2018 Iran has arrested one member of its military and is investigating several others in connection to the attack on a military parade last month which killed 24 people. “Eleven people were summoned and one was arrested, all of whom were military, and the case has been sent to Teheran,” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2018 In voting no on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota went against 60 percent of her constituents who favored Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Now, with her re-election in serious jeopardy, Heitkamp in a new campaign ad has pledged to “put party aside […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In a riveting election for new members of the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly voted for 18 new members. Yet, given that all prospective candidates were unopposed, the perfunctory ballot simply selected a list of states where everyone won, including some notorious human rights […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2018 The Cherokee Nation released a statement on Oct. 15 criticizing Sen. Elizabeth Warren for using what it called an “inappropriate” DNA test to “claim any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation.” “It makes a mockery out of DNA tests and its legitimate uses while also dishonoring […]