Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, September 28, 2026 The global winds of war, chaos, and political polarization have swept into the vast UN General Assembly Hall, swirling through a seemingly endless speakers list of 193 member states. Though the 81st Session largely lacked the open political rancor of some past Assemblies, the just […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 25, 2026 Non-AI Real World News At the UN General Assembly on Thursday, the conservative administration of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella slammed globalism while at the same time torching the Untied Nations for its inefficient bureaucracy. De la Espriella, who took office in August, did not attend the General […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 22, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald Trump in a relatively brief address at the UN General Assembly on Sept. 22, highlighted his policies on national sovereignty and actual peace-making. “There is no human right to illegal immigration, but there is a right to remain a sovereign nation, and we […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, September 11, 2026 It’s a quarter century since the world changed; 25 years since the horrific September 11th Islamist attacks on the United States uprooted America’s sense of security. As I wrote on that fateful day, “On a picture perfect blue azure September morning, the Grim Reaper visited […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, August 20, 2026 Five years after the fall of Kabul and the collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government to the Taliban militants, the situation in the beleaguered South Asian state has deteriorated into a humanitarian morass and a staggering social dystopia especially for the female population. According to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 2, 2026 250 Years of Freedom — 9 There’s a perfect nexus of sport, celebration and patriotism throughout the USA this summer as the FIFA World Cup, the countdown to the American 250th Birthday celebrations, and the 4th of July Independence Day holiday have converged into a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 26, 2026 If is a big and a most consequential word in the English language. The word connotes wishes and conditionality and often aspirations. If also is one of the shortest words holding a very long explanatory meaning which embodies hope but just as easily signals fatalism. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 12, 2026 The UN General Assembly has a busy year ahead.. First the members have chosen its new President to preside over the 81st General Assembly. Then the 193 members picked five new non-permanent members to serve on the fifteen-member Security Council. Lastly, later in the year, […]
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 […]
