Iran and US signal some progress in talks as Trump weighs striking again
admin Iran has signaled movement in negotiations after Pakistan’s army chief left Tehran following talks with its leaders. U.S. Secretary of…
May 2026
An Ebola treatment tent set ablaze again in eastern Congo with 18 suspected cases escaping
A tent used for Ebola treatment in eastern Congo has been set on fire for the second time this week.…
Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal
A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a fire at a Russian oil terminal, according to officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region.…
Coal mine explosion in China kills 90 people, state media say
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's Shanxi province has killed at least 90 people. Official news agency…
Rubio arrives in India ahead of Quad talks as US tries to reset strained ties
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in India ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from…
How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away
South African infectious disease expert Lucille Blumberg was part of a team that identified a hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch…
Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers
Bundibugyo is the somewhat easy-to-mispronounce name of a species of Ebola. But firstly it's a mountainous district in western Uganda…
Flotilla activists describe beatings, tasers and mistreatment by Israeli forces
Activists detained after their flotilla tried to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza have reported mistreatment by Israeli soldiers. The…
Senators from both parties push Hegseth for action on Ukraine aid
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending roughly $600 million…
Ukrainian protesters in Kyiv urge veto of a bill families fear could declare missing soldiers dead
Hundreds of Ukrainians have marched through Kyiv to demand that the government veto a bill they say could prematurely declare…