Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, October 22, 2025 In a ritual of near farcical folly, the UN General Assembly has elected fourteen new members to join the Geneva-based Human Rights Council. The otherwise low-key annual ballot raises political hypocrisy to a heightened level. These new Council members including countries like Angola, Egypt, Iraq, […]
FPI / October 3, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since the 1970s China has assisted Pakistan’s nuclear weapon and nuclear missile buildup that could soon include intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) — according to the former Biden Administration that sanctioned involved Pakistani companies in December 2024. A Pakistani ICBM capability makes little sense in relation to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2025 Real World News President Donald Trump has given U.S. trading partners until Aug. 1 to make a deal or face high tariffs. The scorecard for July 31 saw Trump finalize a major deal with South Korea; extend Mexico’s current situation for 90 days; warn Canada that its support for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2025 Real World News President Donald Trump said Wednesday that, beginning Aug. 1, India will pay a tariff of 25%. Trump said the tariff is in part punishment for what he views as unfair trade policies and for India’s purchase of military equipment and energy from Russia. Trump wrote in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 11, 2025 Real World News Diplomacy was the ticket for President Donald Trump this weekend as he hailed “great progress” in getting America a better trade deal with China while seeking peace between Indian and Pakistan and Russia and Ukraine. Trump wrote in a series of posts to Truth Social: China […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 7, 2025 A long smoldering fuse to wider conflict has reignited in the wake of a terrible terrorist attack killing 27 tourists in the mountainous Pahalgam region in disputed Kashmir. The Indian civilians were apparently targeted because of their Hindu religion. Since the unprovoked attacks in late […]
FPI / April 30, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct Pakistan, a country of 255 million people that has nuclear weapons, is facing a major problem at its border with Afghanistan. Pakistan’s version of the CIA, the ISI, has reportedly been riddled with Taliban assets for years while China has increasingly replaced the United States as its strategic partner. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 23, 2025 Real World News U.S. Vice President Vance and Indian Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday announced the terms of reference for a bilateral trade agreement between the United States and India. “This announcement elevates significant work done since February 13, 2025, when Prime Minister Modi visited President Trump and the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, January 31, 2025 Already close and cordial India/U.S. political ties surged in the early hours of the new Trump Administration. India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was honored with rare front row seating at the Inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the Washington […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, November 1, 2024 Vladimir Putin put on a good show. The 16th annual BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia set the stage for the gathering of what’s essentially the “Alternative economic club” to the established Western groups such as the G-7 and the IMF. Thirty-five 35 delegations including 24 […]
