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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. At least 80 deaths reported as Congo grapples with new Ebola outbreak

   

   At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.

5. Humpback whale released after spectacular rescue effort found dead off Denmark

   

   A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago in a spectacular and controversial rescue effort after repeatedly becoming stranded off Germany's Baltic Sea coast, Danish authorities said Saturday.