UN speakers to a world in tumult: Obama, Hollande, Ahmadinejad, Chavez, Mugabe
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly has opened amid global storm clouds and economic gloom. Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings and Potentates gather in New York for the 67th annual...
View ArticleChina new key foreign player in Africa but with a ‘neo-Colonialist’ aura
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Africa is fast becoming a new battleground for weapons exports and politico-economic control as the U.S. and other major world...
View ArticleThe path to happiness for new EU Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini
Special to WorldTribune.com New age religion: The road to universal happiness passes through the creation of the Palestinian State. By Alexander Maistrovoy Right after taking office, Federica...
View ArticleDarfur, 2015: Hell without the cameras
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In recent years there’s been a dearth of media coverage of Darfur’s humanitarian crisis. What had once been a focus for both diplomatic...
View ArticleChina awards its ‘peace prize’ to a notorious dictator, Robert Mugabe
Special to WorldTribune.com The Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize has gone to “a war-monger … and a sadist who delights in the misery of the people,” said one critic of the award. But China...
View ArticleComrade Xi’s excellent African safari
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — China’s President Xi Jinxing visited southern Africa both to build upon booming business relations and improve cozy political ties...
View ArticleChina weighs influence options with $3 trillion hard currency reserves —...
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct China’s Supreme Leader Xi Jinping has ordered a drastic reduction in the speed and volume of buying influence in foreign countries due to China’s...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s 93-year-old ruler, Robert Mugabe, under house arrest
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2017 Zimbabwe’s aging ruler Robert Mugabe was placed under house arrest by the nation’s army, which denied a coup was taking place. A Zimbabwean army officer, Maj....
View ArticleChina role seen in military’s sidelining of Zimbabwe’s Mugabe
by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2017 Zimbabwe’s military seized control and placed 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe under house arrest just days after the army’s commander had met with senior...
View ArticleMugabe breaks down in tears, steps down after 37 years ruling Zimbabwe
by WorldTribune Staff, November 19, 2017 Robert Mugabe, the only head of state in Zimbabwe’s history as an independent nation, has agreed to step down and will be replaced by the vice president who he...
View ArticleWith or without Mugabe, Zimbabwe has key role in China’s global strategy
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct Zimbabwe’s long-time dictator Robert Mugabe was overthrown by his own defense chief who had close ties with Beijing’s leadership. Just a few days...
View ArticleWho’s who: Vote tally on UN resolution slamming U.S. on Jerusalem
Special to WorldTribune , December 21, 2017 Yes: 128 No: 9 Abstain: 35 Y AFGHANISTAN Y DOMINICA Y LITHUANIA SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Y ALBANIA A DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Y LUXEMBOURG Y SAUDI ARABIA Y...
View ArticleFormer spy chief wins Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe presidential election
by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2018 A former minister of state security who was installed as president after President Robert Mugabe’s ouster in a coup was elected Zimbabwe’s president on Aug. 2....
View ArticleSympathy for Mugabe? U.S. embassy tribute deleted after Tucker Carlson attack
by WorldTribune Staff, September 8, 2019 Robert Mugabe, the brutal despot of Zimbabwe who was once a hero of the Left, died on Sept. 6 at age 95. Upon learning of the ex-dictator’s death, the United...
View ArticleZimbabwe to compensate white farmers evicted by Mugabe
by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2020 White farmers in Zimbabwe who were evicted during the reign of brutal dictator Robert Mugabe will receive compensation from the state, a report said. President...
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