The head of the World Health Organization announced a meeting of his emergency committee regarding the «scale and speed» of the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and Uganda on Tuesday.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cited data saying there have been over 500 suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in recent weeks, and 33 confirmed cases. There have been two confirmed cases in Uganda. The outbreak has seen a total of 131 fatalities.

«I’m deeply concerned about the scale ‌and ⁠speed of the epidemic,» Tedros said in a Tuesday statement.

Tedros is meeting with the WHO’s Emergency Committee later Tuesday.

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There are several factors that have made the WHO concerned about the potential ​for further spread, such as cases in urban ​areas, including ⁠Kampala, Uganda, and Goma in the DRC, as well as the conflict-affected province of Ituri.

The WHO has approved $3.9 million in ​emergency funding to support national authorities as they respond to the outbreak.

The WHO declared the outbreak a public health emergency on Sunday, and the U.S. issued an urgent travel warning for the DRC shortly after on Monday.

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A health worker sprays disinfectant on a colleague after working at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo, on Sept. 9, 2018. (Al-hadji Kudra Maliro/AP)

Officials said the outbreak was caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus, a rarer variant for which existing vaccines may be less effective.

The State Department warns that Ebola is a «rare, severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever illness.»

The virus can spread through direct contact with infected individuals, bodily fluids, infected corpses and objects contaminated with the virus.

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«The U.S. government is unable to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Ituri province,» the advisory noted. «Do not travel to this area for any reason.»

Pictured is the MV Hondius, the cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak after a stop in Argentina that left three passengers dead. (Europa Press Canarias via Getty Images)

The development comes as global health officials continue monitoring a rare hantavirus outbreak tied to the MV Hondius cruise ship, which left multiple passengers and crew members sick, and caused three deaths.

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As of May 13, the WHO said 11 hantavirus cases had been identified in connection with the cruise outbreak, including eight confirmed cases, two probable cases and one inconclusive case.

Fox News’ Andrea Margolis and Michael Sinkewicz and Reuters contributed to this report.

El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, aterrizó este martes en Beijing para reunirse con su par chino, Xi Jinping.

El encuentro busca dejar en claro que la relación entre ambos países atraviesa se mantiene después de la reciente visita de Donald Trump a China.

La llegada de Putin se confirmó apenas unos días después de que Trump concluyera la primera de un mandatario estadounidense a China en casi diez años.

El objetivo del viaje del líder republicano fue intentar estabilizar los lazos entre Washington y Beijing, que atraviesan una etapa de fuertes tensiones.

Una alianza estratégica que se profundizó tras la guerra en Ucrania

Según el Kremlin, Putin y Xi tienen previsto discutir cómo “fortalecer aún más” la asociación estratégica entre sus países e intercambiar opiniones sobre los principales temas internacionales y regionales.

Desde la invasión rusa a Ucrania en 2022, los lazos entre Moscú y Beijing se profundizaron notablemente.

Putin visitó China cada año desde entonces, en un contexto en el que Rusia quedó diplomáticamente aislada y depende cada vez más de la economía china.

Hoy, China es el principal comprador del petróleo ruso sancionado, un dato clave para sostener el esfuerzo bélico del Kremlin.

Para marcar el tono de la visita, ambos líderes intercambiaron “cartas de felicitación” el domingo, celebrando los 30 años de la asociación estratégica.

Xi remarcó que la cooperación bilateral “se ha profundizado y consolidado continuamente”, según medios estatales chinos.

En un mensaje de video dirigido al pueblo chino, Putin aseguró que las relaciones alcanzaron “un nivel verdaderamente sin precedentes” y que “el comercio entre Rusia y China sigue creciendo”.

El mandatario ruso subrayó: “Sin aliarnos contra nadie, buscamos la paz y la prosperidad universal”, evitando mencionar a Estados Unidos o a otros países.

“Viejos amigos” frente al mundo

La relación personal entre Putin y Xi es un punto central de la visita. Cuando el presidente ruso estuvo en Beijing por última vez, en septiembre de 2025, Xi lo recibió como a un “viejo amigo”, un gesto que no repitió con Trump la semana pasada.

Putin, por su parte, suele llamar a Xi su “querido amigo” y busca mostrar que la alianza con China no se ve afectada por la presencia de Trump en la región.

Aunque no se espera que la visita de Putin tenga la misma espectacularidad que la del expresidente estadounidense, analistas remarcan que “la relación entre Xi y Putin no requiere ese tipo de gesto de tranquilidad”.

Ambas partes consideran que sus lazos son “estructuralmente más fuertes y estables” que los que China mantiene con Estados Unidos.

Ucrania, petróleo y el tablero global

Beijing pidió en varias ocasiones que se abran conversaciones para poner fin a la guerra en Ucrania, pero nunca condenó a Rusia por la invasión y se presenta como un actor neutral.

La semana pasada, Trump y Xi Jinping hablaron sobre el conflicto, pero el presidente estadounidense se fue de China sin avances concretos.

Expertos aseguran que el mandatario chino probablemente informará a Putin sobre su cumbre con Trump, y que la falta de resultados claros “tranquiliza a Moscú”, ya que no hubo acuerdos que puedan afectar los intereses rusos.

Putin llega a China con la expectativa de que Xi profundice su compromiso con Moscú, especialmente después de que Trump anunciara que Beijing acordó comprar petróleo estadounidense.

Rusia depende de las ventas a China para sostener su economía y su esfuerzo militar, por lo que el respaldo chino es fundamental.

Diferencias sobre Medio Oriente y el futuro de la alianza

El presidente ruso también buscará conocer la postura de China sobre el futuro de Oriente Medio, luego de que Trump señalara que espera un rol más activo de Beijing en la región.

Sin embargo, los intereses de ambos países no siempre coinciden: mientras China necesita que las rutas marítimas sigan abiertas para su economía, Moscú se benefició de la flexibilización de sanciones por los combates en Irán.

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En abril, tras reunirse con Xi, el canciller ruso Serguéi Lavrov afirmó que Rusia podría “compensar” la escasez energética de China a medida que la guerra afecta los suministros mundiales.

Putin y Xi buscan mostrar al mundo que su alianza es sólida y que, pese a los movimientos de Estados Unidos, la relación entre Moscú y Beijing sigue siendo un eje central en el tablero global.

A progressive state legislator vying to be Michigan’s next U.S. senator voiced openness to supporting an Iron Dome for Palestinians.

State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Mich., made the eyebrow-raising remark, first reported by Jewish Insider, during a recent interview with pro-Palestinian podcasters Matt Bernstein and Emma Vigeland.

«I don’t think anybody should live in fear of being bombed or killed,» McMorrow said when the hosts grilled her on her support for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. «I would look at how do we support defensive systems for Palestinians? How would we support defensive systems for Lebanese?»

Asked by Fox News Digital whether that would apply to Palestinians in Hamas-controlled Gaza, a spokesperson for McMorrow replied, «No.»

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«Her priority remains ending this war and securing lasting peace in the region,» the spokesperson added.

During the interview, McMorrow also omitted mention of the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah, which fires missiles indiscriminately at Israel from Lebanon.

After Vigeland appeared to mockingly suggest Palestinians having access to Iron Dome missile technology, McMorrow enthusiastically replied, «Let’s have that conversation.»

When McMorrow’s comments drew an audible groan from Bernstein, who continued to press the Senate hopeful to disavow her support for Israel’s defensive weaponry, she appeared to double down.

«I mean the horror of living in fear of being bombed constantly,» McMorrow said. «Let’s work with the outcome of how do we end the violence, period.»

McMorrow later said she hopes missile defense systems eventually become unnecessary altogether. 

«I would love to get to a place where it’s not needed, period, for anybody,» she told the podcasters, referring to the Iron Dome.

She also told the podcasters that she would have supported a resolution sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that blocked certain weapons sales to Israel. The measure failed in April due to overwhelming opposition from Senate Republicans and a handful of pro-Israel Democrats.

Mallory McMorrow campaigns at the Michigan Democratic Nominating Convention in Detroit on April 19, 2026. (Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group)

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McMorrow’s remarks come as she is vying for the Democratic nomination in a bruising three-way primary contest that counts Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities as important constituencies. 

Rep. Haley Stevens, an establishment Democrat backed by pro-Israel groups, and Bernie Sanders-backed Abdul El-Sayed are also running in the August primary.

The Senate hopeful did not appear to push back when the podcasters railed against «Zionist indoctrination» or accused Israel of being an «apartheid state.»

During the interview, McMorrow sought to cast herself as a bridge candidate who could keep the Democratic coalition from fracturing over Israel-Palestine issues. 

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow are running to the left of Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and have sharply criticized the Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images; Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

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«If we let it tear us apart, we get Mike Rogers,» McMorrow said, referring to the presumptive GOP nominee who is endorsed by the president. «[Donald] Trump gets a win.»

El-Sayed sparked backlash earlier this year after leaked audio, reported by The Washington Free Beacon, showed the far-left candidate voicing concern about constituents who were allegedly upset about the assassination of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during a U.S.-Israeli airstrike.