Geoffrey Johnston

Ontario

Columnist at The Kingston Whig-Standard

Journalist covering international relations, humanitarian crises. Columnist for The Kingston Whig-Standard. BlueSky: [email protected]

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Trump cuts will reverse progress on AIDS

1 week ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentThe global AIDS epidemic will almost certainly spiral out of control if the United States does not reverse cuts to foreign assistance and recommit to funding global health. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
European Union intensifies economic pressure on Russia

2 weeks ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentWhilst United States President Donald Trump coddles Vladimir Putin and pursues and an economic relationship with Russia even as the Russian dictator escalate his brutal war of aggression on democratic Ukraine, the European Union continues to ratchet up economic pressure on the aggressor. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Gaza is starving

3 weeks ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentAs the war between Israel and Hamas rages on and the Israeli blockade of Gaza persists, the humanitarian situation in the wartorn enclave has become catastrophic. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Humanitarian response is collapsing in Gaza

4 weeks ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1According to the Save the Children Canada website, nearly half of Gaza’s population is under the age of 18. • • Article content“In Gaza, there is no end in sight to the killing and misery,” António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, told the UN Security Council during an April 29, 2025 debate on the situation in the Middle East. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Lower immunization rates driving measles outbreaks

1 month ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • Article content“Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest achievements,” the World Health Organization (WHO) declared at the beginning of World Immunization Week 2025, which ran from April 24-30. According to the WHO, immunization has saved 154 million lives from vaccine preventable diseases. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Proposed pandemic accord advances global health

1 month ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • Article contentAs global concerns about the spread of avian influenza (H5N1) rise and the spectre of another pandemic looms, the international community must move swiftly to implement the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Ukraine attacked, betrayed during Holy Week

1 month ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1Attack was a 'deliberate missile attack against civilians on a major Christian holiday' • Article contentHoly Week in Ukraine began with a deadly Russian missile barrage on Palm Sunday and yet another betrayal by the United States, once a trusted ally. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
USAID cuts decimate Sudan famine relief

2 months ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article content“We have all the ability in the world to report on and share what is happening in these settings, and we’re not,” Danny Glenwright, president and CEO of Save the Children Canada, said of the massive humanitarian crises gripping Sudan and South Sudan.
Imperialist America covets Greenland

2 months ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1 • • Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. Article contentHowever, U.S. President Donald Trump is openly talking about annexing Greenland, which is rich in critical minerals.
Carney moves swiftly to defend Canada

2 months ago | thewhig.com | Geoffrey Johnston

Advertisement 1“We will never be part of the United States," Carney declared moments after being sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister • Article contentAs U.S. President Donald Trump wages economic warfare on Canada and plots to annex our resource rich country, Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving swiftly to defend Canada. Advertisement 2Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.