The report focused on allegations of abuses committed by WHO personnel who were hired locally, as well as some of its international staff deployed to the country while the agency was fighting an Ebola outbreak in the DRC between 2018 and 2020. The investigation interviewed numerous women who said they …
Read More »Court case filed against French customs after officials refuse to disclose records of arms exports
The two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) released a statement on Thursday confirming that the case had been launched in the Administrative Court of Paris over “documents relating to arms sales in connection with the conflict in Yemen.” “Given the considerable risk that French weapons are used to commit serious violations of …
Read More »Sudan thwarts military coup attempt, officials say, after soldiers reportedly tried to seize army HQ and state radio (VIDEO)
The interrogation of suspects involved in the attempted coup was due to begin, Mohamed Al Faki Suleiman, spokesperson for the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, told Reuters. Reports said the failed coup involved an attempt to take control of the state radio building in Omdurman, across the river Nile from Sudan’s …
Read More »British health officials say school ‘Covid teams’ can vaccinate 12-15yos WITHOUT parental consent, so long as child agrees
Unveiled on Wednesday, the new guidance from the UK’s Health Security Agency lays out rules and recommendations for a school-based vaccine drive for children aged 12 to 15-years-old, which will see ‘School Age Immunisation Service’ (SAIS) teams go school-to-school to provide on-site vaccinations. It comes soon after the jabs were …
Read More »With General Lee statue removed, Virginia officials bury SUPER-WOKE time capsule under its base
Municipal workers in Richmond, Virginia, removed a giant equestrian statue of Lee on Wednesday, bringing to a close a long campaign by activists to topple the monument to the Confederate general. A time capsule, buried under the statue since 1887, was also removed, as in the words of Governor Ralph …
Read More »‘More data needed’: Top health officials reportedly urge White House to ‘follow science’ & DELAY vaccine booster plans
While President Joe Biden’s administration already moved ahead with its booster announcement last month – with Biden stating that all American adults should receive a third dose within eight months of their second shot beginning September 20 – US health agencies have said the move could be premature, as they …
Read More »‘Havana syndrome’ strikes again? Two US officials to be evacuated from Vietnam over mystery symptoms amid trip by VP Harris
Harris’ departure from Singapore to Hanoi was delayed several hours after US officials on the ground reported two possible cases of the mystery Havana Syndrome – an unidentified illness that supposedly affects US officials in various parts of the world. The US promptly launched an investigation into the two latest …
Read More »Declassified files expose how US officials saw collapse coming after 20 years of failure in Afghanistan
Collectively, the files trace in often shocking detail precisely what went wrong, how, and when, and the extent to which this was consistently and deliberately hidden from the public. Take, for instance, a March 2002 memo authored by Donald Rumsfeld, in which the then-Defense Secretary demands an urgent meeting with …
Read More »Officials in talks to evacuate female football stars from Afghanistan following fears over safety, global players’ union confirms
Ever since the group took control of the country, concerns have been widely voiced on the safety of female players who have spoken out against it in the past while demanding women’s rights, with former women’s national team captain Khalida Popal – now living in Denmark – speaking to various outlets …
Read More »White House Twitter account apparently ‘OUTS’ intelligence officials and locations with post showing Afghan security briefing
The official White House Twitter account posted a photo on Sunday of Biden meeting by video conference with intelligence officials to hear updates on the drawdown of civilian personnel, “the ongoing security situation in Kabul” and evacuations of Afghan allies, including interpreters who helped US and NATO forces during the …
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