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His lauded fiction satirized abuses of power in the continent, but as a high official for the Republic of Congo, he benefited from a much-criticized government.

The vice president’s statement came after a daylong meeting with Arab leaders in Dubai, where she was attending the U.N. climate summit.

A Canadian rapporteur said there was “well-grounded suspicion” that Han Dong, a member of Parliament from Toronto, may have benefited from support from the Chinese Consulate.

The most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era, he was both celebrated and reviled. His complicated legacy still resonates in relations with China, Russia and the Middle East.

Hostages who have returned to Israel in the past week have come home malnourished, ill, injured and bearing psychological wounds.

The rollout of “Endgame” caused a scandal after a quickly withdrawn translation named family members said to have asked about the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan’s future son.

The U.S. diplomat rose from a bookish childhood in Germany to become a power player in the halls of American politics.

Eighty-five of the roughly 240 people captured have now been released.

Mediators hope the current model of a daily cease-fire with the release of Israeli captives in exchange for freeing Palestinian prisoners would create the conditions for longer-term discussions.

The group of 12 hostages, most of them Israelis, is the first to be released under the extended cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.