What is behind the UK’s meningitis outbreak and how serious is it?

Meningitis infections in a county in the south-east of England continue to increase, with five new cases confirmed on Wednesday in what experts have said is one of the fastest-growing outbreaks of the disease they have seen in the UK.

Cuba’s power grid collapses after weeks of US oil blockade

Food prices could rise as Iran conflict disrupts fertilizer supply chain

Study finds sea levels are higher than we thought, placing millions more at risk

Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally thought because of mistaken research assumptions on how high coastal waters already are, a new study said.

UN panel: Racist hate speech from Trump, other US leaders fueled human rights violations

‘This cannot be sustainable’: The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, the CBO says

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that another $1 trillion was added to the federal deficit in the first five months of this year. The monthly budget review from the CBO, updated to February 2026 and released yesterday, showed that the government is estimated to have borrowed $308 billion last month alone.

FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert

The former head of intelligence for the Department of Homeland Security, said he is concerned about the possibility of drone warfare coming from both the Pacific and Mexico.

Resources - Energy - Communication - Water - Sanitation

Here we present a list of ideas and resources that might be beneficial for use in disaster response, or for use in areas with inadequate infrastructure . . .

Disasters

AN EXPANDING LIST OF NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES RELATED TO RECENT DISASTERS - Hurricane Melissa . . .