The World Health Organization warns that Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than efforts to contain it. Countries bordering the DRC face high risk, spurring the WHO to intensify its operations. Still, officials caution that the epidemic may be growing beyond their current capability to control.

For the first time, the leading global food crises authority has declared a famine in Gaza’s largest city. With strict restrictions on aid and no ceasefire in sight, experts warn that this humanitarian emergency may rapidly worsen without immediate intervention.