Ebola was first discovered in 1976 in what is now DR Congo. It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids and through broken skin. There are four species of Ebola known to cause disease in humans, including Zaire, which DR Congo has dealt with on numerous occasions and is most familiar with.
Netanyahu says the way Ben-Gvir dealt with the activists was "not in line with Israel's values and norms" Adalah says this followed similar patterns of ill-treatment by Israeli authorities against activists in previous flotilla missions. "I say to Prime Minister Netanyahu, give them to me for a long, long time," he says.
After Palmer died in 2007, Frank flew to Maine to look after Ready, and soon after their romance began. Ready would later admit that he'd "had a crush" on Frank for many years, having been "inspired" by the politician's decision to come out publicly some 20 years earlier.
The charges focus on the Cuban air force's decision to shoot down two civilian planes. The planes were operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. At the time of the shootdown, Raúl Castro was the country's defense minister. The indictment alleges that Castro authorized "decisive and deadly action"
Colorado Democrats formally censure Gov. Polis over Tina Peters commutation. Peters, a former Mesa County clerk, had been sentenced to nine years in prison over her efforts to breach election systems. The party accused Polis of having "materially harmed" the state party’s credibility.
The indictment against Castro, returned in federal court in Miami on 23 April, charges him with one count of conspiracy to kill US nationals, four counts of murder, and two counts of destruction of aircraft. The indictment comes as US President Donald Trump has pushed for a regime change in Cuba, where Castro's communists have been in charge since his late brother led a revolution in 1959.
The charges against Raul Castro stem from the deadly downing of two civilian planes manned by anti-Castro pilots in 1996. In addition to murder, Castro has been charged with conspiracy to kill Americans and destruction of aircraft. For now, it appears the indictment of the 94-year-old Castro is largely symbolic, but it comes as President Donald Trump keeps dropping big hints that regime change could soon be coming.
US and Israel ‘planned to install hardliner Ahmadinejad as Iran’s new leader’ after war: report. President Donald Trump had been open about the US-Israeli plan to initiate ‘regime change’ in Iran, replacing the old establishment with “someone from within”
The US has instructed its diplomatic mission in Jerusalem to press the Palestinian leadership to withdraw its candidacy for a vice presidency of the United Nations General Assembly. The next PGA might assist the Palestinians in presiding over high-profile sessions related to the Middle East or during UNGA81 high-level week, according to a State Department cable.
US charges Cuba’s Raúl Castro with murder over 1996 shoot down of civilian planes. The indictment charges Castro and five other defendants with conspiracy to kill those U.S. nationals, destruction of aircraft, and four counts of murder for the killing of the four people aboard the two planes that were shot down.
Bank of Japan policy board member Junko Koeda added a measure of support for the yen with hawkish comments on Thursday. Koeda said the central bank needs to continue to raise rates with underlying inflation already ar. The selloff in government bonds across the world in the past week, with traders increasingly concerned about inflation.
US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, called Ben-Gvir's actions "despicable" Australia, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain have summoned their respective Israeli ambassadors. Annelle Sheline, a research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, said the actions should be seen as part of a manifestation of a US policy.
Pakistan's Army Chief Asim Munir will travel to Tehran on Thursday to continue his nation's efforts to broker a deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The Pakistani Army chief will arrive in Tehran carrying a new message from the United States, according to Iranian state media.
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"It's unlikely that the Cuban regime will surrender to the United States without a fight," Vigil noted. "President Trump is offering a new path between the US and a new Cuba," Rubio said. "We expect he will show up here, by his own will or another way," Sabatini said.
There were 1,168 laboratory-confirmed cases of Lyme disease in 2025, up from 959 in 2024 – an increase of 22%.Lyme disease is caused by a type of bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi, which lives in the gut of ticks – tiny spider-like creatures found in grassy and wooly areas.
Five Italians went missing during a diving incident in an underwater cave in the Maldives on Thursday, May 14. One body was recovered the same day the group went missing, with the other four members weren't located until days later. The bodies of Monica Montefalcone and university researcher Federico Gualtieri were recovered from the cave on Wednesday.
At issue is the distribution of bonuses between staff in memory chip divisions and those in other units. Samsung is the world's largest memory chipmaker by sales and a major supplier of chips used in AI data centres, smartphones and laptops. It faces competition from rivals SK Hynix and Micron amid surging AI-driven chip demand.
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The central breakthrough was Samsung's agreement to delay by one year a contentious new method for distributing performance bonuses across loss-making chip divisions. Samsung's foundry business, which competes with TSMC for contract chip manufacturing, and its chip design units, which are still narrowing losses, will face a smaller bonus allocation beginning next year absent a further renegotiation.
Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video mocking Palestinian activists. He has been sanctioned by U.S. allies for inciting violence against Palestinians. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar rebuked him on X: "You are not the face of Israel"
The European Union's executive commission cut its growth outlook. It predicted higher inflation due to sharply higher energy prices from the war in Iran. The commission’s spring forecast lowered the outlook for growth in the 21 countries that use the euro to 0.9% for this year, from 1.2% in its autumn forecast.