by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2017 Former national security adviser Mike Flynn on May 22 refused to turn over documents subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which Flynn’s lawyer said had reached “foregone conclusions” of the former three-star general’s guilt as part of an “escalating public frenzy.” The Senate panel’s May 10 letter to Flynn […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2017 When the Philippines declared its intention to drill for oil in the South China Sea, it got a warning from China – do so and “we will go to war.” Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said that is what Chinese President Xi Jinping told him last week when the two […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2017 A British SAS sniper pulled off one of the longest recorded shots in history when he killed an Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist in Mosul from 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) away. The British soldier’s shot took three seconds to reach his target, hitting the jihadist in the throat and killing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2017 The EU is demanding Britain pay $112 billion (100 billion Euros) to leave the union. The Brits are having none of it. Brexit Secretary David Davis said negotiations would be plunged into “crisis” from the start because the EU refused to discuss a trade deal until Britain agreed to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 22, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump during his visit to Israel on May 22 said that the people of the Middle East have “had enough of the bloodshed and the killing” and “there’s a great feeling for peace.” One day after inaugurating the Global Center for Combating Extremism in Riyadh, Trump […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 22, 2017 North Korea said its latest test of an intermediate-range ballistic missile passed all technical requirements to enable the missile to be mass-produced and deployed, according to a state media report. The North said it successfully fired the Pukguksong-2 missile into waters off its east coast on May 21, its […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 22, 2017 A public overture by the Saudi king to the U.S. president’s wife “signaled that the restrictions declared by the Wahhabi clergy are no longer the ultimate arbiter of personal behavior,” in Saudi Arabia, said an analysis of the president’s Middle East trip and his much-heralded deal with the kingdom. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 22, 2017 Fox News talk show host Sean Hannity said the Democratic Party is in “complete panic” over the investigation into the murder of Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer Seth Rich. Hannity’s tweets included an exchange with hacker Kim DotCom in which he said on May 20 that he was part […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Turkish soldiers who are accused of participating in an attempted coup d’etat in 2016 are escorted to trial at a court inside Sincan prison in Ankara on May 22. / epa Turkey has begun the trial of more than 220 suspects accused of being among the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 21, 2017 In a monumental address in Saudi Arabia on May 21 U.S. President Donald Trump urged the leaders of 55 Arab and Muslim nations to “drive out” terrorists who “worship death” and not God. “Drive. Them. Out,” Trump said. “Drive them out of your places of worship. Drive them out […]
