WHO upgrades Ebola outbreak risk in DRC to 'very high'

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Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine that could be ready for clinical trials within two to three months to help tackle the Ebola emergency. The WHO has upgraded its risk for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to "very high". It says the risk in the wider region is high, but the global risk is low. We get details from our health reporter, and we speak to journalists who have covered previous Ebola outbreaks. Stephen Colbert has signed off the final episode of The Late Show, bringing the programme's historic 33-year run to an end. We speak to culture journalists about the future of late-night talks shows in the US. The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States has constantly been reassessing its relationship with the Nato military alliance. We find out more about the gathering of foreign ministers in Sweden. And, we speak to strippers in Montreal about this weekend's strike during the city’s Canadian Grand Prix. Presenter: James Reynolds (Photo: World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, 22 May 2026. Credit: Martial Trezzini/EPA)