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Israeli Forces Strike Northern and Southern Gaza Amid Push for New Halt in Fighting
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Iran Wary of US Response After Deadly Attack on Troops
Tehran, Iran — Iranian commentators warned Tuesday of a U.S. military retaliation after Washington pledged a "very consequential" response to troop deaths, but largely agreed that a full-blown war was not in the offing.
U.S. President Joe Biden blamed "radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq" for Sunday's drone strike on a remote Jordan desert base near Syria and Iraq that killed three U.S. soldiers.
The first American military deaths in an...
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WHO Says Defunding UNRWA a 'Distraction' from Dire Situation in Gaza
Geneva — The World Health Organization warns that defunding UNRWA, the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, threatens to worsen the already dire situation of more than 2 million civilians in Gaza, many of whom are facing starvation, ill health and the threat of death from the spread of infectious diseases.
More than a dozen countries, including the United States, suspended funds to UNRWA following allegations that some of the agency’s staff members...
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White House Vows Response to Drone Strike Blamed on Iran
The White House says it’s not seeking war with Iran, amid President Joe Biden’s vow to respond to a drone strike that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan, an act Washington blames on Iranian-backed militias. Congress is pressuring the White House to strike back, which is likely to further escalate and expand the conflict sparked by Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israeli citizens. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from Washington.
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Houthi Ship Attacks Disrupting Global Supply Chain
Hundreds of cargo ships traveling from Asia to Europe are now avoiding the Red Sea and the Suez Canal route due to persistent attacks and hijackings by Houthi militants responding to the Israel-Hamas war. The International Chamber of Shipping, a major trade group, says these incidents have caused significant disruptions in global trade, leading to increased costs and delays. Jonathan Spier narrates this report from Alfonso Beato in Barcelona, one of the main ports in Europe handling cargo...
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What Groups Are in Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance?’
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Confusion Over Incoming Drones May Have Led to Deadly Attack in Jordan, US Military Says
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Pakistan, Iran Agree to Broaden Anti-Terror Cooperation After Missile Strikes
Islamabad — Pakistan and Iran agreed Monday to broaden political and security cooperation to confront terrorism after exchanging unprecedented missile strikes earlier this month against alleged militant bases in each other’s territories.
The understanding stemmed from a meeting Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani hosted with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, in Islamabad.
"There was an agreement to cooperate to fight terrorism in our respective areas. We...
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Iran Hangs 4 Kurds on Israel Spying Conviction
Paris — Iran on Monday hanged four members of its Kurdish minority on charges of spying for Israel, defying a campaign for their lives to be spared by rights groups who had described their trial as grossly unfair.
The four men were executed at dawn after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel on a plan to sabotage an Iranian defense site in the central province of Isfahan, according to the judiciary's Mizan Online website.
It accused them of being "members of a group...
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Austria Latest to Suspend Funding for Palestinian Aid, Despite UN Chief Urging Resumption of Support
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Syria Clashes Kill 8 IS-Linked Fighters: Monitor
Beirut, Lebanon — A local leader and seven other members of a jihadi militia in southern Syria affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group were killed Sunday in Daraa province, a war monitor said.
The cradle of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad that was followed by years of war, Daraa province remains unstable despite the return of government forces in 2018 following a reconciliation agreement with rebels.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor,...
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Iran Wraps Trial of Swedish EU Diplomat, Awaiting Defense
Tehran, Iran — The trial of a Swedish EU diplomat wrapped up in Tehran on Sunday, with Iranian prosecutors seeking the maximum penalty for the man accused of spying for Iran's arch-foe, Israel.
The prosecutor said that 33-year-old Johan Floderus — who works for the European Union diplomatic service — was charged with "very extensive intelligence cooperation with the Zionist occupation regime," meaning Israel, according to the judiciary's Mizan Online website....
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Concerns of Gaza Famine as Countries Suspend Funding to UNRWA
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency fired several staffers accused of having been involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack against Israel. Israel hailed the decision of several countries, including the U.S., to suspend financing to the agency. Concerns are being raised over how this will impact Palestinians in Gaza scrambling to find food due to the ongoing war. Veronica Balderas Iglesias, has the story.
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