The Real Truth - A Magazine Restoring Plain Understanding

World News Desk
EUROPE

Ukraine Launches Long-Range Strikes on Military and Energy Sites in Russia

A series of long-range Ukrainian attacks hit targets deep inside Russia on Wednesday, part of Kyiv’s efforts to raise the costs of the war for the Kremlin by striking energy facilities and military industries.

World News Desk
INTERNATIONAL

UN Food Agency Says Millions Are Being Pushed into Hunger by Iran War

The UN food agency said millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high.

The World Food Program said an analysis in three vulnerable countries found that an additional 2.5 million people in Somalia, 2.3 million in Afghanistan and 1.3 million in Sri Lanka are struggling to meet their basic food needs.

In March, WFP predicted that 45 million people could be pushed into food insecurity by the end of June. That would be on top of the 318 million people around the world who are already food insecure.

Articles
MARRIAGE & FAMILY

How Fathers Can Enrich Their Families!

"I guess dear old Dad will have to be the big provider!” announced Carol Brady, the mother in the classic stepfamily television series The Brady Bunch, during a family fishing expedition. The six children’s hopes for a fish fry were slipping away as everyone, including dad, came up short. In the end, the family had to settle for a picnic lunch, but their sense of togetherness was unmistakable.

Learn the why behind the headlines.

Subscribe to the Real Truth for FREE news and analysis.

Subscribe Now

World News Desk
INTERNATIONAL

Hezbollah Rejection Clouds Lebanon Ceasefire and Prospects for Ending Iran War

Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any peace deal with Washington, and has suggested that it could intervene directly if Israel keeps up attacks there.

World News Desk
EUROPE

In Public Letter, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Calls On Putin for Direct Negotiations in a Neutral Country

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called for face-to-face negotiations in a public letter addressed directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Articles
RELIGION

Original Sin: What Does the Bible Really Teach?

Did Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden get passed on to you and every person who has ever lived?

World News Desk
AMERICAS

Screwworm Fly Detected in Texas Decades After Cattle Threat Was Largely Eradicated in the U.S.

The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the USDA confirmed Wednesday, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation’s cattle industry.

Articles
HEALTH ISSUES

9 Ways to Eat Right When Money Is Tight

When budgets get tight, finding affordable, nutritious food can become a dilemma. Here are ways to continue eating healthfully without having to break the bank.

Articles
MIDDLE EAST

In Iran’s Capital, Weapons Demonstrations Send a Signal at Home and Abroad as Threat of War Remains

Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran, an increasing show of defiance as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens he could restart the war with Iran should negotiations break down.

Articles
WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

Kansas Farmers Hit Hard by Weather Extremes and Growing Costs, Wheat Crop Could Be Worst Since 1972

Record-setting drought and hotter-than-average temperatures mixed with sharp drops have impacted much of the U.S. early this year.

Articles
AMERICAS

America at 250: Why the Nation Was Inevitable

God has clearly blessed the United States. But those blessings do not tell the whole story.

Articles
ANALYSIS

Analysis: ‘Breakneck’ Ebola Epidemic in Congo Outpaces World’s Response

The response to the deadly and fast-spreading epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is weeks if not months behind—and missing thousands of people who may be at risk.

Articles
GEOPOLITICS

Europe Faces a Ukrainian Drone Problem as Kyiv Targets Russian Oil Exports

Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.

World News Desk
WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

Hawaii’s Worst Flooding in 20 Years Leaves Farmers Struggling and Fewer Veggies at the Market

Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades.

World News Desk
MIDDLE EAST

Lebanon Death Toll Reaches 3,000 in Fighting Between Israel and Hezbollah

The death toll in the latest round of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon has surpassed 3,000, Lebanon’s health ministry said.

Articles
EDUCATION

Kids Are in a ‘Reading Recession,’ as Test Scores Continue to Decline

Researchers warn that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession—a slide predating the pandemic’s disruptions in schooling.

Articles
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Should You Trust Big Tech?

Large tech companies harvest data to profit, but many find their intentions dubious.

World News Desk
AMERICAS

Bolivia Protesters Allied with Ex-Leader Morales March On Capital as Unrest Widens

Followers of Bolivia’s influential ex-President Evo Morales on Monday joined a massive protest movement fueled by the nation’s worst economic crisis in a generation.

World News Desk
EUROPE

Man, Machine and AI Combine in Battle to Clear Ukraine of Mines And Shells

According to state-run Demine Ukraine, more than 50,000 square miles—an area roughly the size of Greece or the U.S. state of Mississippi—remain contaminated by mines.