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WHO classifies the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Nearly 90 deaths in DRC, first cases confirmed in Uganda, Bundibugyo strain with no available vaccine.
The King's Speech of May 13, 2026 unfolded against the backdrop of an unprecedented political crisis for Keir Starmer: several Labour ministers resigned, over 100 MPs offered conditional public support, and comparisons emerged with Joe Biden's fall. The British Prime Minister refused to step down, invoking his governing mandate.
Launched Sunday, suspended Tuesday evening: the American naval escort operation in the Strait of Hormuz lasted only 48 hours. Trump invokes 'considerable progress' in negotiations with Tehran, but the American naval blockade remains in place — and Iranian missiles continue to strike the United Arab Emirates.
The cruise ship MV Hondius, which departed Ushuaia for Cape Verde, is stranded at sea after a WHO-confirmed hantavirus outbreak: three passengers dead, a British national in intensive care, 150 people trapped in the Atlantic. Cape Verde has refused docking. The Canary Islands are under consideration. The WHO declares a 'low risk' to the public, but concern is mounting across 19 countries from which passengers and crew originate.
Peter Magyar proclaims the 'liberation' of Hungary as Orbán concedes a 'painful' defeat — Putin's most loyal ally in Europe has just lost power.
Vance lands in Islamabad as China secretly ships air defense systems to Tehran, Iran loses track of its own mines in the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump announces there is no Plan B.
Putin declares an Orthodox Easter truce of 32 hours — Zelensky agrees to reciprocate 'in mirror,' but air raid sirens continue wailing over Kyiv.
One month after the Strait of Hormuz closure, the oil crisis is no longer measured in barrels but in kilos of rice, bottles of LPG, and canceled tricycle trips.
Wall Street suffers its worst losses since the conflict began. The South Korean won hits its fourth-lowest monthly level. Jet fuel prices double in Russia. The Philippines converts festive celebrations into fuel subsidies. The economic shockwave from the Iran war reaches every continent.
Oil surpasses $110 a barrel, the Philippines declares a national energy emergency, Germany passes emergency fuel price laws. From the Strait of Hormuz to gas stations in South Africa, the war in Iran is redrawing the global energy map.
The 14th WTO Ministerial Conference opens in Yaoundé, Cameroon — a first on the African continent. At the heart of debates: the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which entered into force in January 2026 and requires importers to pay for CO2 emissions embedded in products. Developing countries denounce a form of green protectionism while the EU defends compatibility with WTO rules. 166 countries are negotiating the future of global trade.
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