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Iran has already restarted some of its drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in early April, one sign it is rapidly rebuilding certain military capabilities degraded by US-Israeli strikes, according to two sources familiar with US intelligence assessments. Four sources told CNN that US intelligence indicates Iran’s military is reconstituting much faster than initially estimated. The rebuilding of …

The US has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes over the 1996 downing of two planes between Cuba and Florida. The case unveiled on Wednesday accuses Castro and five others in the shooting down of the aircraft belonging to Cuban-American group Brothers to the Rescue and killing four people, including three …

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has underscored the need to expand UN Security Council membership to curb the impunity of veto-wielding “superpowers”. Guterres stated this while addressing the press on the final day of his official visit to Japan, which is marking 70 years of cooperation with the UN. He reiterated his long-standing call to reform outdated international institutions. “The …

A group founded by Cuban exiles known as Brothers to the Rescue is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to seek an indictment against Cuban leader Raúl Castro, a move reviving one of the lowest points in the two countries’ bitter decadeslong relationship. The indictment is connected to Castro’s alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two …

The United Nations says it is concerned about recurring terrorists attacks on schools in Nigeria. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stated this in a response to the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the recent coordinated attacks on multiple schools in the country. NAN reports that armed groups attacked schools in Oyo State over the weekend during which …

The U.S. says it is “rapidly supporting” the Ebola outbreak response by funding up to 50 treatment clinics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The U.S. Department of State said it is actively responding to the Ebola outbreak in the affected regions of DRC and Uganda. The department said the U.S. was also funding associated frontline …

At least 131 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 513 cases suspected, local officials have said. A spokesman for the DR Congo government said cases were now being reported over a wider area. There are also two confirmed cases and one death in Uganda, says the US Centers for …

The UN has called on the international community to urgently scale up support for both the Ebola response and the broader humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric made the call on Monday in New York while briefing journalists on the update of Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda. According to Dujarric, the …

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. WHO said the outbreak doesn’t meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency like COVID-19, and advised against the closure …

US President Donald Trump has warned Iran the “clock is ticking” as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled. “They better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform. “TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” The message came as the president spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …