Iran Trump warns Iran "clock is ticking" in new ultimatum President threatens total annihilation via Truth Social amid stalled nuclear talks and increased uranium production By Layla Hassan / 18 May 2026
China Magnitude 5.2 earthquake kills two in southwest China More than 7,000 evacuated in Liuzhou as rescue teams search for one missing person after pre-dawn quake collapses buildings By Alex Thompson / 18 May 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo WHO declares health emergency as rare Ebola strain spreads across DRC and Uganda Bundibugyo virus outbreak prompts PHEIC declaration amid escalating cases in conflict-affected Ituri Province and confirmed cross-border transmission By Amara Okonkwo / 17 May 2026
Haiti UN reports 78 dead in Haiti gang clashes near Port-au-Prince Violence in Cite Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets displaces 5,300 as medical facilities suspend operations By Diego Martinez / 17 May 2026
Poland Pentagon cancels Poland troop deployment amid broader European withdrawal Abrupt decision follows Germany drawdown as Trump administration recalibrates US military posture in Europe By Elena Kowalski / 15 May 2026
Pakistan Militants storm Pakistan security outpost in coordinated border assault Vehicle bomb and armed attack kill eighteen troops, injure 35 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's latest tactical escalation By Layla Hassan / 15 May 2026
Cuba U.S. Justice Department prepares to indict Raúl Castro over 1996 aircraft shootdown Former Cuban military chief faces charges related to deaths of four humanitarian volunteers By Diego Martinez / 15 May 2026
India Deadly storms claim 28 lives across Uttar Pradesh Heavy rain and strong winds kill 17 in Prayagraj as Chief Minister orders immediate relief and compensation By Alex Thompson / 13 May 2026
Netherlands Hospital staff quarantined after hantavirus protocol breach in Netherlands Radboud University Medical Center isolates 12 workers for six weeks following procedural lapses in sample handling By Alex Thompson / 12 May 2026
United States Pentagon puts Iran war costs at $29 billion as congressional scrutiny intensifies Acting comptroller reports $4 billion jump in two weeks as skeptics question true scale of Operation Epic Fury spending By Alex Thompson / 12 May 2026
United Kingdom British military airdrops paratroopers to Tristan da Cunha over hantavirus case Six paratroopers and medical personnel deployed to world's most remote inhabited island after suspected case linked to cruise ship outbreak By Alex Thompson / 10 May 2026
Pakistan Coordinated car bomb and ambush kill 14 police officers in northwestern Pakistan Militant group claims responsibility after multi-stage attack on police post in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province By Alex Thompson / 10 May 2026
