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DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Largest on Record — and There Is No Vaccine for This Strain
DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Largest on Record — and There Is No Vaccine for This Strain An Ebola epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo ebolavirus — a strain for which no licensed vaccine or approved treatment exists — has spread across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and into Uganda, becoming the second-largest Ebola…
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Twin Earthquakes Kill at Least 164 in Venezuela as USGS Warns Final Toll May Reach Thousands
Twin Earthquakes Kill at Least 164 in Venezuela as USGS Warns Final Toll May Reach Thousands Two catastrophic earthquakes struck Venezuela in rapid succession on the evening of June 24, 2026: a magnitude 7.2 quake near San Felipe followed just 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 quake near Yumare, both roughly 285 to 293…
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Trump Says Iran Agreed to Nuclear Inspections. Iran Says Absolutely Not.
Trump Says Iran Agreed to Nuclear Inspections. Iran Says Absolutely Not. On June 23, 2026, Vice President JD Vance announced at a press conference in Switzerland that Iran had agreed to allow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to return to nuclear sites bombed by the United States last year, calling it a “major milestone”…
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Lebanon Demands Full Israeli Withdrawal. Israel Says Never. The Washington Talks Carry On Regardless.
Lebanon Demands Full Israeli Withdrawal. Israel Says Never. The Washington Talks Carry On Regardless. The fifth round of US-brokered Israel-Lebanon peace negotiations opened at the State Department in Washington on June 23, 2026, the first session since the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding [1]. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun declared that Beirut…
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Czech President Sues His Own Prime Minister Just to Attend the NATO Summit
Czech President Sues His Own Prime Minister Just to Attend the NATO Summit Czech President Petr Pavel filed a constitutional court lawsuit against his government on June 23, 2026, after Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced that Pavel would be excluded from the Czech delegation to the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, scheduled for July 7–8…
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China Cuts Off 10 US Defense Firms From Supplies and Bans 46 From Contracts in Military Blacklist Blowback
China Cuts Off 10 US Defense Firms From Supplies and Bans 46 From Contracts in Military Blacklist Blowback China’s Commerce Ministry on June 22, 2026 imposed export controls on 10 American defense-linked companies, barring Chinese suppliers from shipping “dual-use” goods — materials with both civilian and military applications — to targets including drone manufacturers Teal…
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Europe’s Second Heat Dome in Two Months Kills Dozens in France, Shatters Records Across Seven Countries
Europe’s Second Heat Dome in Two Months Kills Dozens in France, Shatters Records Across Seven Countries A record-breaking heat wave — the continent’s second major “heat dome” in the span of two months — baked western and central Europe around the June 22–23 solstice, driving temperatures 14 to 18 degrees Celsius above normal for late…
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Britain’s Revolving Door Spins Again: Starmer Out in Under Two Years, Seventh PM in a Decade
Britain’s Revolving Door Spins Again: Starmer Out in Under Two Years, Seventh PM in a Decade British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as Labour Party leader on June 22, 2026, less than two years after Labour’s historic 2024 general election landslide. In his statement, Starmer said he was “not best placed to lead…
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Ukraine Cuts Crimea’s Fuel Supply — Drone Strikes Trigger Occupied Peninsula’s Worst Energy Crisis Since 2014
Ukraine Cuts Crimea’s Fuel Supply — Drone Strikes Trigger Occupied Peninsula’s Worst Energy Crisis Since 2014 Ukrainian forces carried out a series of drone strikes targeting fuel storage and transport infrastructure in Russian-occupied Crimea and Russia’s Krasnodar region overnight on June 21, 2026. Kremlin-appointed governor Sergey Aksyonov announced at 9 a.m. local time that all…
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Colombia’s Election Goes to the Far Right by a Razor’s Edge — and the Losing Side Is Already Calling Foul
Colombia’s Election Goes to the Far Right by a Razor’s Edge — and the Losing Side Is Already Calling Foul Colombia held its presidential runoff on Sunday, June 21, pitting right-wing businessman and criminal defense attorney Abelardo de la Espriella — known by his nickname “El Tigre” — against left-wing senator Iván Cepeda, a close…