Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages
By Associated Press
World Health Organization says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains low
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/24/suspected-ebola-cases-congo-health-workers-attacks
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Israel's President, Isaac Herzog, Denounces Israeli Violence
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/world/middleeast/israel-herzog-violence.html
UK, German and French aid cuts will take ‘devastating toll’ on most vulnerable, says study
>Researchers estimate that Britain’s cuts alone could result in 5.1 million additional deaths by 2030, while France’s reductions could lead to 3.5 million and Germany’s to almost 2.9 million. >The findings come as European governments sharply increase defence spending in response to geopolitical tensions and wars, and after the Trump administration gutted USAid [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/feb/20/how-will-trump-and-musk-freeze-on-usaid-affect-millions-around-world]. > >Last year, Britain announced aid cuts alongside plans to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/25/starmer-planning-big-cuts-to-aid-budget-to-boost-defence-spending-say-sources]. This is now scheduled to rise to 3.5% [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/16/britain-needs-to-go-faster-on-defence-spending-keir-starmer] by 2035 in line with Nato targets. Germany and France are also increasing military spending [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/16/germany-calls-on-france-to-increase-defence-spending-merz-macron] while reducing development budgets. > >“Development cooperation has long functioned as a stabilising tool – strengthening health systems, reducing fragility and mitigating the drivers of conflict and displacement,” the report said. “Weakening it may ultimately prove more costly than sustaining it.”
Has the U.S. lost the war in Iran?
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/24/nx-s1-5833148/has-the-u-s-lost-the-war-in-iran
Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
Oil markets are holding their breath.
The Strait of Hormuz ceasefire already appears unstable as Iran, Trump allies, and military forces send conflicting signals across one of the most dangerous waterways on Earth.
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Second Ebola treatment center set on fire in epicenter of disease's outbreak
Explosions Rock Tehran as US-Israel Strikes Continue
Multiple explosions light up Tehran skyline as the joint US-Israeli air campaign against Iran enters its next phase.
https://theboard.world/articles/geopolitics/tehran-explosions-us-israel-strikes
Senate Republicans Cast Doubt on a Potential Peace Deal With Iran
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/world/middleeast/senate-republicans-iran-deal-trump.html
West Ham go down as Salah and Guardiola make emotional Premier League exits https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/24/premier-league-west-ham-go-down-salah-and-guardiola-make-emotional-exits?traffic_source=rss
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