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A satellite image shows the Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East, in Irkutsk, Russia, on May 8, 2025.
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Russia's Suspected Plague Incident and the Limits of Disease Reporting

The Irkutsk incident highlights the shortcomings of international law around potentially harmful disease events, according to an expert in the region

NGO Blue/Yellow co-founder Jonas Ohman puts an inert, drone-carried explosive on a drone at the NGO headquarters in Vilnius, Lithuania, in March 2026.
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As the Ukraine War Intensifies, Lithuania Prepares Its Health System

After a record-breaking month for missile strikes in Ukraine, Lithuanian medical professionals are learning the basics of war medicine to prepare for a possible attack