Iran should wake up: Trump White House not messing around, Israeli minister warns

Iran should wake up: Trump White House not messing around, Israeli minister warns

by WorldTribune Staff, July 11, 2018 The leadership in Teheran should not underestimate the Trump administration’s resolve to keep nuclear weapons out of the Iranian regime’s hands, an Israeli minister said. “The U.S. will be willing to use military pressure and even military action against Iran in the event that it returns to work to […]

Trump pardons Oregon ranchers over ‘disproportionate’ sentence

Trump pardons Oregon ranchers over ‘disproportionate’ sentence

by WorldTribune Staff, July 11, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump issued full pardons for two Oregon ranchers who the president said were serving “unjust” sentences due to an “overzealous appeal” filed by the Obama administration. Dwight Hammond, Jr., 76, and his son Steven Hammond, 49, were pardoned by Trump. “The Hammonds are multi-generation cattle ranchers […]

Russian cargo shipment reaches space station in record time

Russian cargo shipment reaches space station in record time

by WorldTribune Staff, July 11, 2018 Russia has used a new fast-track approach to make a delivery to the International Space Station in record time. The Russian cargo ship Progress MS-09, after lifting off from the Russia-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, docked at the space station less than four hours after the launch, the Roscosmos […]

Senate, critics of Turkey’s Erdogan press U.S. to stop sale of 100 F-35s

Senate, critics of Turkey’s Erdogan press U.S. to stop sale of 100 F-35s

by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2018 U.S. senators, Israeli officials and other critics of Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are calling on the U.S. to halt the sale of up to 100 F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey. Lockheed Martin on June 21 announced the roll-out of Turkey’s first two F-35s in an official ceremony […]

Even before joining Mueller team, Weissmann supplied Manafort data to reporters

Even before joining Mueller team, Weissmann supplied Manafort data to reporters

by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2018 Andrew Weissmann, who is prosecuting special counsel Robert Mueller’s case against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, provided information to the media which resulted in news stories which Manafort’s lawyer says “malign Manafort in the eyes of potential jurors.” In an April 2017 meeting with four Associated Press reporters […]

‘Red unification’? North Korean films to be aired in South despite National Security Law

‘Red unification’? North Korean films to be aired in South despite National Security Law

by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2018 South Korea has approved rare screenings of nine North Korean films during the upcoming Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) near Seoul. The cultural breakthrough is in the spirit of relaxed tensions following the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un, inheritor of the communist dynasty launched […]

Documents: Not all ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ processed under Obama were innocents

Documents: Not all ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ processed under Obama were innocents

by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2018 Thousands of so-called “Unaccompanied Alien Children” (UAC) processed during the Obama administration in 2014 included admitted murderers, rapists, drug smugglers and human traffickers, according to documents released in a report. Judicial Watch announced on July 10 that it obtained documents via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request containing […]

U.S. warships answer China with pass through Taiwan Strait

U.S. warships answer China with pass through Taiwan Strait

by WorldTribune Staff, July 9, 2018 The United States on July 7 sent two warships through the Taiwan Strait in a move that follows a series of Chinese military drills around Taiwan that have stoked tensions between Beijing and Taipei. U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the guided-missile destroyers USS Mustin and […]

Judge upholds dismissal of charges in Cliven Bundy case

Judge upholds dismissal of charges in Cliven Bundy case

by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2018 The dismissal of charges against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, his two sons and a family friend was “not in error,” a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Judge Gloria M. Navarro on July 3 rejected the prosecution’s request to reconsider her dismissal of the case. “The Court’s finding of outrageous […]