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Plus a surge in respiratory illnesses in China.

Israeli and American officials have said that Hamas uses hospitals for cover. Hamas and administrators of Al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital, have denied the claims.

The deluges have caused deaths and displacement in a region still reeling from its worst drought in four decades.

There is little doubt about the outcome, should he run, but the election in March carries more significance as the first one since the invasion of Ukraine.

The governing Conservative Party has long promised to reduce arrivals. It said Brexit would help. But the numbers in 2022 were the highest ever.

The escalation comes as Finland tries to address a rise in the arrivals of migrants and asylum seekers that officials blame on Moscow.

In Khan Younis, 111 bodies wrapped in bright blue bags arrived in a shipping container on the back of a truck.

Some or all of the at least 36 children taken to the enclave as captives on Oct. 7 are expected to be freed. But the announcement raised anxieties about who might make it out.

Kwon Pyong made the 200-mile journey in August in a bid for asylum. His worst nightmare was being sent back to China, a fellow activist said.

Biden administration officials are watching whether the British government’s attempt to salvage its Rwanda asylum policy risks undermining the Northern Ireland peace accord.