‘The people have had enough’: Moment of Truth sold-out conference signals growing power of health freedom movement
Children’s Health Defence hosted its sold-out “Moment of Truth” conference November 7-9 in Austin, Texas, drawing about 1,000 attendees in person and another 1,000 online. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance praised US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the MAHA Summit on November 14, highlighting the movement’s growing influence over health policy.
Kenya receives $10.5 million for re-greening of Lake Baringo watershed
Museiya praised the Northern Kenya Biodiversity Programme implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for involving government stakeholders in project design to avoid duplication and ensure alignment with national priorities.
DRC peace lie: What attracts Washington, Doha and other powers is strategic minerals, not tears of displaced families
The Washington deal committed DRC’s army to neutralise the FDLR – which is referenced far more in the deal than the M23 – and Rwanda to end what the text terms “defensive measures”, a euphemism Kigali uses for its deployments.
What ‘Godfather of vaccines’ said under oath: Vaccine critics are ‘religious zealots who believe will of God includes death and disease’
Under oath, vaccine pioneer Dr Stanley Plotkin revealed how conflicts of interest, ethical blind spots and scientific hubris have compromised vaccine safety. In a 2018 deposition with attorney Aaron Siri, Plotkin exposed experiments on vulnerable children, the absence of placebo-controlled trials and complete disregard for post-market surveillance.
Why US Vice President Vance planned visit to Kenya was cancelled by Trump regime
Kenya has said it wants to reach a trade deal with the US by the end of this year. Its statement said the cancellation of Vance’s visit would “not affect the strong and enduring ties between our two nations”.
Resurgence of Boko Haram to northeast Nigeria means the region’s IDP return policy is in disarray
Much of Borno’s countryside has been depopulated by the 15-year insurgency. The army switched to a “super camp” strategy in 2019 after losing a series of remote outposts, concentrating its forces in fortified bases in key towns.
US military to establish presence at Damascus airbase as part of Syria’s strategic realignment with US
A US administration official said the US was “constantly evaluating our necessary posture in Syria to effectively combat ISIS (Islamic State) and (we) do not comment on locations or possible locations of (where) forces operate.”
Echoes of Ugandan-born Mamdani’s New York mayoral election win: Museveni’s time is up
President Yoweri Museveni, an authoritarian who is up for re-election in January, has rejected calls to retire, leading to fears of a volatile political transition.
How Trump tried to convince China’s Xi to free jailed Hong Kong media mogul
Trump’s direct intervention comes as Lai awaits a verdict after a trial widely seen as a symbol of China’s crackdown on rights and freedoms in the Asian financial hub under a national security law imposed after mass pro-democracy protests in 2019.
Concerns Trump abetted economic crimes by ousting watchdog of US housing regulator involved in mortgage probes of foes
The most recent snapshot available via the Internet Archive was from late September and listed Allen as acting inspector general. In response to news of Allen’s removal, Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said, “Director Pulte has some answering to do.”
