Special to WorldTribune.com By John Gizzi, September 8, 2026 Germany’s AfD has now moved from a protest party on the margins to one capable of winning elections outright. It is important to note that the party is not “far right” — as much of the European and international press labels it. Such labels have been […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 3, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The Trump administration has threatened to cut federal support for the Smithsonian over what it describes as a shift from its mission to a “radical political agenda.” In a letter sent on Aug. 28 to the Smithsonian Board of Regents, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and […]
Special to WorldTribune, September 3, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, August 25, 2026 By Richard Fisher Finally, following a development program that may extend back to 2017, the United States Navy and Air Force has a new air-to-air missile (AAM) with the range to pose a credible threat to airpower strategy of China’s People’s Liberation […]
By John J. Metzler, September 3, 2026 A few months ago while in the Hague, I remembered Gen. Ratko Mladic, the gruff Serbian general who I thought might still be alive and serving his life sentence in a nearby UN prison for what is legally called “crimes against humanity. The old UN “International Criminal Tribunal […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 3, 2026 Non-AI Real World News A former reporter found his own Virginia driver’s license being offered for sale on the dark web by a service called Nexus. On Sept. 1, the FBI in New Orleans opened an investigation into the service offering 153 million drivers license images for sale. Brian […]
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News September 3, 2026 The Trump Administration has removed 3 million immigrants including 2.3 million illegal immigrants since he took office, according to estimates by the Center for Immigration Studies based on government data released Sept. 3. The legal immigrant population was reduced by some 600,000 from January 2025 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 2, 2026 Non-AI Real World News One result of what top U.S. China watcher Miles Yu terms the “dangerous delusion of quiet diplomacy with China” is a new report by a U.S. Air Force center that found hundreds of U.S. universities, research institutions, and corporations have maintained active research ties and […]
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Special to WorldTribune.com By Allan Wall, September 1, 2026 The Visual Capitalist website has an interesting map and feature, entitled Mapped: The Top Import Partner of Every U.S. State . Based on 2025 data, it has a map showing the top “import partner” of each U.S. state. By “import partner”, it means import source. In other words, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, August 30, 2026 Principal among the lethal risks Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought to this modern battlefield has been the wanton use and proliferation of drone warfare. The armed drone, something outside the pages of science fiction a mere generation ago, has assumed a deadly role both […]
