America’s paragon of foreign policy Henry Kissinger, who believed ‘power is the ultimate aphrodisiac’ dies at 100
A Jew who fled Nazi Germany with his family in his teens, Kissinger in his later years cultivated the reputation of respected statesman, giving speeches, offering advice to Republicans and Democrats alike and managing a global consulting business. He turned up in President Donald Trump’s White House on multiple occasions. But Nixon-era documents and tapes, as they trickled out over the years, brought revelations – many in Kissinger’s own words – that sometimes cast him in a harsh light.
Kenya’s President Ruto and co-accused let off the hook after ICC 13-year criminal investigations
The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office announced on Monday it is halting its long-running investigation into deadly violence that broke out in Kenya after the African nation’s 2007 presidential election. The decision was announced at a time when the prosecutor’s office is appealing for extra resources as it investigates ongoing...
Rugby Africa president warns Africa to invest in rugby or else a European, US or Chinese will come and own ‘what is ours’
Talking about investment, World Rugby pays up to $5 billion to each European rugby nation to promote the sport, while the entire African continent received just $2.5 million (for 39 countries), which limits the promotion of the sport on the continent.
Unforgiving Pope Francis punishes critic Cardinal Burke by revoking right to subsidised Vatican house, salary
Burke, a 75-year-old canon lawyer whom Francis had fired as the Vatican’s high court justice in 2014, has become one of the most outspoken critics of the pope, his outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics and his reform project to make the church more responsive to the needs of ordinary faithful.
Gaza crisis: Israel says truce could be prolonged if Hamas agrees to free 10 Israeli hostages per day
The hostages were among some 240 people seized by Hamas gunmen during a rampage into southern Israel on October 7 in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed. Israel’s bombardment of Hamas-ruled Gaza in retaliation has killed more than 15,000 Gazans, health authorities there said.
How Big Pharma compromised US health and media industries and now ‘stating that Covid shots are risky earns you domestic terrorist tag’
Indeed, factually stating that the Covid-19 shots have serious side-effects and are killing people now earns you the label of “domestic terrorist” in the United States simply because such statements might make someone else think twice about getting the jab and getting everyone injected is a top “national security” concern....
‘US drug agencies of hide, manipulate and lie about data that show Covid-19 shots are dangerous medical products’
Special interest groups paid by Pfizer to push for mandates and other coercive vaccine policies included the Chicago Urban League (which argued the jab mandate would benefit the Black community), the National Consumers League, the Immunisation Partnership, the Advertising Council and a long list of universities and cancer, cardiology, rheumatology and medical science organisations.
Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Namibia line up for nuclear power development in Africa
According to IAEA calculations, it is necessary to double the number of nuclear reactors in the world – currently at about 400 units – to achieve the objectives of the Paris climate agreement, Grossi said at the World Nuclear Exhibition in Paris.
US intelligence chief Avril Haines visits DRC and Rwanda as tensions push the two to conflict
This visit comes against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the region, with the UN Group of Experts previously uncovering evidence of direct interventions by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) in DRC territory. These interventions were allegedly aimed at reinforcing M23 combatants or conducting military operations against the Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) and local armed groups. The Rwandan government has consistently denied these allegations.
Ceasefire holds as Israel and Hamas look set for further discussions to ‘build on progress’
Previously during the truce, Hamas fighters released 50 Israeli women and children, some of them toddlers, from among the 240 hostages they captured in southern Israel during a deadly rampage on October 7. In return, Israel released 150 security detainees from its jails, all women and teenagers.
