What to Know About the Latest Ebola Outbreak
via NYT > World News The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after about 80 people died from the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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He’s Forging the Future of War
via NYT > World News Meet the man who wants Ukraine to use autonomous drones that could decide on their own to use lethal force.
W.H.O. Declares Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency
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.
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
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
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
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.