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U.S-based health aid organization is warning that the outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is spreading faster than responders can contain it. The warning came Tuesday from the International Rescue Committee, which said the outbreak is no longer limited to remote areas of northeastern Congo, ABC News reported. Cases are now spreading to larger regional hubs, including the major city of Goma and Uganda's capital, Kampala. The outbreak has resulted in over 900 suspected cases and at least 223 deaths so far.

Putin walked away [from his meeting with Xi] with more than 40 agreements, but he did not leave with the prize he has long sought. "When you look at all the 'agreements,' they are only memoranda of understanding. In other words, they are merely invitations to talk more." — Dmitri Alperovitch, chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator and co-author of World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century, to Gatestone Institute, May 22, 2026. The pipeline is especially important to Russia because it will replace sales to Europe, lost because of its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. "Russia is running out of capital.