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May 16, 2026
New Ebola outbreak is confirmed, with 65 deaths recorded
KINSHASA (AP):
Africa’s top public health body yesterday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.
May 16, 2026
Reports: Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment
MIAMI (AP):
The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban president Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter told AP yesterday, as President Donald Trump…
May 16, 2026
US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors
Libyan Dr Faysal Alghoula needs to renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana. But he hasn’t been able to do that since the Trump administration stopped…
May 16, 2026
BRICS talks end with ‘differing views’ on Middle East conflict
NEW DELHI (AP):
A two-day meeting of foreign ministers from the BRICS nations concluded in New Delhi yesterday without a joint statement, due to “differing views among some members” on the situation…
May 16, 2026
North America's largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike
North America's largest commuter rail system was shut down Saturday after unionized workers in the New York City area went on strike.
May 16, 2026
Ukrainian aircraft given green light to leave Trinidad and Tobago
The Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) Friday night said that a Ukrainian aircraft impounded at the Piarco International Airport after explosives were discovered onboard had been given…
May 15, 2026
UK health secretary first senior minister to quit
LONDON (AP):
Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from within his party broke into open rebellion yesterday, with one potential rival resigning from the Cabinet and two others…
May 15, 2026
Over 40% of Sudan’s population face high levels of acute food insecurity
CAIRO (AP):
More than 40 per cent of the population in war-torn Sudan are facing high levels of acute food insecurity through May as the conflict enters its fourth year, a global hunger monitoring…
May 15, 2026
Xi warns US that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict
BEIJING (AP):
China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump yesterday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly, an unusually harsh admonition that…