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Australia Resumes Aid to UN Palestinian Aid Agency
Sydney — Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said Friday the government will resume funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which is providing humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. In January, Australia joined several Western nations in suspending funding to UNRWA after Israeli intelligence suggested a dozen of its workers had been linked to the October 7 attack by Hamas militants. Australia is also being criticized for canceling the visas of several...
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As Global Criticism Over Gaza Mounts, Israel Welcomes Evangelicals
As Israel comes under growing international criticism for its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, many evangelical Christians have been traveling to the country to show their support for the Jewish state. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA from Tel Aviv. Camera: Ricki Rosen.
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More Than A Decade on, No End in Sight for Syria's War
washington — As Syria's conflict enters its 14th year, analysts say a permanent political resolution for the war-torn country remains elusive.
Despite gradually recapturing most of the territory previously held by anti-government rebels, forces loyal to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and their Russian and Iranian allies remain engaged in several battles, particularly in the northwestern part of the country, where rebels and Turkish-backed groups still control some...
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Turkey's Test of Stealth Fighter Heralds Possible Challenge to Major Arms Producers
Turkey's defense industry claims to have entered the exclusive club of stealth jet manufacturers with last month's first flight of its Kaan fighter jet. But as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, analysts say the stealth jet is yet to prove itself.
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Biden Keeps Israel Close, but Netanyahu Away
Washington — With increasingly frequent and vocal expressions of frustration, U.S. President Joe Biden appears to be distancing himself from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has vowed that international pressure will not prevent Israel from achieving “total victory” in its war against Hamas.
The rift is fueling speculation that the U.S. might restrict the supply of American weapons, particularly if Netanyahu moves to “finish the job” against Hamas in Rafah, where more than a...
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Biden Keeps Israel Close but Netanyahu Away
While U.S. President Joe Biden has continued to support Israel’s war against Hamas, he appears to be distancing himself from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The apparent rift between the leaders has fueled speculation that the U.S. might restrict military aid in a bid to influence Israel’s conduct in Gaza. VOA's White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this story.
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US Urges Panama to Remove Flag From Rogue Iranian Ships
Panama City, Panama — A U.S. special envoy on Wednesday urged Panama to stop Iranian ships from flying its flag, which allows Tehran to evade sanctions imposed by Washington.
The small Central American nation is the world leader in offering flags of convenience, which allow shipping companies to register their vessels in countries to which they have no link — for a fee and freedom from oversight.
"Iran and actors related to Iran are trying to evade sanctions here in Panama....
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Agent: Iranian Director Farhadi Cleared of Plagiarism
Tehran — Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has been cleared of charges of plagiarism over his film "A Hero" brought by one of his students, the agency representing him said on Wednesday.
The film about a prisoner in the Iranian city of Shiraz won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021.
It was the subject of a copyright infringement claim issued the following year by one of his former students, Azadeh Masihzadeh, who alleged it was based on her documentary "All...
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UN: Israeli Strike on Gaza Food Distribution Center Kills 1, Injures 22
united nations — The head of the United Nations agency that assists Palestinian refugees said Wednesday that an Israeli military strike killed one staffer and injured 22 others at a food distribution center in the southern Gaza Strip.
“Every day, we share the coordinates of all our facilities across the Gaza Strip with parties to the conflict,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini in a statement. “The Israeli Army received the coordinates, including of this facility...
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Thirteen Years Later, Syrian War Still Rages
The Syrian civil war has faded from the headlines but is far from over. On the thirteenth anniversary of the war, rebel militaries and families on the front lines say battles there are intensifying, and increasingly deadly. VOA’s Heather Murdock reports from Istanbul with Moawia Atrash and Ahmad Fallaha in Idlib, Syria.
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UN Uses New Land Route From Israel to Reach Northern Gaza
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations used a new land route on Tuesday to deliver food to northern Gaza for the first time in three weeks as global pressure grows on Israel to allow more access to the coastal enclave amid a looming famine.
Jamie McGoldrick, U.N. aid coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told Reuters that a World Food Program convoy had used an Israeli military road that runs alongside the Gaza border fence to reach the enclave's north.
Enough food for...
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Iran Arrests Four Over Video of Woman's Argument With Cleric
Tehran, Iran — Iran has arrested four people on suspicion of giving a foreign-based broadcaster video of an argument between a Shiite cleric and a woman not wearing the mandatory headscarf, Iranian media reported Tuesday.
Closed-circuit television footage of the row in Iran's Shiite clerical center of Qom has gone viral on social media and has also been aired by the London-based news channel Iran International, regarded as an "enemy media" outlet by the Tehran authorities....
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Children in Gaza Haven’t Been to School in Five Months
According to the Hamas-affiliated Ministry of Health, more than 13,400 children have been killed in Gaza since the war with Israel began on October 7th. The education system has been nearly frozen and Palestinian officials worry about the long-term effects of the war on Gaza’s children. Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem. (Camera: Ricki Rosen)
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