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1. WHO declares deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global health emergency

   

   The World Health Organization ‌has declared ​an Ebola outbreak ​caused by the ​Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic ‌Republic of Congo and Uganda a public ‌health emergency of international concern.

2. Israel kills Hamas military wing leader in strike on Gaza

   

   An Israeli airstrike on Gaza killed the chief of Hamas's military wing, the most senior official from the Palestinian militant group killed by Israel since an October U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement that was meant to halt fighting.

3. In spies he trusts? In Cuba, Trump looks again to CIA chief, rather than a diplomat, to deliver a message

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump's maximum pressure campaign on Cuba now includes overtly dispatching a spy chief to Havana to ensure that his demands are clear.

4. ISIS second-in-command killed by U.S. and Nigerian forces, presidents say

   

   Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command ‌of ISIS globally, has been killed in an operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces in the northeast of the African country, U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart in Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said.

5. Driver plows into pedestrians in Italy's Modena, leaving 8 injured

   

   A driver plowed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring eight people, four of them critically, local authorities said.