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U.S. presses once-neutral Oman on Strait of Hormuz not to make secret deals with Iran

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 […]

‘CCP must answer for COVID-19, morally, legally, financially’: Miles Yu on mounting evidence

by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2026 Non-AI Real World News By silencing early whistleblowers, disappearing citizen journalists, and restricting data access, the Xi Jinping regime prevented the global community from mounting a timely defense against Covid, critics say. That was more than six years ago, and the data continues to accumulate. The outrage has however […]

Miles Yu on mounting evidence: ‘CCP must answer for COVID-19, morally, legally, financially’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2026 Non-AI Real World News By silencing early whistleblowers, disappearing citizen journalists, and restricting data access, the Xi Jinping regime prevented the global community from mounting a timely defense against Covid, critics say. That was more than six years ago, and the data continues to accumulate. The outrage has however […]

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Democrats flip Butler, PA state House district that Trump won by 20 points

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Democrat Brandon Dukes won Tuesday’s special election for a Pennsylvania state House seat in a district that President Donald Trump won by 20 points in 2024. Dukes, a TD Bank loan officer, defeated Republican Scott Timko, a private aviation pilot and Air Force veteran in […]

Afghan aftershocks 5 years after Kabul’s collapse; 100 decrees target women and girls

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 […]

Stealth operation by CENTCOM has guided an estimated 1,000 tankers through Strait of Hormuz

by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The U.S. military has established a covert shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz that has successfully guided more than 1,000 commercial vessels through the vital waterway since July, U.S. Central Command (CENCTOM) said. While Iran claims the strait is closed, U.S. military officials maintain […]

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Democrats flip Butler, PA state House district that Trump won by 20 points

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Democrat Brandon Dukes won Tuesday’s special election for a Pennsylvania state House seat in a district that President Donald Trump won by 20 points in 2024. Dukes, a TD Bank loan officer, defeated Republican Scott Timko, a private aviation pilot and Air Force veteran in […]

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Afghan aftershocks 5 years after Kabul’s collapse; 100 decrees target women and girls

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 […]

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Stealth operation by CENTCOM has guided an estimated 1,000 tankers through Strait of Hormuz

by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2026 Non-AI Real World News The U.S. military has established a covert shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz that has successfully guided more than 1,000 commercial vessels through the vital waterway since July, U.S. Central Command (CENCTOM) said. While Iran claims the strait is closed, U.S. military officials maintain […]

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Mike Rogers: Add old Ford trucks to list of things socialist El-Sayed hates

by WorldTribune Staff, August 18, 2026 Non-AI Real World News A campaign ad for Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers featuring the Republican in an old Ford pickup truck decked out with two American flags has triggered the campaign of Democrat socialist candidate Abdul El-Sayed. The video of Rogers riding shotgun in a red antique […]

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U.S. presses once-neutral Oman on Strait of Hormuz not to make secret deals with Iran

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 […]

Chokedpoint: Paralysis hurts Gulf states; Trump demands compensation from IRGC

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 […]

Rocket Lab hails its movable ‘GHOST’ space launch base, expanding defense portfolio

Special to WorldTribune, August 14, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, August 11, 2026 By Richard Fisher For 20 years the New Zealand origin, now Long Beach, California-based Rocket Lab corporation has developed innovative small space launch vehicles, growing into a space launch service provider and satellite developer, serving commercial and military markets in the United […]

Five months into Iran conflict, China still supplying regime with anti-U.S. arms

Special to WorldTribune, August 13, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, August 11, 2026 Communist China has continued to ship critical military hardware and components to Iran five months into its conflict with the United States. The ongoing support includes the regime of Communist Party leader Xi Jinping sending Iran sophisticated offensive capabilities alongside a newly […]

Access to South Korea’s power grid by blacklisted Chinese company impacts U.S. forces

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Security analysts have raised alarms regarding a Chinese state-owned entity’s integration into the South Korean energy sector, arguing that allowing the U.S.-blacklisted entity direct access to South Korea’s domestic power grid introduces major national security vulnerabilities for both South Korea and the U.S. military forces […]

Democrats flip Butler, PA state House district that Trump won by 20 points

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Democrat Brandon Dukes won Tuesday’s special election for a Pennsylvania state House seat in a district that President Donald Trump won by 20 points in 2024. Dukes, a TD Bank loan officer, defeated Republican Scott Timko, a private aviation pilot and Air Force veteran in […]

Supreme Court: Trump can keep building White House ballroom amid emergency appeal

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2026 Non-AI Real World News President Donald Trump can continue construction on his White House ballroom as the Supreme Court weighs his emergency appeal to allow the project to proceed, the court ruled in an interim measure issued on Friday. The administrative stay, gives the justices more time to consider […]

Access to South Korea’s power grid by blacklisted Chinese company impacts security of U.S. forces

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2026 Non-AI Real World News Security analysts have raised alarms regarding a Chinese state-owned entity’s integration into the South Korean energy sector, arguing that allowing the U.S.-blacklisted entity direct access to South Korea’s domestic power grid introduces major national security vulnerabilities for both South Korea and the U.S. military forces […]

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