Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is planning more missile tests even as he tries to split the historic South Korea-U.S. alliance with a skillfully worded offer of North-South dialogue and North Korean participation in the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The widespread view here is that Kim has […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2018 Israel’s Shin Bet security agency reported it has broken up a terror cell in the West Bank that was supported by Iran. According to Shin Bet, Iranian intelligence recruited 29-year-old Muhammad Maharma, a computer engineering student from Hebron, to recruit additional terrorists, carry out attacks and conduct espionage missions […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2018 The United States and South Korea will not hold joint military exercises that were slated to be held while the Winter Olympic Games were underway in PyeongChang next month. U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-In agreed in a phone conversation on Jan. 4 to delay […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2018 The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said former FBI Director James Comey leaked classified information after he was fired by President Donald Trump. Sen. Charles Grassley, Iowa Republican, said Comey leaked four memos to Columbia University law professor Daniel Richman, who shared them with The New York Times. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2018 Twitter has restricted the account of a dissident who has streamed video of protests in Iran, which includes footage of Iranian security forces shooting protesters. Twitter blocked some viewership for London-based dissident Potkin Azarmehr, whose videos have also shown demonstrators shouting anti-regime chants, some of which call for the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2018 Congressional investigators say they have obtained FBI documents which contain evidence that laws were broken when Hillary Clinton and her top aides transmitted classified material through the former secretary of state’s private email server. The evidence includes passages in FBI documents stating the “sheer volume” of classified information that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2018 An Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist who was prominently featured in the terror group’s execution videos was found and captured in Mosul last week, according to Iraqi media. The white-bearded terrorist known as Abu Omar, who supervised several executions, was arrested after informers led Iraqi security personnel to his hideout […]
Welcome to the Countdown: Top 21 stories of 2017. by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2017 President Barack Obama has opted to keep his presidential records under wraps for 12 years after he leaves office on Jan. 20. Obama sent a letter to the National Archives in July authorizing close aide Anita Decker Breckenridge to act […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2018 Physician assistants, nurse practitioners and pharmacies in North Carolina are now required to consult with a supervising physician before prescribing targeted controlled substances under a new law that tracks opioid distribution. The Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention Act – or STOP Act – went into effect on Jan. 1. On […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2018 Despite its leadership’s reference to 2017 as a “tough year,” Planned Parenthood increased its profits by $21 million and took in nearly $544 million in taxpayer funding. Opponents say that, while it claims to continue to champion womens’ health, Planned Parenthood performs more than 320,000 abortions per year but […]
