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Among the highest-profile figures to flee the Soviet Union, he brought with him a secret weapon and firsthand experience behind the Iron Curtain.

Thousands of children have been killed in the enclave since the Israeli assault began, officials in Gaza say. The Israeli military says it takes “all feasible precautions” to avoid civilian deaths.

With the contentious Rwanda plan in disarray, experts say the U.K. government should focus on a huge backlog of asylum cases, including 50,000 people in hotels.

Germany, Norway, Britain and others are increasing weapons production to help Kyiv. But the aid may be coming too late as winter looms and Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia stalls.

Many fans fell sick at the show, where temperatures broke records and concertgoers complained of a lack of water. Saturday’s show could be even hotter.

New York Times journalists traveled with an Israeli military convoy to catch a rare glimpse of conditions in wartime Gaza. They saw houses flattened like playing cards and a city utterly disfigured.

Hurricane Otis left a trail of destruction and death but inflicted its worst blow on the yacht crews and other boat workers who are a pillar of the tourism industry.

For some who had taken psychedelics at the event, the traumatic effects may have been compounded. A group of caregivers joined together to help.

Joël Guerriau, a centrist representing a region of western France, is under investigation over suspicion that he spiked a colleague’s drink with the intention of sexually assaulting her.

The drug kingpin brought four hippos to his estate in the 1980s. Officials estimate that about 170 now roam Colombia, and say the population must be controlled to protect the country’s ecosystem.