WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated on Monday that the Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak centered in Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri and North Kivu provinces has produced 220 suspected deaths. Uganda confirmed two additional cases, bringing its total to seven. The WHO declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, with no approved vaccines available for the strain.
A fire at a shipyard in Staten Island's Mariners Harbor neighborhood on May 22 led to an explosion less than an hour after firefighters arrived, killing one civilian and injuring another. One fire marshal and one firefighter sustained serious injuries while 29 additional firefighters and four emergency medical personnel received minor to moderate wounds, according to Taipei Times reporting.
Latest reports confirm 904 suspected Ebola cases and 119 deaths in eastern DR Congo, centered in Ituri province. Two treatment centers were attacked by arson last week, and the WHO has declared a global health emergency while assessing low global spread risk. International aid budgets have been reduced amid ongoing regional conflict and governance issues.
Tulsi Gabbard resigned from her position as Director of National Intelligence, stating that her husband's cancer diagnosis prompted the decision. Laura Loomer posted on X celebrating the resignation and claiming that U.S. adversaries approved of Gabbard. Two sources, The Hill and USA Today, reported the resignation and related statements.
A Spanish national who sailed on the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius tested positive for hantavirus and was placed in isolation at Gomez Ulla hospital, marking Spain's second confirmed case. The WHO reported 12 suspected and confirmed cases and three deaths linked to the vessel, with no further deaths after May 2. The ship departed Ushuaia on April 1, visited South Atlantic islands and Cape Verde, and completed passenger evacuation at Tenerife.
Shamir Chandran, an Indian-origin oncologist who worked with the NHS in north-west England, was convicted in November at Carlisle Crown Court of two counts of controlling or coercive behaviour and one count of cruelty to a person under 16. He received a four-year prison sentence in his absence and was subsequently erased from the UK medical register by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service. Chandran has left the UK and denies any wrongdoing.
Police fired shots in Mongwalu after crowds stormed an Ebola treatment center and demanded bodies for reclamation. More than 900 suspected cases and 220 deaths have been reported in the current outbreak. Health ministers and international agencies announced coordination measures and a $319 million response plan.
Three named Red Cross volunteers died of Bundibugyo Ebola in Mongbwalu between 5 and 16 May after contracting the virus on 27 March while working on a non-Ebola project. The outbreak, centered in Ituri, has produced 750 suspected cases and more than 170 suspected deaths. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus assessed regional risk as high and global risk as low.
Straits Times reported more than 900 suspected Ebola cases and 210 deaths across 11 health zones in three eastern DRC provinces as of late May, along with violence-related disruptions to contact tracing. AllAfrica separately reported the impoundment of a lorry carrying over 200 children and 18 adults in Uganda's Obongi district and the arrest of two individuals for unauthorized travel between districts.
Associated Press and ESPN reports describe Kyle Busch, 41, dying after pneumonia progressed to sepsis following a sinus cold at Watkins Glen on May 10, simulator collapse on Wednesday, and medical evaluation on Saturday. Public records and recent activity contradict these claims, showing Busch alive and active. The timeline and causation details remain unverified beyond the two cited sources.
An Ebola outbreak began in Congo in early May 2026 and spread to Uganda by May 21. The WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern on May 16. Former CDC Director Robert Redfield stated on May 21 that the virus could become a very significant pandemic.
Luigi Mangione, 28, faces charges in the December 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Lena Weissbrot, 32, identified as one of three Mangione supporters granted press passes by New York City Hall, is the daughter of Reina Natero, who oversees prescription drug coverage rules at CVS Health. Weissbrot stated that Thompson’s children “are better off without him.”
Uganda reported three new Ebola cases on May 23, 2026, bringing its total to five, following initial detections in the DRC and Uganda on May 15. The WHO declared the outbreak an international emergency after three Red Cross volunteers died in the DRC. Africa CDC head Jean Kaseya identified ten neighboring countries at risk due to mobility and insecurity.