The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing at an alarming rate. Since the WHO declared an international emergency last week, the death toll has risen from 80 to 204. Spread across three provinces, over 850 are believed to be infected. The outbreak is concentrated in the east of the country. The violence in that part of Congo is severely hampering aid efforts.
Russian director Andrey Zviaguintsev won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. In his acceptance speech, he called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine.
Russia bombarded Kyiv with a massive wave of 600 drones and 90 missiles during the night of Saturday to Sunday, the heaviest attack on the Ukrainian capital to date. Mayor Vitali Klichko speaks on Telegram of "a terrible night for Kyiv."
A new attempt to recover the carcass of Timmy the whale that was stranded off the coast of Denmark will be made early next week, German media reports. Three attempts have already failed. Meanwhile, the risk of the carcass exploding is increasing while injuries deceased humpback whale were also noted.
More information is being released about the bizarre facts that took place in Portugal this week.
Czech President Petr Pavel is calling on NATO to "show its teeth" in response to Russia's increasing provocations. In an interview with The Guardian, he warns that otherwise the alliance runs the risk of Moscow ramping up its actions even further.
A German young man of 19 was killed last night while climbing the 2,962-meter-high Zugspitze in the Austrian Alps.
On May 21, a missing Belgian hiker was found alive in France by the volunteer organization Flemish Rescue Dogs and the Rescue Dogs Team Zeeland.
Ukraine denies it is behind a drone attack on student dorms in Luhansk. It claims it was an attack on a unit controlling attack drones. Russia, according to Ukraine, falsely accused Ukraine of attacking innocent students.
The International Energy Agency warns that commercial oil supplies are rapidly being depleted. Rising oil prices now worry consumers as well. As summer approaches, conflicts in the Middle East and Russia could make trips to the sunny south a lot more expensive.