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W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency

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via NYT > World News Just a day after the outbreak was announced, cases were confirmed in the capitals of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is no approved vaccine for the strain.

Venezuela Extradites Billionaire Tycoon Alex Saab to U.S.

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via NYT > World News The extradition of Alex Saab, who is tied to a huge graft scheme, is part of a purge of powerful figures who helped the deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, stay in power.

Félicien Kabuga Dies; an Accused Mastermind of Rwanda’s Genocide

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via NYT > World News One of his country’s richest businessmen, he fled arrest and escaped prosecution for allegedly financing and directing the bloodletting that cost 800,000 lives in 1994.

Car Plows Into Pedestrians in Northern Italian Town, Injuring at Least 8

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via NYT > World News Four of the injured were in serious condition, the mayor of Modena said, praising residents who rushed to stop the car’s driver from escaping on foot.

Kataib Hezbollah: What to Know

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via NYT > World News A commander of one of the most-hard line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States.

Israeli Strike Targeted Top Hamas Leader in Gaza, Officials Say

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via NYT > World News Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the target of an Israeli strike in Gaza City, took over the group’s military wing in Gaza last year. Israeli officials said he was also an architect of the Oct. 7 attack.

Glitz and Boycotts at Eurovision

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via NYT > World News The song contest has camp, glitter and pyrotechnics. And, this year, protests over Israel’s participation.