US offers Russia help after plague researcher's death in Irkutsk
US President Donald Trump says the United States will help Russia after a Russian plague researcher died from a mysterious lung illness, raising fears of a potential outbreak. Trump did not specify what kind of support the US would provide. The 28-year-old researcher, Daria Shipilova, died on October 2 at an institute in Irkutsk, reportedly after a test tube possibly containing plague broke in a lab. Russian authorities have not confirmed plague, calling it pneumonia of unknown origin, while 189 people are under medical observation. The World Health Organization says the general health risk to the public appears low, based on unofficial information from Russia. Norway's Institute of Public Health is monitoring the situation, noting that current information suggests only one case, with no national recommendations issued.