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Lebanese army officer, soldiers killed in Israeli strike amid ceasefire tensions

Several Lebanese soldiers, including an officer, were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a military vehicle in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese army said on Saturday. The strike occurred on the Khardali-Nabatieh road, the army said through the US social media company X, without specifying the exact number of soldiers killed in the strike. "A Lebanese Army officer holding the rank of brigadier general and his driver were killed in an airstrike that targeted his four-wheel-drive vehicle on the Khardali-Jarmaq (a municipality in Nabatieh) road," Lebanon's state-run National News Agency also reported. Read: Iran says IAEA politicising oversight of Tehran's nuclear programme The Israeli army continues its attacks in Lebanon despite a fragile ceasefire in place and amid continued diplomatic efforts to preserve it and prevent its collapse. More than 3,550 people have been killed and over 10,800 injured in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since March 2, according ...
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US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest 'is possible'

The United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday urged strong public health interventions against the current Ebola outbreak, citing their models that show it could otherwise rival the scale of the 2014 West Africa outbreak. That eruption of the virus resulted in more than 28,000 cases and more than 11,000 deaths. "That scale is possible," said Jason Asher, director of CDC's Centre for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, during a press briefing. Seen at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: CDC is providing travelers and soccer fans with quick access to essential public health information. This effort reflects close collaboration among federal, state, and local partners to keep travelers informed and healthy.… pic.twitter.com/uwoVJGWT4A — CDC (@CDCgov) June 5, 2026 The US projections from the CDC were part of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report documents published on Friday. The worst outcomes could be avoided if "a larger proportion of patients were identified, isolated, and treated", the agency said in its reports. But "the public health response to control this outbreak will likely need to be of similar magnitude to the response for the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak". Asher emphasised the models were "not a forecast" but "a planning tool". "They're designed to support action, not to generate alarm." Read More: US adds $38m for Ebola They are based on four possible intervention scenarios ranging from poor (20%) to extremely high (95%) levels of isolation and treatment. If isolation levels are what the CDC would consider poor, with no other interventions, there is a 65% chance cases will top 20,000 within three months, according to the agency. Satish Pillai, the CDC manager for the Ebola response, said: "The total individuals that are infected and requiring isolation remains unclear." But he said the situation on the ground would indicate levels of isolation are currently on the lower end. Also on Friday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the African Union's public health agency said $518 million was needed across the next six months to combat the deadly Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo and its neighbours. The outbreak was declared on May 15 in northeastern DR Congo (DRC), but the rare Bundibugyo species of the Ebola virus is believed to have spread for some time beforehand. According to the WHO's latest figures, there are 381 confirmed cases in the DRC, including 64 deaths. The outbreak has hit three provinces, with the epicentre in Ituri, which the Africa CDC says accounts for 90% of confirmed cases and 76% of confirmed deaths. Across the northeastern border in Uganda, there have been 16 confirmed cases, including one death. Seven Ebola patients in the DRC and two in Uganda have recovered.

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