WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Congo‘s Ituri province on May 30, 2026, as an Ebola outbreak caused by a rare strain with no approved vaccine continues to spread rapidly amid armed conflict.
At least 52 people have been killed in clashes between FARC dissident factions in Colombia’s Amazon region
Venezuela will release 300 prisoners this week under an amnesty law for political detainees
Global markets rallied and oil prices plunged below $100 on April 8, 2026, after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a hot-fire test in Florida on May 28, 2026.
Developing nations face nearly $1.4 trillion in annual debt costs as unfair credit ratings block access to affordable finance, the UN warns. Deputy chief Amina Mohammed calls for reforming a system that “overlooks long-term potential.”
The EU Entry/Exit System became fully operational across the Schengen Area on April 10, 2026.
NASA’s Artemis II moon mission reached back home on April 10, 2026, with four astronauts splashing down safely in the Pacific Ocean
