News Wrap: Armed gang in Haiti takes hundreds hostage at hospital

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• Amna Nawaz:

  Police were able to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage in Haiti after an armed gang stormed the hospital. The hospital's director confirmed that to the "NewsHour."

  The attack happened at the Fontaine Hospital Center in Port-au-Prince in the section known as Cite Soleil. The hostages included women, children and newborns. Gang killings and kidnappings have soared across Haiti since the president was assassinated in 2021.

  British leaders insisted today they will keep trying to send asylum seekers to Rwanda even after Britain's Supreme Court rejected the policy. The court said migrants would be — quote — "at real risk of ill treatment" if they end up back in war-torn countries they fled.

  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, if all else fails, Britain could withdraw from existing human rights treaties.

• Rishi Sunak, British Prime Minister:

  If it becomes clear that our domestic legal frameworks or international conventions are still frustrating plans at that point, I am prepared to change our laws and revisit those international relationships. The British people expect us to do whatever it takes to stop the boats, and that is precisely what this government will deliver.

• Amna Nawaz:

  The government has argued that Rwanda is safe and that sending migrants there would deter them from crossing the English Channel.

  In Ukraine, officials in Kyiv now say Ukrainian forces have established a critical beachhead in a bid to retake Russian-held Crimea. They report troops have crossed the Dnipro River near Kherson and gained a foothold. From there, they could outflank Russian forces to the east.

• Natalia Humeniuk, Spokesperson, Ukrainian Southern Command (through interpreter):

  The front line is fairly fluid as of today, and we cannot discuss every single measure our defense forces are undertaking. But the fact is obvious that these measures push the enemy back.

  For now, we will not give more details, so that our plan can start working, which would allow us to report later on great successes.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Russian officials acknowledged Ukrainians have crossed the river, but insisted they're taking heavy casualties.

  The U.N.'s weather agency warned today that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2022, with no end in sight. New data showed average concentrations of carbon dioxide were 50 percent above pre-industrial levels for the first time. Methane and nitrous oxide were also higher, raising the odds of more extreme weather events.

• Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization:

  Practically, the whole planet has seen an increase of heat waves. About half of the planet has been facing an increase of flooding events, and one-third of the planet has been facing an increase of drought events. And this negative trend will continue until the year 2060.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Meanwhile, European Union negotiators agreed today on a deal to lower methane emissions. The bloc's energy sector would have to monitor, report and take action cutting emissions. The deal still needs approval by the European Parliament and Executive Council.

  In economic news, wholesale prices fell sharply in October, down half-a-percent from September. That is the biggest decline since April of 2020.

  And on Wall Street, stocks added to Tuesday's big rally. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 163 points to close at 34991. The Nasdaq rose nine points, and the S&P 500 added seven.

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