WHO Alerts of Ebola Outbreak in Africa, Declared International Emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) said this Sunday that it fears a regional export of the Ebola outbreak in a border province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which today has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. According to the public health agency, the outbreak has caused 88 […]

Rwanda Closes Border Crossings With DR Congo Due Ebola Outbreak Advance

Rwanda closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this Sunday following the appearance of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in eastern Congo, the mayor of the Rubavu district reported. The closure took effect this morning and restricts cross-border transit for work reasons, although people stranded on both sides of the […]

Cape Verde Votes in Legislative Elections This Sunday

Cape Verde is holding its legislative elections this Sunday, a day characterized by calm streets and a call from Cape Verdean President José Maria Neves for massive participation to strengthen democracy. In a message to the nation, the head of state urged citizens, both on the islands and in the diaspora, to go to the […]

Drone Strike Ignites Fire at an Emirati Nuclear Plant

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stated this Sunday that they responded to a fire caused by a drone attack that broke out “outside the inner perimeter” of the Barakah nuclear power plant in the southern region of Al Dhafra, without causing any security problems. “There were no injuries and there was no impact […]

Hamas members carry the body of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, during his funeral procession in Gaza City, May 16. Photo: EFE.

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Palestinian in Khan Yunis

An Israeli drone strike killed a Palestinian man and wounded an unspecified number of people on Sunday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis, according to hospital sources, raising the total number of Gazans killed by Israeli fire since the October 10, 2025 ceasefire began to at least 872. The Israeli army confirmed in […]

(FILE) A ship that crossed the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: EFE.

Iran Accuses U.S. of Manipulating UN Allies Over Politically Motivated Strait of Hormuz Resolution

Iran’s mission to the United Nations accused the United States on Saturday of manipulating several co-sponsors of a unilateral and politically motivated Security Council resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any country backing the measure will share international responsibility if Washington triggers a new military escalation in the region. Tehran denounced that the […]

(FILE) Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa. Photo: EFE

Ecuadorian Association Denounces ‘Statistical Blindness’ as 12 LGBTI+ Murders Go Unrecorded by State

Twelve people from the LGBTI+ community have been murdered in Ecuador so far in 2026, including eleven trans women and one gay man, according to a manifesto released Saturday by the association Silueta X. “Neither the National Police, nor the State Attorney General’s Office, nor the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) have an […]

Al Haddad's funeral. Photo: EFE.

Israeli Army Confirms Killing of Senior Hamas Military Official Izz al Din Al Haddad in Gaza Strike

The Israeli military killed Izz al Din Al Haddad, a senior commander of Hamas’s armed wing, on Saturday. The Zionist regime had accused him of holding hostages in captivity and leading the Al Qassam Brigades following the death of Mohamed Sinwar in 2025. The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet announced the assassination and a […]

(FILE) Photo: EFE.

Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Man in Jenin as West Bank Operation Enters Second Year

Israeli troops shot and killed a 34‑year‑old Palestinian man on Saturday as he tried to enter the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, an area that has been under continuous Zionist military occupation for more than a year as part of the longest army operation in the territory since the Second Intifada. The […]

(FILE) Former Bolivian Presient Evo Morales. Photo: EFE.

Evo Morales Claims U.S.-Backed Military Plot to Kill or Detain Him in Bolivia

Former Bolivian president Evo Morales accused the United States on Friday of planning his assassination or detention through a military operation coordinated with the government of President Rodrigo Paz, with support from the DEA and the U.S. Southern Command. Morales posted on his social media that the U.S. “ordered the government of Rodrigo Paz to […]

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday denounced a disinformation campaign designed to harm the electoral prospects of left-wing presidential candidate Iván Cepeda, who currently leads polls for the May 31 elections, and suggested the manipulation could be linked to “Hondurasgate” — an international right-wing plot to destabilize progressive governments across Latin America. The controversy erupted […]

(FILE) Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Photo: EFE.

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