Today's Headlines: Deadly Bombing in Kabul Is One of the Afghan War's Worst Strikes

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[President Trump addressed American troops in Taormina, Sicily, on Saturday before returning to Washington.]( [World Awaits Trump Decision on U.S. Future in Paris Accord]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and CORAL DAVENPORT The president said that at 3 p.m. Thursday, he would announce his decision on whether the United States would honor the landmark climate-change pact. [The Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. Cuban-Americans disproportionately supported President Trump in November.]( [Trump Considers Rolling Back Obama's Opening With Cuba]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Clamping down on engagement with Cuba would allow Mr. Trump to fulfill a campaign pledge to Cuban-Americans, who disproportionately supported him. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. 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American military officials and humanitarian groups are bracing for a bloody, monthslong battle for Raqqa, Syria - similar to the fight for Mosul.]( [U.S. Begins Arming Syrian Kurds for Final Assault on Raqqa]( By ERIC SCHMITT The weapons deliveries are a crucial step in preparing a force that will help carry out the final assault on Raqqa, the Islamic State's self-proclaimed capital in Syria. [Ms. Merkel and Prime Minister Li Keqiang of China listened to their national anthems at the chancellery in Berlin on Wednesday.]( [China Sees an Opening in Rift Between Trump and Germany]( By ALISON SMALE and JANE PERLEZ After the president managed to offend leaders in Europe, Chancellor Angela Merkel began to shift her attention toward Asia. [Jeremy Corbyn, center, the Labour Party leader, greeted supporters in Reading, England, on Wednesday. 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The country is stepping up efforts to manage the internet within its borders.]( [China's New Cybersecurity Law Leaves Foreign Firms Guessing]( By SUI-LEE WEE Fewer than half of the rules, which Beijing says fight cyberattacks and terrorism, have been set out in detail, companies said. They fear higher costs and security risks. [A testing station at Monkeylectric headquarters in Berkeley, Calif.]( Entrepreneurship [LED Bike Lights Target Night Riders and 'Burners']( By CAROL POGASH Bicycle entrepreneurs are fashioning LED light sets that attach to wheel spokes and produce dazzling effects in the dark. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Margaret Court in 2003 after Court 1 at Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open is played, was named for her. 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