DISASTER● ELEVATEDOct 5 · Oct 5, 2026, 8:02 AM
White House says it’s monitoring reports of plague in Russia, ‘assessing options’
Meduza [en] · eastern europe
A White House official told Axios that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is aware of a suspected plague outbreak in the Irkutsk region.
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