Populating the strip with Jewish settlers and soldiers would boost security, supporters say, but it still faces opposition from most Israelis.

Chinese residents, worried about growth, have been illicitly moving billions of dollars out of the country, using everything from crypto to fine art.

South Korea’s intelligence agency said that Pyongyang had sent around 1,500 troops to train in eastern Russia.

An earlier strain of the virus was concentrated among adult men. Now it is moving quickly between children, and in many cases it is proving fatal.

The nuclear-armed neighbors have reached a breakthrough in discussions over their disputed Himalayan border, four years after a clash that saw security forces engage in hand-to-hand combat.

The disclosure comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel in a fresh push for a cease-fire.