Euro turbulence: ‘New political universe in UK; Tax surge punishes hard work in the Netherlands

Euro turbulence: ‘New political universe in UK; Tax surge punishes hard work in the Netherlands

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 11, 2026 THE HAGUE — Among the attributes of the Dutch people are hard work, punctuality and friendly free spirits. But when the new Netherlands coalition government was formed earlier in the year, one of its first steps was a massive tax increase on an already overburdened […]

Will pomp, protocol and King’s speech calm transatlantic waters?

Will pomp, protocol and King’s speech calm transatlantic waters?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 30, 2026 Set amid pomp and military pageantry at the White House, and bathed in the sunlight of a bright future, the USA offered its celebratory welcome to Britain’s visiting King Charles III and Queen Camilla. President Donald Trump’s warm welcome to the Royals offered a pitch […]

Trump’s Strait of Hormuz ‘suggestion’ for allies? It’s your problem, fix it; Rubio translates

Trump’s Strait of Hormuz ‘suggestion’ for allies? It’s your problem, fix it; Rubio translates

by WorldTribune Staff, March 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald J. Trump has popularized his foreign policy by making it instantly and simultaneously accessible to the great unwashed global population as well as to foreign policy elites — the good, the bad and the ugly. He does so in sizzling social media posts that […]

Whither Britain? PM Starmer goes wobbly on backing USA; Key Gulf allies get pounded

Whither Britain? PM Starmer goes wobbly on backing USA; Key Gulf allies get pounded

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 10, 2026 LONDON — Just a year ago, Sir Kier Starmer, Britain’s Prime Minister was being hailed as a statesman for having defused a nasty political dustup between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky over Ukraine policy. A White House showdown threatened to derail American support for beleaguered […]

Too late to ‘Restore Britain’? New party ‘remigration’ platform calls for ‘Mass Deportations’

Too late to ‘Restore Britain’? New party ‘remigration’ platform calls for ‘Mass Deportations’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 24, 2026 Real World News A new British party to the right of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, is advancing a radical “remigration” solution to the nation’s rising Muslim tide stating that “millions must go,” banning cousin marriage and pledging “we will discriminate.” The Restore Britain party was launched on Feb. 13 […]

‘Agony in the grip of a boa constrictor’: Red-Green alliance creates West European caliphate

‘Agony in the grip of a boa constrictor’: Red-Green alliance creates West European caliphate

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Alexander Maistrovoy, December 16, 2025 Trump: “Most European nations, they’re, they’re decaying. They’re decaying” (interview with Politico). Politico claims the US President is exaggerating. Really? Demographics According to official data alone, Muslim migrants make up between 5-6% (Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Sweden) and 8-10% (Austria and France) of the population. This […]

Human Rights Council member ‘selections’ again invite controversy

Human Rights Council member ‘selections’ again invite controversy

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, […]

Meanwhile in London, Charlie Kirk assassination helps mobilize massive ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally

Meanwhile in London, Charlie Kirk assassination helps mobilize massive ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally

by WorldTribune Staff, September 14, 2025 Real World News As a British-born journalist noted: “Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally in London today [Sept. 13] drew an astonishing crowd from all over the country. The police laughably estimated the crowd at 100,000.” Those inclined to go for official estimates of crowd sizes could check the […]

Letter: Britain’s Labour blocks U.S. president from addressing Parliament

Letter: Britain’s Labour blocks U.S. president from addressing Parliament

LETTER TO THE EDITOR — September 4, 2025 Special to WorldTribune.com U.S. President Donald Trump will make a second state visit to the U.K. between Sept. 17 and 19 to be hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle. Thus, Trump will be the first American leader to visit the British royal […]

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