Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 15, 2026 How quickly we forget. The cataclysmic earthquakes which devastated large regions of Venezuela recently have paralyzed an already vulnerable country in the midst of chronic social and political instability. Now yet another level of humanitarian disaster stalks this South American land as the world rushed […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 14, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The leader of the Free World is keeping all sides guessing. As U.S. forces carried out a third consecutive night of strikes on Iranian targets, President Donald Trump said he was canceling the 20% toll on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. “I put it […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, July 14, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The Supreme Court ruled in 1963 that public schools can’t sponsor Bible reading. It did not restrict teaching about the Bible. Texas is the latest conservative-run state to re-introduce the Bible into public education systems, joining Oklahoma and Louisiana. To no one’s surprise, the […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, July 14, 2026 Non-AI Real World News When New York Times podcaster David Marchese scored an interview with Mick Jagger, he thought he had the perfect opportunity for the Rolling Stones singer to denigrate Elon Musk. After all, “mad mogul Mr Musk” is in a line from the song “Mr. Charm” […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, July 14, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Since the artwork isn’t flying off the shelves in the post-“big guy” era, down-on-his-luck former first son Hunter Biden has taken to shameless self-promotion. On May 19, in his first post to X in a decade, he wrote: “I’m Hunter Biden. You’ve never actually […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 13, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The United States will become the “guardian” of the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said on Monday as he announced the blockade on Iranian ships would be reimposed and other wealthy nations would pay America for safeguarding commercial traffic through the vital waterway. “The […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 13, 2026 Non-AI Real World News In what may have been his final phone call, South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday evening discussed with President Donald Trump getting the SAVE American Act over the finish line. The president told “Meet the Press” on Sunday that Graham had phoned him […]
Special to WorldTribune, July 13, 2026 Commentary by R. Clinton Ohlers [The writer met WorldTribune.com editors shortly after leaving his teaching position at Hong Kong University in early 2020 as the Covid pandemic was spreading and returning to the United States with his young family. The following is excerpted from his substack column for SafeBlood […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 13, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald Trump’s pressure on European and other allies is compelling them to cease relying on American security, fostering greater self-reliance and the development of independent defense capabilities, Victor Davis Hanson contends. This shift, characterized as “tough medicine,” aims to transform allies into stronger, more […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 13, 2026 Non-AI Real World News During the 2024 presidential campaign, 85% of legacy media coverage of President Donald Trump was negative, according to the Media Research Center (MRC). In the first 100 days of his second term, that number shot up to 92%, the MRC reported. Coverage of the autopen […]
