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 21, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Average diesel prices in the U.S. have topped $6.50 per gallon for the first time in recorded history. That is a big deal for independent truckers because, in the words of the American Ledger e-letter: “That is who moves our stuff.” The continuing disruptions in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, August 30, 2026 Principal among the lethal risks Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought to this modern battlefield has been the wanton use and proliferation of drone warfare. The armed drone, something outside the pages of science fiction a mere generation ago, has assumed a deadly role both […]
Special to WorldTribune, July 30, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, July 28, 2026 As China-assisted Russia turns to Iran and North Korea to assist its war with Ukraine, all four rogue states share a common goal: A multi-polar world to displace U.S. hegemony. However, all four states rely on strong militaries to prop up illegitimate […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 12, 2026 Non-AI Real World News In what would be his final press conference, South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, speaking in Kyiv after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, announced progress on a Russia sanctions bill and urged China to use its influence to help end the war in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2026 Non-AI Real World News In its ongoing war with Ukraine, Russia recruits roughly 800 to 1,000 new voluntary contract soldiers per day, with many of them rushed through just a handful of days of combat training. Those sent to the front lines have a life expectancy of 20 to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 3, 2026 There’s been a subtle but overlooked shift in the bloody war between Russia and Ukraine. Despite grueling causalities and losses on both sides in the fighting, the Kremlin leadership has been able to keep the worst effects of the conflict away from key populations in […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald Trump has consistently opposed “blank check” funding for Ukraine, stating in 2025 that the U.S. would focus on stopping the conflict. Media have slammed Trump for supposedly shutting off the funding spigot to Ukraine. That spigot, however, was permanently turned on by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by John J. Metzler, March 31, 2026 As embattled Ukraine faces its fifth Spring of war there’s an unsettling reality that the central European country’s conflict is clearly overshadowed and sadly overlooked since the U.S./Israeli war against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Indeed, both the urgency and economic downstream effects of […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Investigative journalist John Solomon posted to X on Sunday that “phone intercepts” show that Ukrainian officials had conspired with Biden-Harris regime workers at USAID “to funnel ($200M) dollars sent by the U.S. Govt to Ukraine, and launder it back to Biden’s campaign in (2024).” […]
