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May 22, 2026 - World

Alberta premier calls for referendum on secession after judge ruled initiative to force binding vote invalid The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said that Alberta is “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the province’s leader moved the oil-rich region closer toward a referendum on independence.Separatists in the western province spent months collecting signatures seeking to trigger a binding October vote on seceding from the nation. Continue reading...

May 22, 2026 - World

Situation described as ‘deeply worrisome’ by officials as aid cuts and community distrust impede respondersThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a “very high” risk to the country, the World Health Organization said on Friday, revising its threat assessment upwards.The outbreak is spreading rapidly, WHO leaders said, with almost 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, up from 246 cases and 65 deaths when it was first reported a week earlier. Continue reading...

May 22, 2026 - World

Poland has offered to build the necessary infrastructure to host a permanent U.S. troop presence in a bid to "clarify the situation" between the two longtime NATO allies, the country's deputy defense minister told The Washington Times.

May 22, 2026 - World

Colombian security forces Friday flooded into the southwestern municipality of Silvia following a violent territorial dispute between two Indigenous groups the day before that left at least seven people dead and more than 100 injured.

May 22, 2026 - World

Pakistan, and specifically Field Marshal Asim Munir, was picked to mediate the negotiations between Iran and the U.S. because of his long history with Iran and good standing with Mr. Trump.