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US suggests Israel need not retaliate against Iran
WASHINGTON — Top officials in Washington are attempting to avoid a widening war in the Middle East after Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel with explosive drones and missiles.
“There need to be some consequences here,” said a senior U.S. official briefing reporters Sunday afternoon on the condition of not being named.
But U.S. President Joe Biden, in his latest conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “made very clear to the prime minister last night that...
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Saudi foreign minister to visit Pakistan for wide-ranging talks
Islamabad — Pakistan will host high-level meetings with Saudi Arabia on Monday and Tuesday to enhance economic and energy cooperation between the two allied nations.
Officials said that Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan will lead his delegation, which will include officials from the ministries of water and agriculture, energy, investment and industry and mineral resources.
“This visit is aimed at lending positive impetus to enhanced bilateral cooperation and mutually...
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US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes
Alexandria, Virginia — A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in that country's civil war.
At a court hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said she had no jurisdiction to preside over a case alleging war crimes committed in Libya, even though the defendant, Khalifa Haftar, has U.S. citizenship and lived for more than 20 years in the northern...
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US helps Israel repel Iranian attack
The White House calls it an “incredible military achievement” that Israel, the United States and other partners succeeded in repelling “more than 300 drones and missiles” launched by Iran toward Israel. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more.
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Israel's multilayered air-defense system protected it from Iran's drone and missile strike
Jerusalem — An incoming attack by more than 300 Iranian drones and ballistic missiles was the latest challenge to Israel's air defense system, which already has been working overtime to cope with incoming rocket, drone and missile attacks throughout the six-month war against Hamas.
Israel's defense system with assistance from the U.S. and Britain is credited with preventing serious damage or casualties.
Here's a closer look at Israel's multilayered air-defense...
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In photos: Iran's attack on Israel
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Hamas rejects Gaza truce proposal, Israel says
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Cyprus suspends processing of Syrian asylum applications
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus said Saturday it's suspending processing all asylum applications by Syrian nationals because large numbers of refugees from the war-torn country continue to reach the island nation by boat, primarily from Lebanon.
In a written statement, the Cypriot government said the suspension is also partly because of ongoing efforts to get the European Union to redesignate some areas of the war-torn country as safe zones to enable repatriations.
The drastic step comes in...
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US hails 'incredible military achievement' against Iranian attack on Israel
washington — It was an “incredible military achievement” by Israel, the United States and other partners in repelling “more than 300 drones and missiles” launched by Iran, according to White House national security spokesperson John Kirby.
“Several dozens of drones and missiles” targeting Israel were shot down by the U.S. military, Kirby said on CNN and NBC on Sunday morning.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a statement late Saturday, said the explosive aircraft and missiles were...
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Iran escalates conflict, attacking Israel; US forces help Israel to intercept Iranian projectiles
washington — Iran has launched an aerial attack on Israel from Iranian territory, marking a major escalation in conflict between the rival regional powers and prompting action by U.S. forces in support of Israel.
Iran’s top military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, issued a predawn statement Sunday, saying that it launched missiles and drones from Iranian territory toward Israel. It said the attack was in retaliation for what Iranian officials say was an Israeli strike that...
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Australia mulls recognition of a Palestinian state
SYDNEY — Australia could consider a highly conditional recognition of a Palestinian state, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said this week, igniting a furious political debate.
The potential shift in Australian policy comes as other countries look for a two-state solution to end the war in Gaza.
Wong said that the international community was discussing an independent Palestinian state “as a way of building momentum toward a two-state solution."
Australia expects a cease-fire in...
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1 Dead, 10 injured in cable car accident in southern Turkey
ISTANBUL — One person died and 10 others injured Friday in the southern Turkish province of Antalya after a cable car cabin collided with a broken pole, the interior ministry said Saturday.
Twenty-four cabins were stranded in the air at 5:23 p.m. Friday. Sixteen hours later, more than 60 people were still stranded in the remaining nine cabins in the air, the ministry said; 112 people had been rescued.
None of the people waiting to be rescued had critical injuries or were in poor health,...
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks between the two countries.
The Middle East had braced for potential Iranian retaliation over a suspected Israeli strike earlier this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed 12 people, including a senior Guard general who...
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Leaving hostages in Gaza breaks 'sacred' bond for Israelis
Jerusalem — Six months after Hamas's October 7 attack, dozens of hostages are still languishing in captivity — a fact that for many Israelis has ruptured a foundational contract between them and their government.
"The Jewish people need protection, especially with who we live next to," said Einat Avni Levi, whose family home is within sight of Gaza.
Five of her neighbors in the Nirim kibbutz community were killed and five more taken hostage by Hamas militants on October...
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VOA immigration weekly recap, April 7-13, 2024
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