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DR Congo says 1,307 Ebola cases confirmed, including 377 deaths
Outbreak spreads to a fourth province, Haut-Uele, bordering South Sudan and the CAR, according to a media report.
Published On 30 Jun 2026
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says confirmed Ebola cases in the country have reached 1,307 and include 377 deaths.
In an update issued late on Monday, the country said the confirmed cases have been recorded in three provinces – Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu.
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The announcement comes as the AFP news agency reported that a case has been detected in a fourth province. A source at the DRC’s National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) quoted by AFP said the viral haemorrhagic fever has spread to Haut-Uele, which borders South Sudan and the Central African Republic.
The source said the case there was detected after an infected person travelled from Bunia, Ituri’s capital, to Haut-Uele.
That person has since died, another health source told AFP.
Authorities are now trying to trace the chain of transmission and identify contacts.
Its spread to Haut-Uele means the DRC’s entire northeast, home to about 15 million people, is now affected.
The conflict-hit province of Ituri is the epicentre of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, its 17th, which started in May.
In many cases, the virus has spread at funerals, where the highly infectious bodies of Ebola victims are handled.
For weeks, aid workers, facing mistrust among local communities, have struggled to plan safe burials in affected areas to prevent contact with the dead.
In the DRC, funerals often last several days, during which family members and friends touch the body of the deceased.
Reporting from a treatment centre in Rwampara in Ituri province, Al Jazeera’s Catherine Wambua-Soi said health workers often lack sufficient equipment.
“These centres have been attacked several times. Last month, tents here were set on fire by an angry mob. Some Congolese still distrust those trying to help,” she said.
“They need more of everything: protective gear, medicines, rapid test kits … and body bags.”
On Saturday, the government issued a ban on public gatherings in four provinces, including the country’s capital, Kinshasa, as it continues to battle the spread of the outbreak.
That order was issued before a planned protest in Kinshasa on July 8 against constitutional reform, and opposition figures have called the ban “politically motivated.”
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People granted asylum in Britain could have to repay the government about £10,000, roughly more than $13,000, for accommodation and basic living support before they can become eligible to apply for settlement, officials announced on Monday.
This comes as immigration has become one of the most important issues in British politics, consistently ranking among voters’ top concerns in polling.
Under the proposed rules, the government says repayments would be means-tested and limited to adults above an income threshold. Officials say safeguards would be included to prevent people from being pushed into extreme poverty, though key details of the threshold and enforcement mechanism have not yet been published.
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Asylum seekers in Britain could have to repay the government more than $13,000 before they can become eligible to apply for settlement. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
The rules would not be applied retrospectively and children would not be subject to the payments.
“Receiving asylum support is a right, but it is also a responsibility,” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said. “Once people can contribute and repay the generosity of the British people, we expect them to do so.”
Mahmood explained that her latest reforms aim to reduce the burden on taxpayers’ wallets.
The government would only charge adults who can afford to pay. (Geography Photos/Universal Images Group)
The Home Office also said over the weekend that it aims to remove 45,000 more people with no legal right to remain and foreign criminals within the next decade, in addition to the tens of thousands already being removed on a yearly basis.
The center-left Labour Party has increased efforts to curb both legal and illegal immigration as it seeks to counter the rising popularity of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, which has vowed to deport up to 600,000 asylum seekers and other people whose claims or appeals have failed.
“Mass migration has changed this country, certainly in many of our cities, literally beyond recognition,” Farage told Fox News Digital last week. “We’ve not been selective about who’s been able to come into the country. That is a major contributory factor.”
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Shabana Mahmood, Britain’s home secretary, said the reforms aim to reduce the burden on taxpayers’. (Getty Images)
Refugee advocates and migration researchers have criticized the proposal, arguing it could punish people who fled persecution and questioning whether many refugees would earn enough to repay the proposed sum. Critics have also warned that tying repayment to settlement could create uncertainty for people trying to rebuild their lives in the UK.
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The Labour Party has faced internal divisions over how tight its immigration policy should be, and the party is up against further overall uncertainty after its leader, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, announced last week that he will resign.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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A suspect is in custody after six people were shot and killed Monday at a youth welfare facility in northern Germany, officials said.
The shooting happened around midday in Stade, a town of about 50,000 people near Hamburg. Authorities said the victims — four women and two men — all worked at the youth center or affiliated organizations. Five were pronounced dead at the scene, while a sixth died later at a hospital, according to The Associated Press, citing authorities.
Several others were wounded in the shooting, which may have been tied to a child custody dispute, the outlet reported.
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The shooting happened around midday in Stade, a town of about 50,000 people near Hamburg. (News5/Reuters)
Police said the shooting happened at a facility on Dankersstrasse that houses pregnant women and young mothers with children, according to The Associated Press.
The suspect, a 45-year-old man, had an appointment at the facility earlier in the day before the shooting unfolded around midday. His 3-month-old daughter and the child’s mother were safe, Reuters reported.
The suspected gunman was arrested. Police said two others were also subject to police measures on suspicion of involvement but did not provide additional details, according to The Associated Press.
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Authorities said the victims — four women and two men — all worked at the youth center or affiliated organizations. (News5/Reuters)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was “deeply shocked” by the violence at a place meant to protect women and children.
“The horrific act of violence in Stade claimed the lives of six people today. I am deeply shaken by the extent of the violence in a place that is meant to provide protection,” Steinmeier said.
“My condolences go to the families of the dead and injured, who must endure so much pain. My thanks go to all first responders and doctors.”
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Police warned people to avoid the area after the shooting but later said there was no danger to the public. (News5/Reuters)
Police warned people to avoid the area after the shooting but later said there was no danger to the public. Investigators were still collecting evidence Monday evening, Reuters reported.
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Mass shootings in Germany are rare.
Earlier this year, a car plowed into a pedestrian zone in Leipzig, Germany, killing two people and leaving several others seriously injured.
Stade Police could not immediately be reached by Fox News Digital for comment.
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