Israel Is Now the Only Developed Country Without a Declining Population

Across the developed world, birth rates are collapsing. Japan, Italy, South Korea, Spain, Germany, and much of the English-speaking West are now well below replacement level with some countries facing outright demographic contraction. Gover

Saudi Arabia: Record Number of Executions in 2025

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities executed at least 356 people in 2025, setting a new record in the country for the highest number of executions in one year since monitoring began, Human Rights Watch said today. This is the second year in a row

New Zealander has hundreds of blood clots, multi-organ failure and vomits blood; what caused it?

Last Friday, it was reported that a man in New Zealand suddenly began vomiting blood.  It was discovered he had hundreds of blood clots and multiple organ failure, and may need a heart transplant. Medical staff have been unable to provide a

Herbal Alternatives to Alcohol: Excerpt from “Naturally”

Verbatim excerpts from the chapter “Lifting Spirits: Pleasure with Aphrodisiacs” from Naturally, The Herbalist’s Guide to Health and Transformation, by Rachelle Robinett, RH (AHG)—author, artist, naturalist “Pleasure is not one of the spoil

Gut Cure: How to restore your microbiome so your body can do what it was designed to do

Your gut microbiome acts as a command centre for digestion, immunity, metabolism and brain health; when microbial diversity drops, symptoms often go beyond digestion. Short-chain fatty acids (“SCFAs”), especially butyrate, are essential com

New Zealand government says biotechnology is safe; not so, according to a new paper. Do not trust the Government

A recent paper examined the history of lab leaks and accidents, including 70 documented cases of laboratory-associated leaks that led to disease outbreaks.  From historical incidents, the researchers identify the characteristics of a diseas

UN is targeting homeschooling through national governments

In September 2025, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (“UNESCO”) released a report titled ‘Homeschooling through a Human Rights Lens’, which sparked significant debate regarding parental rights and educatio

EU’s flagship industrial-scale insect farming operation goes bust

Last month, French insect farming startup Ÿnsect entered judicial liquidation, marking the end of a company that raised over $600 million despite its ambitions to build insect-based protein at an industrial scale. The collapse follows years

Canada: Confront China’s Heightened Repression

(Ottawa) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney should make human rights a key focus of his visit to China from January 13 to 17, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. Carney’s trip to China is the first by a Canadian prime minister in more t

A new study of sub-ice material in Greenland proves global warming will not cause sea levels to rise

A study published at the beginning of the week shows that Greenland has been dramatically warmer in the past.  The study examined samples of sub-ice material beneath Prudhoe Dome, a key ice cap part of the Greenland Ice Sheet.  The samples

The Great Oil Conspiracy: How the US Government Hid the Nazi Discovery of Abiotic Oil from the American People

‘The Great Oil Conspiracy: How the US Government Hid the Nazi Discovery of Abiotic Oil from the American People’ is a 2012 book by investigative journalist Jerome R. Corsi. The book argues that German chemists during World War II discovered

Houthi Detentions Halting Aid in Crisis-Hit Yemen

(Beirut) – The Houthis’ stepped-up detentions of civil society and United Nations agency members has contributed to increasing the humanitarian aid crisis in Yemen, already one of the worst situations in the world, Human Rights Watch said t

EU Leaders’ Syria Visit an Opportunity to Bolster Rights

On January 9, the European Union’s highest-level leaders, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President Antonio Costa, are set to meet with Syrian leaders in Damascus for their first-ever visit to the country. Von de

Zelensky appoints Canadian MP Chrystia Freeland as an advisor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the appointment of former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland as an adviser on economic development. To take up the position offered by Zelensky, Freeland will resign from he

Study involving 2.7 million children in Spain notes that no children died from covid

A study published in mid-December evaluated the benefit-risk assessment of mRNA “vaccines” in children aged 6-17 years old. It concluded that the risks and benefits were small for children.  However, it also revealed that in this age group,