by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald Trump announced his sweeping new deal giving the United States a 55% ownership stake and control over 65 billion barrels of oil reserves in Venezuela “more than doubles” American oil reserves. The agreement includes a 100-year lease or concession for the Venezuelan oil […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The CIA and Anthony Fauci’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), dating back to the post-9/11 anthrax attacks, developed a secret bioweapons research partnership, newly released documents show. An agreement in which the CIA’s Biological Technology Center launched a collaboration with NIAID focused […]
Special to WorldTribune, August 30, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, August 25, 2026 By Richard Fisher On Aug. 18 China’s LandSpace Corporation achieved the first first-stage vertical recovery for a reusable space launch vehicle (SLV) produced by a “privately” funded Chinese space company. The LandSpace Zhuque-3 two-stage SLV also achieved China’s first on-land first-stage vertical […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News When leftist institutions salute President Donald Trump’s policies, you know something’s up. The Trump Administration has pursued an aggressive policy to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at colleges and universities through executive orders, federal funding restrictions, and civil rights investigations. Hundreds of American […]
Special to WorldTribune, August 28, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, August 25, 2026 Utilizing both sophisticated cyber warfare and boots-on-the-ground intelligence gathering, communist China’s military intelligence arm is conducting aggressive spying operations against U.S. and South Korean military and commercial targets in South Korea, according to a new report. Retired Defense Intelligence Agency official Nicholas […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2026 Non-AI Real World News U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Watson has been charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) with 10 counts following statements he made while in uniform calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump. Watson, a 17-year military veteran, was taken into […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News When leftist institutions salute President Donald Trump’s policies, you know something’s up. The Trump Administration has pursued an aggressive policy to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at colleges and universities through executive orders, federal funding restrictions, and civil rights investigations. Hundreds of American […]
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.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, August 25, 2026 Is the USA going bankrupt? Thank God, no, we aren’t going bust as a nation, despite our gargantuan $40 trillion national debt. The rapid pileup of debt under Republicans and Democrats alike is certainly a disgrace and worrisome. When I came to Washington in the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, August 20, 2026 Five years after the fall of Kabul and the collapse of the Western-backed Afghan government to the Taliban militants, the situation in the beleaguered South Asian state has deteriorated into a humanitarian morass and a staggering social dystopia especially for the female population. According to […]
Special to WorldTribune, August 30, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, August 25, 2026 By Richard Fisher On Aug. 18 China’s LandSpace Corporation achieved the first first-stage vertical recovery for a reusable space launch vehicle (SLV) produced by a “privately” funded Chinese space company. The LandSpace Zhuque-3 two-stage SLV also achieved China’s first on-land first-stage vertical […]
Special to WorldTribune, August 28, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, August 25, 2026 Utilizing both sophisticated cyber warfare and boots-on-the-ground intelligence gathering, communist China’s military intelligence arm is conducting aggressive spying operations against U.S. and South Korean military and commercial targets in South Korea, according to a new report. Retired Defense Intelligence Agency official Nicholas […]
Special to WorldTribune, August 21, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, August 18, 2026 There are two sides of the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran is only one of them. Because it is on the southern side, Oman has to deal with the Iranians as it can’t escape the Middle East. Oman has had amicable relations […]
Special to WorldTribune, August 18, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, August 11, 2026 Gulf states which rely on shipping in the Strain of Hormuz to import food and other household necessities are having to find alternative, long-term overland logistics which are driving up inflation. For five months the narrow stretch of water at the mouth […]
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News August 31, 2026 The Trump Administration has acted to close 270 driving schools which failed to enforce English proficiency standards for migrant truckers when issuing commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said 239 people have died in crashes caused by non-English speaking truck drivers since January […]
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News August 31, 2026 The Trump Administration has shut down 270 driving schools which failed to enforce English proficiency standards for migrant truckers when issuing commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs). Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said 239 people have died in crashes caused by non-English speaking truck drivers since January 2025, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News When leftist institutions salute President Donald Trump’s policies, you know something’s up. The Trump Administration has pursued an aggressive policy to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at colleges and universities through executive orders, federal funding restrictions, and civil rights investigations. Hundreds of American […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Should foreign-born federal judges be ruling on major cases such as ensuring only American citizens vote in federal elections and birthright citizenship? Critics and some Republican lawmakers say lifetime judicial appointments should be reserved for native-born citizens to ensure “undivided allegiance” to the United States. […]