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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 24, 2025 Real World News Bill Gates and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla have been ordered to appear in person in the Netherlands to testify at a hearing in a Covid injection injury lawsuit, a Dutch court has ruled, The court order relates to a lawsuit filed in 2023 by seven individuals […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 23, 2025 Real World News Europe’s policies on mass migration could risk nuclear weapons being controlled by Islamist politicians in the not-too-distant future, U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned. In an interview with the British publication Unherd, Vance said there is a “direct American interest” in preventing countries like France and […]
