Cuban diplomats shout down American ambassador in hour-long, unprecedented display

Cuban diplomats shout down American ambassador in hour-long, unprecedented display

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — What was expected to be a quiet but informational meeting on the plight of political prisoners in Cuba, was suddenly jolted into chaos by table thumping and harangues hurled at an American Ambassador by Cuban regime diplomats packing the audience. A sober human rights presentation […]

Bolton in Moscow: U.S. bound by INF but Russia, China, Iran, N. Korea are not

Bolton in Moscow: U.S. bound by INF but Russia, China, Iran, N. Korea are not

by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2018 The United States plans to pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty because Russia is violating the pact, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said. With Russia in violation, “there was only one country in the world bound by the INF Treaty and that was the United […]

Soros money funds all-out push by Left in Florida’s gubernatorial race

Soros money funds all-out push by Left in Florida’s gubernatorial race

by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2018 The Left is pumping millions of dollars via billionaires George Soros and Tom Steyer, into the Florida gubernatorial campaign of Andrew Gillum, graduate of “an Oakland, California-based training school for progressive revolutionaries.” Polls are calling the race a toss-up. After pulling off an upset win in the Democratic primary, […]

South Korean president ratifies agreement with North without parliament approval

South Korean president ratifies agreement with North without parliament approval

by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2018 Liberal President Moon Jae-In ratified last month’s summit agreement with North Korea without the consent of parliament, ignoring protests from Conservative opposition parties and concerns registered by the Trump administration. Dissenting media and political expression is being suppressed by the government in Seoul, according to reports in last week’s […]

Report: Democrats to outspend Republicans for midterms with outside help

Report: Democrats to outspend Republicans for midterms with outside help

by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2018 Democrats are projected to spend $2.5 billion on the midterms, compared to $2.2 billion for Republicans. If the projection holds, it would be the first time in 10 years Democrats have outspent the GOP, a report said. As of Oct. 17, Democrats had poured $1 billion into the 2018 […]

Hungary bans gender studies programs at universities

Hungary bans gender studies programs at universities

by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2018 The Hungarian government will no longer fund university gender studies programs, according to a decree signed last week by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. “The government’s standpoint is that people are born either male or female, and we do not consider it acceptable for us to talk about socially-constructed genders, […]

‘Fed up’ California newspaper answers Democrat ‘agitator’, endorses opponent

‘Fed up’ California newspaper answers Democrat ‘agitator’, endorses opponent

by WorldTribune Staff, October 22, 2018 Saying it was tired of being bullied by a “Democratic political agitator,” a California newspaper has endorsed incumbent Republican Rep. Steve Knight over Democrat challenger Katie Hill in California’s 25th congressional district. The Santa Clarita Valley Signal said in an Oct. 21 editorial titled “Fed Up with Bullies, We Endorse […]

President’s economists reveal the 10 points of ‘Trumponomics’

President’s economists reveal the 10 points of ‘Trumponomics’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 22, 2018 An tireless President Donald Trump is living his dream and has revived the U.S. economy “faster than anyone imagined possible,” according to a new book. “I can tell you after a few months on the job, this man is indefatigable. Donald Trump doesn’t stop. He barely sleeps. It’s almost […]

‘Deep concern’: U.S. Treasury reminds Seoul that sanctions on N. Korea still in effect

‘Deep concern’: U.S. Treasury reminds Seoul that sanctions on N. Korea still in effect

by WorldTribune Staff, October 22, 2018 The U.S. Treasury Department said it has notified South Korean banks that “UN and U.S. sanctions on North Korea remain valid” after media reports surfaced saying the South was planning renewed financial cooperation with the North. A document drafted by South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) that was released […]

U.S. declares ‘national emergency’ as growing caravan heads North

U.S. declares ‘national emergency’ as growing caravan heads North

by WorldTribune Staff, October 22, 2018 As the migrant caravan heading north through Mexico grew in size to some 7,000, President Donald Trump on Oct. 22 said he has notified border patrol and the military of what he called a “national emergency.” Trump tweeted: “Sadly, it looks like Mexico’s Police and Military are unable to […]