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The British prime minister’s plan to send refugees to Rwanda passed a critical vote, but more hurdles lie ahead.

After a crash that killed a motorcycle courier, a son of Somalia’s president faced prison. Now it will be a fine of about $900.

The lopsided vote reflected broad backing for the measure in the Senate. It faces a more fraught reception in the House, where hard-right Republicans are opposed.

Senators voted to kill a resolution that would have ordered the administration to assess whether Israel has violated human rights. But the debate highlighted Democratic resistance to providing unfettered aid.

A measure by Bernie Sanders would order the administration to assess whether Israel has committed human rights violations. It stands little chance of passage but reflects some Democrats’ resistance to providing unfettered aid.

The dogs, seen as dangerous by many, will have to be muzzled in public, neutered and microchipped, among other regulations.

The annual British package is about $255 million more than in the past two years and is part of an effort to reassure Kyiv amid concerns about a potential shortfall in Western support.

The incident escalated a campaign by the ousted Law and Justice party to resist the transfer of power after it lost its parliamentary majority in October.

In meetings with Israeli leaders, the U.S. secretary of state held out the prospect of Saudi recognition to prod Israel to curb combat operations in Gaza and accept a path to Palestinian statehood.

Breeding, killing and selling dogs for their meat will be banned in a country where it has fallen out of favor. Hundreds of thousands of the animal were still being bred for human consumption.