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UNITED STATES

Washington reviews force presence in Europe

The United States began reviewing its military presence in Europe on Monday, officials said, after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told his NATO counterparts last month that Washington was planning such an analysis. "As the secretary (Hegseth) laid out then, this will be a real review, designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe taking primary responsibility for its conventional defense," US Defense Under Secretary Elbridge Colby wrote on X. President Donald Trump has repeatedly lashed out against European allies over their response to his military operation in Iran.

AFRICA

Ebola cases in DR Congo top 3,200

Confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo's ongoing Ebola outbreak have reached 3,262, its Ministry of Health said in an overnight update on Tuesday. Officials have said it is the "fastest outbreak on record" and has almost equaled the 2018-20 outbreak, the largest ever recorded in the country. The 2018-20 outbreak that was recorded in the country and neighboring Uganda lasted roughly two years, with more than 3,400 reported cases, including over 2,200 deaths, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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