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Central Africa is known for its outbreaks of unique and deadly viruses. Recently, another “mystery disease” was discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Deutsche Welle, March 3, 2025). This outbreak follows just six months after an outbreak of “Disease X” that occurred in the same general area.

President Donald Trump’s heated meeting and disagreement with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky two weeks ago set many world leaders on edge. Politico reported that European leaders met immediately afterward, and the European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas remarked, “Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge” (February 28, 2025).

The cordial atmosphere in the Oval Office suddenly changed to open hostility. Tempers flared as political allies who had gathered for a ceremonial signing were suddenly provoked when one leader tried to make the meeting more than ceremonial, raising issues that others felt were better discussed elsewhere.

Microplastic particles are everywhere. They have been found in arctic ice, brain tissue, fetuses in the womb, and in reproductive organs—and they present a very great risk to human health. One area profoundly impacted by these tiny man-made particles is human reproduction (The Guardian, February 24, 2025).

Last Sunday, before the German election results were fully tallied, the nation’s new chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, was already working to continue a “seismic shift” in transatlantic relations (BBC, February 24, 2025).