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Oct 3, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Steve Miller
Apple PodcastsYouTube MusicSubscribe Israel’s military announced Thursday that it killed 15 Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon and carried out airstrikes on Beirut. Ricki Rosen in Tel Aviv has updates on the clashes. On Wednesday afternoon, Israel and Iran exchanged threats of retaliation if attacked, as the United Nations Security Council convened amid growing fears of a broader conflict.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Lori Lundin |Steve Miller
Apple PodcastsYouTube MusicSubscribe Israel rejects proposals for a ceasefire with Hezbollah, defying allies including the United States which called for an immediate end to the fighting. President Biden and Vice President Harris will meet with Ukraine’s president as the White House announces billions more in military aid for Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s continued invasion. And Florida braces for a potentially catastrophic hurricane.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Steve Miller
Sheik Hasina, the longtime leader of Bangladesh, resigned and fled the country on Monday. Families in Israel marked 300 days since their loved ones were taken hostage following Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack. Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, shares his analysis of the global markets following a day of sell-offs.
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Aug 4, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Steve Miller
Apple PodcastsYouTube MusicSubscribe Nearly 100 people have been killed in clashes with police in Bangladesh. The protesters are calling for Sheikh Hasina's resignation. Hasina says the protesters are engaged in “sabotage” while the military imposes an indefinite curfew. The United States, Western partners and Jordan are telling their citizens to leave Lebanon.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Steve Miller |Lori Lundin |Steve Karesh |Scott Walterman
Apple PodcastsYouTube MusicSubscribe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a divided U.S. Congress Wednesday, with many Democratic lawmakers boycotting his speech and protesters surrounding the U.S. Capitol. But congressional Republicans said the speech was key to reaffirming the U.S. commitment to its Middle Eastern ally in the midst of the 10-month-old war with Hamas.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Steve Miller
Apple PodcastsYouTube MusicSubscribe EmbedThe code has been copied to your clipboard. No media source currently available0:000:25:000:00Former US President Donald Trump was shot during a campaign rally. The bullet hit his ear and then he was whisked off stage. While the Secret Service killed the assailant, the former President’s staff quickly issued a statement that he was “fine.” The assassination attempt was immediately condemned by US President Joe Biden. What did people see at the rally?
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Steve Miller
Apple PodcastsYouTube MusicSubscribe Britain’s Labour party swept into power Thursday, issuing a resounding defeat for the Conservatives leading the country for 14 years. Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologized for loss in a speech Friday morning before resigning. Shortly thereafter, Keir Starmer addressed the nation as its new Prime Minister. Who is Starmer? VOA’s Henry Ridgwell shares details about his past and what impacts the new government may have on the world stage.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Steve Miller
We’re halfway through 2024, and the elections taking place across the globe this year will set the course for the latter half of this decade. Political landscapes are shifting, and the outcomes of four contests could shape our collective future. What are these critical elections and what is their potential impact on the world stage?
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Jun 16, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Steve Miller
Apple PodcastsYouTube MusicSubscribe Scores of participants attending a two-day international summit in Switzerland on peace in Ukraine, signed a document saying that Ukraine’s “territorial integrity” should be the basis for a peace agreement with Russia and that Kyiv should enter dialogue with Moscow on ending the war. Texas Christian University professor Ralph Carter provides analysis. Israel’s military announced a “tactical pause” Sunday in daytime fighting around a critical aid route in Gaza.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
voanews.com | Steve Miller
Apple PodcastsYouTube MusicSubscribe While in Qatar, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas’ response to the proposed cease-fire proposal includes “numerous” changes – some of which are “workable, some are not.” It comes on the same day that a United Nations inquiry finds that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes at the onset of the war. In this U.S. presidential campaign, guns continue to divide Americans. President Joe Biden wants a ban on assault weapons.
