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Ebola shows world unprepared for pandemic, former CDC head says

The world is not “well prepared” for the next pandemic, Tom Frieden, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, citing the current response to the Ebola outbreak and cuts to U.S. public health efforts. “This Ebola outbreak is not going to cause a pandemic, it’s not going to cause a significant risk to large numbers of Americans,” Frieden, the CEO of Resolve to Save ...

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Drone hits nuclear facility as Kyiv, Moscow trade strikes

UPDATED: Sat., May 30, 2026

Ukraine and Russia traded aerial attacks on Saturday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held what he called a special meeting on next steps with top aides. A Ukrainian drone struck the machine room building of one of power units at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine on Saturday afternoon, causing unspecified damage, Interfax reported, citing ...

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U.N. adds Israeli and Russian forces to sexual violence list

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2026

The United Nations on Friday added Israeli and Russian security forces for the first time to an annual report documenting sexual violence in conflicts, including allegations of rape and sexual abuse against Palestinian detainees and Ukrainian prisoners of war.

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Ghana lawmakers pass bill criminalizing LGBTQ+ people, activity

UPDATED: Sat., May 30, 2026

ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s parliament passed a Draconian anti-LGBTQ bill Friday, months after it was reintroduced in parliament. The Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill prescribes prison sentences of as much as three years for people who identify as LGBTQ. It compels anyone who knows someone to be gay to report them to authorities, and criminalizes the promotion of LGBTQ activities. The ...

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3 Latvian climbers die in fall on Mount McKinley

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2026

Three members of a Latvian climbing expedition have died in an accident high on Mount McKinley in Alaska’s Denali National Park, according to the Latvian Mountaineering Association. A fourth climber was rescued and is in critical condition, the organization said.

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After China orders a Times reporter to leave the country, U.S. reciprocates

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2026

WASHINGTON – China’s government has ordered a New York Times reporter to leave the country, and the Trump administration has responded by revoking the visa of a U.S.-based Chinese state media journalist, in a diplomatic tit-for-tat with implications for press freedoms and U.S.-China relations.

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ICE allows mother it deported without her toddler to return for his burial

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2026

The funeral home doors swung open, and Wendy Hernandez Reyes inched toward the tiny white coffin cradling her 3-year-old son, Orlin. He lay frozen in a tan outfit and matching pageboy cap to cover his injuries.

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NATO vows to defend alliance territory after Romania says Russian drone hit apartment block

UPDATED: Fri., May 29, 2026

Russia's war with Ukraine spilled into Romania, a member of NATO, on Friday when Romanian authorities said a Russian drone had hit an apartment building in a major port city, wounding two people. It was the first known time a Russian drone had caused damage and injuries in a major urban area on the territory of the Western military alliance.

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Kenyan court orders suspension of US plan for Ebola quarantine facility

UPDATED: Sat., May 30, 2026

NAIROBI, Kenya – A Kenyan court has ordered the temporary suspension of a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit argued the site could endanger public health.

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Makeshift hospital for Americans exposed to Ebola will open in Kenya on Friday

UPDATED: Thu., May 28, 2026

The field hospital the U.S. military is building in central Kenya to house Americans exposed to Ebola will begin operating Friday with capacity for 50 patients, administration officials said Thursday, as they defended plans not to transport infected Americans back to the United States for treatment.

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Global warming likely to exceed 1.5C through 2030, WMO says

Israel will intensify its strikes against Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, amid stepped-up negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to bring an end to conflict in the region. Iran has demanded the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon as part of any peace agreement with the U.S. that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Axios reported that a draft of a potential deal between ...

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