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Trump picks Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary

Robert F Kennedy Jr abandoned his own independent presidential campaign to endorse Donald Trump

Donald Trump has made another controversial nomination. He has selected vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to run health in the United States.

In Sri Lanka the left wing president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has received a major boost with his party on course to win a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.

At the end of the first week of the COP29 climate conference we look at how tackling climate change and conflicts can go hand in hand.

In Mozambique political instability and ongoing demonstrations are taking their toll on the economy

And, Ghana face a crucial night in Angola to keep their AFCON dreams alive.

(Pic: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 14, 2024; Credit: Reuters)

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