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via NYT > World News President Trump has repeatedly threatened new military action against Iran, only to pull back from resuming major fighting in a deeply unpopular, expensive conflict.

via NYT > World News Renewable energy has helped make the worst-case scenario a bit less bad. The president said, falsely, it shows that climate scientists were wrong all along.

via NYT > World News Kylian Mbappé, the captain of France’s national team, set off a storm a month before the World Cup by suggesting that the National Rally party was a threat to France.

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.

via NYT > World News Meet the man who wants Ukraine to use autonomous drones that could decide on their own to use lethal force.

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.

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.