News of the Day From Across the World, July 31

1 Ebola outbreak: A second person died Wednesday of Ebola in Congo’s major crossroads city of Goma, again raising fears the virus could spread beyond the country’s borders as the outbreak enters a second year. The man may never have known he had Ebola and was contagious for days before the illness was confirmed, officials said — alarming some in the city of more than 2 million people on the Rwandan border that has an international airport. There is no licensed treatment for Ebola, which is spread by close contact with bodily fluids of those infected, and survival can depend on seeking treatment as quickly as possible. And yet many people in the region that don’t believe that the virus is real, health workers have said.

2 Rescued migrants: Italy says five nations have agreed to take some rescued migrants waiting on an Italian coast guard ship and some of the passengers will be hosted in properties of Italian bishops. The migrants were picked up during two Mediterranean Sea rescue missions last week and put aboard the coast guard vessel, which has been docked off Sicily for days. Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said Wednesday he would let the 116 migrants disembark now that Germany, Portugal, France, Luxembourg and Ireland agreed to take most of them.

3 Corruption probe: Iraq’s top judicial authority has requested the parliament lift immunity for 21 lawmakers, including 10 wanted on charges of corruption. Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement on Wednesday that it would not disclose the names of the lawmakers while the investigations are ongoing. The unprecedented request comes two weeks after the U.S. imposed sanctions on two former provincial governors for engaging in corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets. The U.S....