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A contingent of 1,000 Kenyan officers was intended to lead a multinational force financed by the United States to restore security in a Caribbean country terrorized by armed gangs.

Buckingham Palace said the king was being treated at a London hospital. Catherine, Princess of Wales, remains hospitalized after abdominal surgery last week.

Kensington Palace said Catherine, the wife of Prince William, would not return to public duties until after Easter. Separately, King Charles will receive prostate treatment next week.

The announcement from Buckingham Palace came shortly after the news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, had abdominal surgery on Tuesday.

The authorities say Paul Nthenge Mackenzie told his followers to starve themselves and their children to death in the Shakahola Forest, where hundreds of bodies have been exhumed.

The suspect had planned the attack last week on the country’s opposition leader for months, the police said, and had written an eight-page manifesto.

Kim Ju-ae has long accompanied her dictator father to important state events, like long-range missile tests and military parades.

Israel’s military said that soldiers who shot hostages, while they waved a white flag, violated its rules of engagement. Human rights activists say the rules are good, but enforcement is lax.

“Kaathal,” about a closeted gay politician, is the latest example of what Kerala’s movie industry has become known for: nuanced films that find box office success.

Israel has battered Gaza in its quest to destroy Hamas, without finding the commanders it has named as its most important targets.