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Healthcare workers respond to deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo

Ebola’s Deadly Return: Congo’s New Outbreak Sparks Regional Alarm as Rare Strain Kills 80

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is confronting one of its gravest public health emergencies in years as a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak tied to the rare Bundibugyo strain has killed at

May 16, 2026

Health·News

JD Vance announces freeze of California Medicaid funds over fraud allegations

White House Freezes $1.3 Billion in California Medicaid Funds, Explosive Fraud Allegations

The Trump administration has frozen $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California, escalating a growing confrontation between Washington and Democratic-led states over healthcare oversight, public spending, and alleged abuse of taxpayer-funded welfare

May 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Medical teams in protective suits board MV Hondius during hantavirus outbreak investigation

Rare Andes Virus Outbreak Traps Cruise Ship in Expanding International Health Crisis

An elderly Dutch passenger aboard the Antarctic expedition vessel MV Hondius fell ill during the ship’s long voyage across the South Atlantic. By the time the vessel reached Saint Helena in late

May 6, 2026

Health·News

MV Hondius cruise ship isolated at sea near Cape Verde during suspected hantavirus outbreak quarantine situation

Hantavirus Horror at Sea: Luxury Cruise Turns Into Floating Quarantine Off Cape Verde

What began as an elite polar expedition, marketed with the quiet seduction of Antarctica’s untouched grandeur, has devolved into a floating epidemiological crisis in the Atlantic. Aboard the Dutch-flagged expedition vessel MV

May 6, 2026

Health·News

Hendrik Flynn testifies at Madlanga Commission on organised crime corruption

Organised Crime Thrives on Corruption, Top South African General Tells Explosive Inquiry

PRETORIA — A senior South African police official has delivered one of the most damning assessments yet of the country’s criminal justice system, telling a national inquiry that organised crime cannot take

May 6, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Residents navigate flooded streets after heavy rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal Faces Extreme Weather Crisis, Heavy Rains Threaten N2 and N3 Highways

KwaZulu-Natal is bracing for a potentially devastating bout of extreme weather, with authorities warning that heavy rainfall and violent storms could paralyze critical transport routes and place thousands of residents at risk.

May 6, 2026

Climate·News

Thick black smoke billowing over residential buildings in El-Obeid, Sudan,

RSF Suicide Drone Attack Kills 7 Civilians in El Obeid, Medics Say

The attack on April 25 marked the latest escalation in the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) expanding drone warfare campaign, which the United Nations says has killed nearly 700 civilians in the first

April 26, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

US Treasury sanctions Cambodian senator Kok An over scam network targeting Americans

US Sanctions Cambodian Senator for Allegedly Defrauding Americans – Treasury

Washington (SPUTNIK) — Washington has imposed sweeping sanctions on a powerful Cambodian lawmaker and his business network, accusing them of orchestrating a vast web of cyber scams that targeted Americans and generated

April 24, 2026

News

Sudan Civil War refugees living in overcrowded camps amid UK deportation policy controversy

Britain Pays France to Deport Asylum Seekers to War Zones. Critics Call It a Policy of Cruelty.

LONDON — The British government has struck a deal to pay France hundreds of millions of pounds to detain and deport asylum seekers including Sudanese, nationals escaping a war that has killed

April 23, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

RSF fighters in technical vehicles advance near El Fasher, Sudan, during the ongoing civil war that has displaced millions and created a militia-run economic empire.

How a Brutal Militia Built a Bloody Empire While the World’s Peace Farce Continues

Kenya — Four years into a civil war that has partitioned Sudan, displaced more than 11 million people and left vast stretches of the country in ruins, a single armed group has

April 22, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War

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Ebola’s Deadly Return: Congo’s New Outbreak Sparks Regional Alarm as Rare Strain Kills 80

White House Freezes $1.3 Billion in California Medicaid Funds, Explosive Fraud Allegations

Rare Andes Virus Outbreak Traps Cruise Ship in Expanding International Health Crisis

Hantavirus Horror at Sea: Luxury Cruise Turns Into Floating Quarantine Off Cape Verde

Organised Crime Thrives on Corruption, Top South African General Tells Explosive Inquiry

KwaZulu-Natal Faces Extreme Weather Crisis, Heavy Rains Threaten N2 and N3 Highways

RSF Suicide Drone Attack Kills 7 Civilians in El Obeid, Medics Say

US Sanctions Cambodian Senator for Allegedly Defrauding Americans – Treasury

Britain Pays France to Deport Asylum Seekers to War Zones. Critics Call It a Policy of Cruelty.

How a Brutal Militia Built a Bloody Empire While the World’s Peace Farce Continues

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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