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Health workers at a new Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Congo, on Sunday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 1, 2026
Congo’s Ebola footprint widens as officials race to gauge epidemic’s true scale
One of the most complex Ebola outbreaks in years is unfolding across areas impacted by armed conflict, mass displacement and weak health infrastructure.
Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus washes his hands at the Evangelical Medical Center, a facility at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 1, 2026
Africa CDC says over 1,100 suspected Ebola cases in Congo and Uganda
The organization’s director general said there were 263 confirmed cases in both countries as of Saturday, with 43 confirmed deaths.
A Uganda Red Cross Society worker in protective gear is sprayed with disinfectant during the evacuation of the body of a suspected Ebola victim in Kampala on Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 28, 2026
‘Breakneck’ Ebola epidemic in Congo outpaces world’s response
Caused by a strain of the virus for which there is no vaccine or treatment, the latest outbreak has already caused a suspected 220 deaths and 900 cases.
Health workers are sprayed with disinfectant in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 28, 2026
Congo seeks experimental Ebola antibody as cases surpass 1,000
The outbreak is straining health systems in eastern Congo, where violence, displacement and distrust of authorities have hit efforts to contain the Bundibugyo strain’s spread.
A worshipper has his temperature taken outside a Mosque in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Wednesday.
WORLD
May 28, 2026
WHO urges ceasefire in Congo to contain Ebola as cases surge
The head of the World Health Organization said that ongoing fighting was driving mass displacement and spreading the disease in overcrowded camps.
Travelers at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on May 22. The CDC has begun expanded Ebola screening measures at the airport for certain international travelers amid concerns over worsening outbreaks in parts of East and Central Africa.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 27, 2026
CDC asks staff to volunteer for airport Ebola screenings
The public health agency, which underwent mass firings last year, wants to expand its screening capabilities amid a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
Medical Director of Mongbwalu General Hospital Richard Lokudu stands next to the burned remains of a destroyed emergency isolation tent at the Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday.
WORLD
May 26, 2026
Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response
At least three such incidents have occurred in the northeastern province of Ituri where the first Ebola cases were reported.
Health workers disinfect the entrance to a house in Bunia, as part of the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 25, 2026
Dread and denial at heart of deadly Congo Ebola outbreak
Many in the outbreak’s epicenter are split between criticism of the government’s response and denial of the disease’s very existence.
Many of the abandoned high-rises in the city center have been appropriated by armed gangs who extract rent from squatters.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 25, 2026
Africa’s business capital is on the brink of financial collapse
Water and power outages are frequent in Johannesburg, and many of the abandoned high-rises in the city center have been appropriated by armed gangs who extract rent from squatters.
Congolese medical workers prepare to bury the coffin of a patient who died of Ebola, as authorities intensify efforts to contain a new outbreak, in Rwampara Congo, on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 24, 2026
Congo faces surge in Ebola cases as key medical tools run short
The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus and has no approved vaccine or antibody treatment.
Health workers walk through the ruins of the Ebola treatment center, set on fire after the death of a patient with Ebola, at the Rwampara General Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 23, 2026
Experimental treatments could help U.S. Ebola patient
There are no vaccines or known drugs specifically approved to treat the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Medical staff prepare to transport the body of a patient who died at the hospital in Rwampara, Democratic Republic of Congo, to a cemetery on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 22, 2026
From Congo’s mines and forests, a cry for help in tackling ebola
At Nyankunde Hospital in the Ituri province of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Charles Kashindi is on the frontline of the fight against the latest deadly outbreak of Ebola.
A witness poses for a portrait at a makeshift camp near the Mauritanian border with Mali, in the Hodh Ech Chargui region, on April 28.
WORLD
May 21, 2026
Malians tell of torture and killings by army and Russian fighters
According to data from conflict monitor ACLED, Malian government operations since 2020 have caused more than 8,500 deaths, about half of them civilians.
Viranchi Shah, spokesperson for India's Drug Manufacturers' Association, the largest industry body of Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers, speaks during an interview in Ahmedabad, India.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2026
Indian pharma fuels Africa’s ‘zombie drug’ and opioid crisis
Customs records show millions of dollars’ worth of the high-strength synthetic opioid being shipped from India every month to Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana.
Members of the M23 rebel group guard a laboratory in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, as provincial authorities visit the facility where suspected Ebola samples are being tested.
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2026
Containing Ebola is hard. The U.S. made it worse
One thing is certain: The decimation of USAID will make containing the spread much more difficult.
Aid agencies are intensifying efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 21, 2026
Ebola outbreak likely started months ago and spread undetected
The rare Bundibugyo strain circulated for “a couple months” before being identified in blood samples on May 15.
A health worker checks a visitor's temperature at a checkpoint for Kyeshero Hospital in Goma on Monday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 19, 2026
Long-running conflicts muddy Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola response
The outbreak’s epicenter is in a border province where the violence wrought by various armed groups has led to intense episodes of internal displacement.
Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during an event in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 19, 2026
WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak
The WHO has declared the surge of the highly contagious hemorrhagic fever an international health emergency.
A Congolese health worker checks the temperature to screen a traveller at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, at the border crossing point between Congo and Rwanda, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
May 19, 2026
Health workers race to contain Congo’s fast-spreading Ebola outbreak
While Congo has experience tackling Ebola, the late detection and quick spread of this outbreak have alarmed health experts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, the day Russia celebrates the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2026
How Moscow lost friends and global influence
With even Russia’s closest friends hedging their bets, the Kremlin’s ability to project power and shape world affairs has been severely weakened.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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