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World Health Organization (WHO) Director‑General has warned the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is outpacing responders as deaths have reached at least 220 and suspected cases top 900, and he has said health teams are “playing catch‑up.” Aid groups reported shortages of protective equipment and testing supplies, while attacks on treatment centres and local distrust have hampered efforts. Uganda has confirmed local infections linked to the outbreak, the Bundibugyo strain lacks an approved vaccine, and the WHO will travel to the DRC to scale up the response.
Spain has unveiled a Social Climate Plan allocating nearly €9 billion to a fair energy transition, with €4.7 billion for housing renovations and €4.3 billion for decarbonising mobility, the government has said. Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has argued the plan will help vulnerable households access efficient homes and cheaper public transport while preserving growth, and ministers have framed the measures as a social and economic opportunity. The government intends to submit the plan to Brussels before year‑end and has stressed the transition must be equitable so no one chooses between making ends meet and tackling the climate crisis.
France is confronting a massive child abuse scandal after Paris police have opened probes into more than 100 allegations against school monitors, the prosecutor has said. Allegations include physical violence, sexual assault and rape of children as young as three during breaks and after‑school activities. Parents’ groups have long complained of being ignored. France’s Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire has launched a €20m plan, suspended dozens of monitors and convened a citizens’ assembly to overhaul the system.
