rescue hundreds of people taken hostage# in Haiti after a hospital.
The hospital's director# confirmed that to the "NewsHour."
The attack happened at the Fontaine Hospital# Center in Port-au-Prince in the sect 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# fr 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 cros 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 translator): The front line## is 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 crosse but insisted they're taking heavy casualties.
The U.N.'s weather agency warned today that# greenhouse gases in the 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,## 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 202 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.
Still to come on the "NewsHour": Congressman# Mike Gallagher discusses the GOP's debate over## government funding and the U.S. relationship# with China; the father of an Israeli hostage## on the war in Gaza and efforts to bring his# son home; universities are pushed to address## mental health concerns of students# on college campuses; and much more.
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