Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, September 8, 2023 It’s been two years since the fall of Afghanistan. The tragic collapse of Kabul to the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban signaled the last sordid chapter in the Biden Administration’s appalling and shambolic “withdrawal” from America’s longest military commitment. But beyond the perceived American weakness and strategic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Wayne Allyn Root, August 26, 2023 We learned several things from the GOP debate on Aug. 23. Former President Donald J. Trump was the biggest winner — by a mile. First, he won by not showing up and having to lower himself to fight the entire gang of also-rans who […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2023 Saudi Arabia and Iran are among six countries invited to join BRICS as new members next year. The trading bloc BRICS, an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has openly stated its desire to replace the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. With the exception […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 17, 2023 Four commercial airline pilots have collapsed suddenly during flights in the past two weeks, reports say. Two of them died. A fifth pilot collapsed at the boarding gate and later died. Numerous other incidents involving pilots were reported earlier this year. On Aug. 13, a LATAM airlines pilot collapsed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 30, 2023 The State Visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington illustrated both style and substance of the evolving relationship between the world’s two largest democracies. President Joe Biden described the India/American relationship as, “A partnership that is among the most consequential in the world, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 5, 2023 The lingering aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the widening war in Ukraine and the knock-on effects of food and energy shortages, alongside high inflation battered the world economy in 2022. Reflecting these grim realities, the UN has issued its annual World Economic Situation and Prospects […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 13, 2022 A court in India has ordered Bill Gates, the Indian government, and the Serum Institute of India — the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer — to provide formal responses relating to a lawsuit filed by the father of a 33-year-old doctor who died after receiving AstraZeneca’s Covishield Covid vaccine. In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk The South Pacific is again a battleground. China is not nearly at the stage of taking over any of the 15 islands stretching across the region of Oceania, but it’s definitely disturbing the foes of Chinese expansionism. This week, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, is touching down on eight […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2022 In 2014, Greenpeace brought solar power to Dharnai, India, promising to make the small village “energy independent” and a model for the rest of the country. Eight years later, the solar micro grid power station constructed by Greenpeace in Dharnai is not only offline, but is being used as […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, December 22, 2021 In a bizarre story out of India that has made its way around the world, a report detailed how a group of angry monkeys exacted revenge by killing 250 dogs after a couple of dogs killed a baby monkey. “As per local reports, the killing spree started after […]
