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1. Texas flooding death toll tops 100 as rescuers brace for more rain

   

2. Israeli report accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as weapon of war on Oct. 7

   

   An Israeli report released Tuesday said that Hamas used sexual violence as a “tactical weapon of war” in its Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, building on other investigations by international and Israeli rights groups and the United Nations into the militant group’s assault.

3. Saudi Arabia executing foreigners, drug offenders at record pace: Amnesty

   

   Executions in Saudi Arabia surged last year to a record high, Amnesty International said Monday, as activists increasingly warn about the kingdom's use of the death penalty in non-violent drug cases.

4. Federal Court says RCMP must hand over solicitor-client information in terror plot case

   

   The Federal Court says the RCMP must hand over solicitor-client information to the country's national security review agency — allowing a long-stalled review into whether the Mounties mishandled the case of a Canadian convicted of plotting ISIS-inspired terror attacks in the U.S. to move ahead.

5. Video shows French police slashing migrant boat in crackdown

   

   Video captured by a BBC News crew shows French police slashing a boat filled with migrants trying to cross into the U.K. The crackdown comes ahead of a summit this week between the French president and British prime minister.