South Korea’s Lee giddy after selfie ‘of a lifetime’ with Xi Jinping in China

South Korea’s Lee giddy after selfie ‘of a lifetime’ with Xi Jinping in China

by WorldTribune Staff, January 6, 2026 Real World News When you’re meeting with the head communist in charge, why not mark the occasion by snapping a selfie? That’s exactly what leftist South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung did in the presence of Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday. Lee was happy to […]

China ‘deeply shaken’ by Maduro’s capture; Sanctioned oil tankers bolt in ‘dark mode’

China ‘deeply shaken’ by Maduro’s capture; Sanctioned oil tankers bolt in ‘dark mode’

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, January 5, 2026 Real World News The communist regime in Beijing has strongly condemned the U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro, calling the operation a violation of sovereignty and international law. What has shaken China’s regime to its core, is watching decades of strategic and economic investment in […]

World reacts: Ecstatic Venezuelans celebrate, Left mourns narco-terrorist’s exit

World reacts: Ecstatic Venezuelans celebrate, Left mourns narco-terrorist’s exit

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2026 Real World News It was socialist Hugo Chavez who turned off the lights in his country in 1999, nationalized the oil industry and led the “pink tide” throughout Latin America. When he died in 2013, there was no relief as his handpicked successor took over until early in […]

Denmark is first country to end letter delivery

Denmark is first country to end letter delivery

by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2026 Real World News After 401 years, Denmark’s postal service has ended national letter delivery. Posting a letter in one of its iconic red mailboxes is no longer an option. In fact, the red mailboxes have been sold off. Denmark is the first country in the world to decide physical […]

Trump has their backs as protesters hit streets in Iran; Plays Soleimani card with regime

Trump has their backs as protesters hit streets in Iran; Plays Soleimani card with regime

by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2026 Real World News As thousands of Iranians pour into the streets in nationwide protests, the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is deploying more security forces to brutally crack down on the demonstrations, reports say. The Human Rights Activists News Agency, which follows Iran closely, said on Thursday that 119 […]

With surprise exercise surrounding Taiwan, China telegraphs coercion to Japan, USA

With surprise exercise surrounding Taiwan, China telegraphs coercion to Japan, USA

FPI / January 1, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held two days of surprise large scale joint-force coercive military exercises surrounding Taiwan on Dec. 29, 2025 and Dec. 30, even though the PLA Eastern Theater Command on Dec. 28 had stated the exercises would […]

Baghdad bridal market booms with legalization of child marriage

Baghdad bridal market booms with legalization of child marriage

by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2025 Real World News General Iraqi civil law sets the minimum age for marriage at 18. But Iraq has instituted Ja’fari law, which allows marriage upon a girl reaching puberty (potentially as young as 9-years-old). Baghdad’s decision to institute Ja’fari law has led to a bridal market boom, a report […]

No tears by Left in France for Brigitte Bardot who went public against Muslim incursion

No tears by Left in France for Brigitte Bardot who went public against Muslim incursion

by WorldTribune Staff, December 30, 2025 Real World News When French film legend Brigitte Bardot passed away on Dec. 28 at age 91, the tributes did not exactly come pouring in. Acknowledged as a symbol of woman’s liberation, Bardot retired from acting in the early 1970s and became increasingly active politically. “I’ve always done what […]

U.S. general holds line on access to the DMZ, challenges legislation pushed by South Korea’s Left

U.S. general holds line on access to the DMZ, challenges legislation pushed by South Korea’s Left

by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2025 Real World News The general in charge of U.S. forces in Korea rejects a move by the administration of leftist South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung to adopt legislation on civilian entry into the demilitarized zone (DMZ). “We don’t allow that area to become politicized,” Gen. Xavier Brunson said in […]

Trust the Chicoms? Violating international agreements is CCP ‘doctrine’

Trust the Chicoms? Violating international agreements is CCP ‘doctrine’

by WorldTribune Staff, December 24, 2025 Real World News The belief that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has transformed into a trustworthy partner on the world stage is pure fantasy, an analyst said. “Communism is incompatible with a rules-based international order because it rejects the sovereignty of rules. In Beijing’s logic, the party is sovereign, […]