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By Alexander Maistrovoy, February 21, 2026

And the Piper advanced and the children followed,
And when all were in to the very last,
The door in the mountain-side shut fast.

— The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A Child’s Story

by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2026 Real World News

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump does not have authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose sweeping tariffs.

FPI / February 20, 2026

By Richard Fisher

On Feb. 11, 2026 China began its push to the Moon, testing an early version of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Long March-10 space launch vehicle (SLV) that is expected to take Chinese astronauts to the Moon in 2029 or 2030.

by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2026 Real World News

American media consumers deprived of relevant international news have taken note of the emergence of Japan’s first female prime minister but may not appreciate its geopolitical significance.

by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News February 20, 2026

Democrats could be significantly impacted in several Republican-led states that have filed a lawsuit to stop illegal aliens from being counted in the 2030 U.S. Census.

According to a court filing, Louisiana v. Commerce Department, Louisiana, Kansas, Ohio, and West Virginia have challenged the constitutionality and legality of the so-called “residence rule” in the 2020 Census which requires the counting of illegal aliens and temporary visa holders for purposes of congressional apportionment.

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2026 Real World News

The first arrest resulting from the U.S. Department of Justice’s release of the Epstein Files has occurred. And it happened across the pond.

British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, on suspicion of misconduct in public office over allegations he sent confidential government documents to Jeffrey Epstein.

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2026 Real World News

In the wake of its disastrous response to the Covid outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) saw the Trump Administration withdraw the U.S.’s nearly $1 billion in funding.

SafeBlood recently released an update which shows four of the top five current funders of the WHO are private entities.

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2026 Real World News

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was “making a big mistake” in agreeing to transfer sovereignty to the nation of Mauritius an island chain in the Indian Ocean which includes Diego Garcia, an atoll in the Chagos Archipelago which houses a strategic UK-U.S. joint military base.

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2026 Real World News

When President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agents appeared across the USA in early 2025, prophets of dooms predicted violence. The Left and its media pointed to the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good as proof positive.

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2026 Real World News

Watching eight years of their leftist legacy crumbling before their eyes, President Barack Obama and his national security adviser, Susan Rice, literally wept when President Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, according to 1,100 hours of new audio and video compiled by Columbia University in cooperation with the Obama Foundation.

by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News February 19, 2026

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday night that he believes the regimes in Iran and Cuba are set to fall.

Cruz also said the regime that took over in Venezuela after the U.S. captured dictator Nicolas Maduro will also be toppled.

Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com,

• Japan has committed $36 billion as the first tranche of its $550-billion U.S. investment pledge under last year’s trade deal, including plans to build a 9.2 GW natural gas power plant in Ohio.

• The remaining funds will support a synthetic diamond factory and the Texas GulfLink deepwater oil export terminal.

• The massive gas plant reflects surging U.S. electricity demand — particularly from AI-driven data centers — with natural gas emerging as the preferred source of reliable baseload power.