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8 dead in car bomb at north Syria market, monitor says
Azaz, Syria — A bomb exploded in a shopping area in a northern Syrian city held by pro-Turkish forces Sunday, killing eight people and wounding more than 20, a war monitor said.
The blast in Azaz, Aleppo province, occurred not long after midnight as crowds were out shopping late during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, an AFP correspondent said.
The group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that "eight people were killed and 23 others wounded" when "a car bomb...
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Iranian TV journalist stabbed in London in stable condition
London — A U.K.-based journalist for independent Iranian media who was attacked outside his London home, prompting a counterterrorism police probe, is "doing very well," his news channel said Saturday.
Pouria Zeraati, a presenter for Persian-language outlet Iran International was in stable condition, the channel's spokesman Adam Baillie said.
“He's doing very well actually. He's in the hospital recovering from the attack," Baillie told BBC radio, calling...
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Israelis stage largest anti-government protest since war in Gaza began
Jersusalem — Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered outside the parliament building in Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government demonstration since the country went to war in October. They urged the government to reach a cease-fire deal to free dozens of hostages held by the Hamas militant group in Gaza and to hold early elections.
Israeli society was broadly united immediately after Oct. 7, when Hamas killed some 1,200 people during a cross-border attack and took 250 others...
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Pope Francis calls for peace in Gaza
Pope Francis calls for an immediate cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. This as Christians around the world celebrate Easter Sunday, and relief teams struggle to deliver aid to besieged Palestinian territories. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to undergo hernia surgery
Jerusalem — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says the Israeli leader will undergo surgery on Sunday for a hernia.
Netanyahu's office said the hernia was discovered during a routine checkup, and that the prime minister will be under full anesthesia and unconscious for the procedure.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close confidant who also holds the title of deputy prime minister, will serve as acting prime minister during the operation, the office said.
Netanyahu,...
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Lebanon's precarious sectarian balance tipping amid Hezbollah-Israeli war
Beirut — As the Lebanese Christian village of Rmeish marks its first Easter since the Gaza war erupted, residents say a parallel confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel is dragging them into a conflict they did not choose.
Like many Christians elsewhere in southern Lebanon, residents are angry and fearful their homes could be caught in the cross-fire and their families forced to flee -- permanently -- from their ancestral villages near the Lebanon-Israel border.
Earlier this week, a...
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UN: 3 UN Observers, Translator Wounded in South Lebanon
BEIRUT — Three United Nations observers and a translator were wounded on Saturday when a shell exploded near them as they were carrying out a foot patrol in south Lebanon, the U.N. peacekeeping mission said, adding it was still investigating the origin of the blast.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL, as well as unarmed technical observers known as UNTSO, are stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel, known as the...
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Erdogan Battles Key Rival in Turkey's Local Elections
ISTANBUL — Turks voted on Sunday in municipal elections focused on President Tayyip Erdogan's bid to reclaim control of Istanbul from rival Ekrem Imamoglu, who aims to reassert the opposition as a political force after bitter election defeats last year.
Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu dealt Erdogan and his AK Party the biggest electoral blow of two decades in power with his win in the 2019 vote. The president struck back in 2023 by securing reelection and a parliament majority with his...
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8 Reported Dead in Car Bomb at North Syria Market
beirut, lebanon — A bomb exploded in a market in a north Syrian city held by pro-Turkish forces early Sunday, killing eight people and wounding more than 20 others, a war monitor said.
At least "eight people were killed and 23 others wounded" when "a car bomb exploded in the middle of a popular market" in Azaz, in Aleppo province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, adding the toll was provisional.
The Britain-based Observatory, which has a network of...
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400 Tons of Aid on Way to Gaza; Humanitarians Say That's Not Enough
jerusalem — A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar.
The World Central Kitchen charity said the vessels and a barge carried enough to prepare more than 1 million meals from items such as rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and proteins. Also on board were dates, traditionally eaten to break the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan.
It was not clear when the...
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Iraq's Christians cancel Easter celebrations to support Cardinal Sako
amman, jordan — Iraq's largest Christian denomination, the Chaldean Catholics, are canceling Easter celebrations this year to protest a presidential decision revoking the title of Patriarch from Chaldean Catholic Cardinal Louis Sako.
Though Easter is considered the most important festival of the Christian calendar celebrating Jesus' death and resurrection, Easter Sunday in Iraq will be observed this year only through prayers, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate in Baghdad announced...
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Israel-Hamas Truce Talks to Resume Sunday in Cairo, Reports Egyptian TV
cairo — Truce talks between Israel and Hamas will resume Sunday in Cairo, the latest attempt to bring about a pause after nearly six months of war in the Gaza Strip, Egypt's Al Qahera News TV reported Saturday, citing a security source.
An Israeli official told Reuters that Israel will send a delegation to Cairo on Sunday. However, a Hamas official told Reuters the group would wait to hear from Cairo mediators on the outcome of their talks with Israel first.
The warring sides have...
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Israel Confirms Troops Killed 2 Palestinians on Gaza Beach
JERUSALEM — Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians and wounded a third on Gaza’s beach, the military acknowledged Saturday, responding to a video that showed one man falling to the ground after walking in an open area and then a bulldozer pushing two bodies into the garbage-strewn sand.
The military said troops opened fire after the men allegedly ignored warning shots.
The video was broadcast earlier this week by the Al Jazeera television network. The origin of the footage remains...
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India rescues hijacked Iranian fishing vessel, frees Pakistani crew
NEW DELHI — The Indian navy said it had freed the 23-strong crew of an Iranian fishing vessel that was seized by armed pirates off Somalia.
The Al-Kambar 786 was southwest of the Yemeni island of Socotra, in the Arabian Sea, on March 28 when it was reported to have been boarded by nine pirates, according to a naval statement Friday.
The vessel was intercepted by the navy's INS Sumedha and INS Trishul, leading to "over 12 hours of intense coercive tactical measures" forcing...
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Chaotic Gaza Aid Delivery Turns Deadly After Gunfire, Stampede
Gaza City — At least five people were killed and dozens more injured Saturday during a chaotic humanitarian aid delivery in the Gaza Strip as thousands of civilians rushed for food from trucks before dawn.
Witnesses told Agence France-Presse that Palestinians overseeing the aid delivery of some 15 trucks of flour and other food shot into the air to quell the thousands of people swarming the aid convoy in Gaza City's Kuwait roundabout.
Israeli troops in the area also opened fire, and...
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Why Biden won't put conditions on military aid to Israel
washington — President Joe Biden has steadily ramped up pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to allow more humanitarian aid and to rein in its offensive in the Gaza Strip. That includes increasingly public criticism of Israel and the recent U.S. abstention vote at the U.N. Security Council that allowed for a cease-fire resolution to pass.
However, Biden has stopped short of using what may be his strongest leverage — conditioning U.S. aid for Israel. The...
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UK Anti-Terrorism Police Investigate Stabbing of Persian-Language Journalist
london — British counterterrorism detectives are investigating after a journalist working for a Persian-language media organization was stabbed Friday in London amid fears he had been targeted because of his job, police said.
Police said the man, in his 30s, was attacked and suffered an injury to his leg in the Friday afternoon incident in Wimbledon, southwest London.
Britain's National Union of Journalists (NUJ) said the victim was prominent Britain-based Iranian journalist Pouria...
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