In first, Pentagon reveals China’s dangerous night-time intercept of B-52 ‘within 10 feet’

In first, Pentagon reveals China’s dangerous night-time intercept of B-52 ‘within 10 feet’

FPI / November 3, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct China flew one of its fighter jets dangerously close to a U.S. B-52 bomber last week, American military officials said. The disclosure of the Oct. 24 incident, in which the Chinese jet flew “within 10 feet” of the U.S. bomber was the first time the U.S. military revealed a […]

Facebook, in first, issues apology to WorldTribune; Restores ivermectin article

Facebook, in first, issues apology to WorldTribune; Restores ivermectin article

by WorldTribune Staff, August 12, 2021 Facebook has restored a WorldTribune.com article citing frontline doctors who said they had great success in using ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19. In a first, Facebook also apologized to WorldTribune.com for suppressing the March 25 article titled “Frontline doctors prescribe ivermectin to treat Covid-19“. “The bottom line is […]

China, in first, skipped annual bioweapons meeting with U.S. last year

China, in first, skipped annual bioweapons meeting with U.S. last year

FPI / April 28, 2021 Geostrategy-Direct.com Amid mounting concerns over its secret biological weapons program, China balked at an online meeting with American officials last year in a possible violation of an international treaty, according to a new report. Citing unspecified technical problems, China failed to show for the virtual meeting with U.S. State Department […]

In first, a U.S. president crosses DMZ into North Korea

In first, a U.S. president crosses DMZ into North Korea

by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2019 President Donald Trump on June 30 became the first sitting U.S. commander in chief to set foot in North Korea when he briefly crossed the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Trump and Kim then walked into South Korean territory together and were joined by South […]

In first, U.S. Air Force arms B-52 bomber with hypersonic missile

In first, U.S. Air Force arms B-52 bomber with hypersonic missile

by WorldTribune Staff, June 19, 2019 The U.S. Air Force reported a successful initial flight test of a B-52 Stratofortress armed with the AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), a hypersonic missile which can fly at speeds of Mach 5 or faster. The test of the Lockheed Martin-produced weapon was conducted on June 12 […]

In first, North Korea acknowledges mysterious opposition group

In first, North Korea acknowledges mysterious opposition group

by WorldTribune Staff, March 31, 2019 North Korea has for the first time publicly acknowledged that an “anti-DPRK body” broke into the North Korean embassy in Madrid. Pyongyang also accused the FBI of being the group’s “wire pullers” in what state-run media called a “terror incident.” On Feb. 22, five days before the U.S.-North Korea […]

Vatican’s secretary of state, in first, to attend Bilderburg conclave

Vatican’s secretary of state, in first, to attend Bilderburg conclave

by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2018 Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin is reportedly the only religious leader on the list of 131 participants in this year’s Bilderberg Meeting. Though the Vatican did not officially announce Parolin’s participation in the secretive meeting often targeted by conspiracy theories, sources within the Secretariat of State have […]

In first, U.S. F-35s joined B-1 bombers in response to N. Korean ICBM test

In first, U.S. F-35s joined B-1 bombers in response to N. Korean ICBM test

by WorldTribune Staff, September 3, 2017 The show of force by the U.S. and its allies in response to North Korea’s intermediate-range ballistic missile test on Aug. 28 included U.S. Marine Corps F-35s and U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers joined for the first time in a “sequenced bilateral mission” that included Japan and South Korea’s […]