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Kenyan court orders suspension of US plan for Ebola quarantine facility

A Kenyan court has ordered the temporary suspension of ​a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit argued the ‌site could endanger public health.

May 30, 2026 2:47 pm
 

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Social media companies pay $27 million

A Kentucky school district secured approximately $27 million in settlements from social media companies over claims they fueled a student mental‑health crisis, with Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab paying the largest amount at $9 million, according to records ​seen by Reuters on Friday that reveal the settlement’s financial terms for the first time.

May 30, 2026 1:49 pm
 

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US judge temporarily blocks Trump's $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund

A U.S. ​judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from setting up a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate ‌victims of what Trump has called government “weaponization.”

May 30, 2026 12:43 pm
 

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Rescuers pull first trapped person from flooded Laos cave

A team of ‌specialist divers said they pulled one man from a flooded cave in central Laos on Friday, as four more people remained trapped with two others still missing.

May 30, 2026 10:54 am
 

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Romania says Russian drone hit apartment block, NATO vows to defend alliance territory

NATO accused Moscow on Friday of reckless behaviour and pledged to “defend every inch of Allied territory” after Romania said a Russian drone ​had crashed into an apartment block in the alliance member state during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine.

May 30, 2026 9:33 am
 

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China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos

In a remote Chinese desert, a vast military complex is taking shape that some security scholars say appears built to ensure no American first strike on China’s nuclear arsenal could reliably knock out Beijing’s ability to hit back.

May 29, 2026 5:00 pm
 

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Over 80 drones downed in Rostov during overnight attacks

Fuel storage facilities also caught fire following a Ukraine drone ​attack in Russia’s Yaroslavl ​region, northeast of Moscow, Governor Mikhail ‌Yevrayev ⁠said on Telegram, adding that work to extinguish the fire were ongoing.

May 29, 2026 3:00 pm
 

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US to quarantine citizens exposed to Ebola in Kenya, not bring them home

The U.S. is setting up a facility in Kenya ​to quarantine U.S. citizens who have been exposed to Ebola, and will not bring them home if they develop symptoms, but instead send them to a third country, ‌the White House said on Thursday.

May 29, 2026 1:00 pm
 

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Cuba sees higher risk of US military aggression as talks stall

Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal sees the risk of U.S. military aggression against the island ​growing as negotiations between the nations stagnate, she said ‌on Thursday.

May 29, 2026 12:00 pm
 

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Clashes between armed groups in Colombia kill at least 52

At least 52 guerrilla fighters were killed in clashes between two rival armed groups vying for control of ​a strategic cocaine production and trafficking region in Colombia, a faction of the ‌Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) involved in the fighting said in a statement on Thursday.

May 29, 2026 11:00 am
 

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On the ground with Ukraine's drone forces targeting Russia's battlefield rear

In a corn field in eastern Ukraine, soldiers fired drones ‌into the sky using a slingshot, aiming at military targets in the country’s Russian-occupied east, dozens of kilometers away.

May 29, 2026 10:00 am
 

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Netanyahu directs Israeli forces to expand Gaza control to 70 percent

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ​said on Thursday he had directed Israel’s military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70% of the Palestinian territory, where the ‌population is already penned into a tiny strip of land along the coast.

May 29, 2026 9:00 am

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