The Rest of the World Report | August 6, 2026 — Evening Edition

A Black woman was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi this week, and almost nothing is known about who she was, part of a documented national pattern. A live bomb was found near Ukraine's own cargo fleet at a German airport. The fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history is unfolding in a country the US had just cut off. And WFP says a hunger crisis already worsened by the Iran war is about to collide with a historic El Niño.Tasia Fortune, 29, was found hanging from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, the latest entry in a documented, sustained pattern across the country. A drone loaded with Semtex was found near Ukraine's own cargo plane at a major German airport, and Ukraine's ambassador is naming Russia. The US gutted its own outbreak-response funding in Congo, and now faces the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak ever recorded, made worse by unpaid health workers on strike. WFP warns El Niño could push 49 million more people into hunger, landing on top of 45 million already at risk from the Iran war."Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789If you'd like to support my work without a subscription, you can always buy me a coffee. Get full access to The Rest of the World Report at www.restoftheworldreport.com/subscribe