Iuliia Mendel reveals Zelenskyy corruption, US indictment of Raúl Castro, SpaceX IPO will make Musk a trillionaire, Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, flood in China killed 22, Samsung deal with union

On May 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a federal indictment in Miami charging former Cuban President Raúl Castro, 94, with murder and conspiracy stemming from a 30-year-old international incident. Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a two-day state visit to Beijing, where he and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed over 40 cooperation agreements. Iuliia Mendel, who served as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's press secretary from 2019 to 2021, provided a highly critical insider's perspective of the Zelenskyy administration. Mendel labeled him a "dictator" who has created obstacles to peace. SpaceX is expected to be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in capital markets history. Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company is targeting a valuation between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion, aiming to raise up to $75 billion. The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa has reached more than 600 suspected cases and at least 139 deaths. Severe flash floods and torrential rains sweeping through central and southern China have left at least 22 people dead and forced tens of thousands to evacuate. Samsung Electronics averted a massive 18-day strike after reaching a tentative 11th-hour deal with its union. This news sent shares soaring nearly 8% in Seoul.