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src="https://gdb.voanews.com/3a61f8d6-515f-42f7-9041-6a2316e85191_w100_r1.jpg" alt="FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, stands with Saudi King Salman as he is helped by his bodyguard during a photo with leaders at the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/3a61f8d6-515f-42f7-9041-6a2316e85191_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, stands with Saudi King Salman as he is helped by his bodyguard during a photo with leaders at the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">November 06, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/arab-leaders-congratulate-trump-but-wonder-if-he-can-end-mideast-wars-as-promised/7853829.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Arab leaders congratulate Trump but wonder if he can end Middle East wars as promised">Arab leaders congratulate Trump but wonder if he can end Middle East wars as promised</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">How Trump will deal with Iran remains a mystery</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/analysts-see-iran-s-deterrence-vis-a-vis-israel-weakened/7846212.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Analysts see Iran's deterrence vis-a-vis Israel weakened"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/a825b07a-fdb9-4366-bbd7-f8269034eca9_cx0_cy2_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="FILE - This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows damaged buildings at Iran's Parchin military base outside of Tehran, Oct. 27, 2024."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/a825b07a-fdb9-4366-bbd7-f8269034eca9_cx0_cy2_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="FILE - This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows damaged buildings at Iran's Parchin military base outside of Tehran, Oct. 27, 2024." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">October 31, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/analysts-see-iran-s-deterrence-vis-a-vis-israel-weakened/7846212.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Analysts see Iran's deterrence vis-a-vis Israel weakened">Analysts see Iran's deterrence vis-a-vis Israel weakened</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">With Iran’s air defenses and regional proxies hit, analysts believe it is now more vulnerable to potential Israeli strikes</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/major-vatican-meeting-sidelines-talks-of-women-priests-deacons/7840263.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Major Vatican meeting sidelines talks of women priests, deacons"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/e23e30e5-f8b3-4a1a-9665-fb10b5ef6ba0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Bridget Mary Meehan, right, an American co-founder of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests, takes part in a secret ordination of six women on a barge on the Tiber River in Rome on Oct. 17, 2024. The ceremony was not authorized by the Vatican."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/e23e30e5-f8b3-4a1a-9665-fb10b5ef6ba0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Bridget Mary Meehan, right, an American co-founder of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests, takes part in a secret ordination of six women on a barge on the Tiber River in Rome on Oct. 17, 2024. The ceremony was not authorized by the Vatican." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">October 26, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/major-vatican-meeting-sidelines-talks-of-women-priests-deacons/7840263.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Major Vatican meeting sidelines talks of women priests, deacons">Major Vatican meeting sidelines talks of women priests, deacons</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">In the Vatican’s shadow, a group ordains women to the priesthood</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/court-halts-italy-s-contested-migrant-centers-in-albania/7828624.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Court halts Italy’s contested migrant centers in Albania"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/69c8307b-b556-4421-a227-7a631f016bc0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="A group of migrants embark on an Italian ship at Shengjin port in Albania on Oct. 19, 2024. The 12 migrants left Albania for Italy after judges ruled against their detention in the non-EU nation under a controversial deal between Rome and Tirana."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/69c8307b-b556-4421-a227-7a631f016bc0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="A group of migrants embark on an Italian ship at Shengjin port in Albania on Oct. 19, 2024. The 12 migrants left Albania for Italy after judges ruled against their detention in the non-EU nation under a controversial deal between Rome and Tirana." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">October 19, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/court-halts-italy-s-contested-migrant-centers-in-albania/7828624.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Court halts Italy’s contested migrant centers in Albania">Court halts Italy’s contested migrant centers in Albania</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government plans to appeal the ruling</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/with-daily-phone-calls-pope-offers-gazans-encouragement/7810163.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="With daily phone calls, pope offers Gazans encouragement"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/0170b63a-a8e1-4f9c-846b-a03e51a36fd0_cx0_cy3_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Pope Francis sits in a wheelchair as he leaves after presiding over a vigil, ahead of the Synod of bishops, at Saint Peter's church at the Vatican, Oct. 1, 2024. "> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/0170b63a-a8e1-4f9c-846b-a03e51a36fd0_cx0_cy3_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Pope Francis sits in a wheelchair as he leaves after presiding over a vigil, ahead of the Synod of bishops, at Saint Peter's church at the Vatican, Oct. 1, 2024. " class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">October 06, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/with-daily-phone-calls-pope-offers-gazans-encouragement/7810163.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="With daily phone calls, pope offers Gazans encouragement">With daily phone calls, pope offers Gazans encouragement</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Vatican watchers say it’s rare for pontiffs to make phone calls</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/unlike-past-arab-israeli-conflicts-arab-governments-pursue-diplomacy-while-iran-proxies-fight/7807615.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Unlike past Arab-Israeli conflicts, Arab governments pursue diplomacy while Iran proxies' fight"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/77221473-90d4-45e5-b755-c8dfb1b36505_w100_r1.jpg" alt="FILE - Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attend a joint press conference at the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea, Jordan, June 11, 2024. "> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/77221473-90d4-45e5-b755-c8dfb1b36505_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="FILE - Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attend a joint press conference at the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference, at the Dead Sea, Jordan, June 11, 2024. " class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">October 02, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/unlike-past-arab-israeli-conflicts-arab-governments-pursue-diplomacy-while-iran-proxies-fight/7807615.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Unlike past Arab-Israeli conflicts, Arab governments pursue diplomacy while Iran proxies' fight">Unlike past Arab-Israeli conflicts, Arab governments pursue diplomacy while Iran proxies' fight</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Analyst says Arab governments reject Iran-backed proxies radicalizing threats in favor of a different regional vision</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/iran-expects-hezbollah-to-carry-out-any-retaliation-for-nasrallah-s-death/7804964.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Iran expects Hezbollah to carry out any retaliation for Nasrallah’s death"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/cf25f3e4-9bbe-4682-b594-7c8503b438e0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Mourners attend a rally commemorating slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, shown in billboard, at Felestin (Palestine) Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sept. 30, 2024. "> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/cf25f3e4-9bbe-4682-b594-7c8503b438e0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Mourners attend a rally commemorating slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, shown in billboard, at Felestin (Palestine) Square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sept. 30, 2024. " class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">September 30, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/iran-expects-hezbollah-to-carry-out-any-retaliation-for-nasrallah-s-death/7804964.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Iran expects Hezbollah to carry out any retaliation for Nasrallah’s death">Iran expects Hezbollah to carry out any retaliation for Nasrallah’s death</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urges Muslims to stand by Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia 'with their resources and help,' but analysts say it’s unlikely that Iran will retaliate directly on Israel for airstrike that killed its prime regional ally</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/7796680.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Pope Francis takes on Belgium, Luxembourg and perhaps euthanasia, too "> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/8c41172d-e419-4d57-bcdc-1283ee7c5e59_cx0_cy10_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sept. 22, 2024. The pope will be traveling to Luxembourg and Belgium Sept. 26-29. "> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/8c41172d-e419-4d57-bcdc-1283ee7c5e59_cx0_cy10_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Pope Francis waves during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sept. 22, 2024. The pope will be traveling to Luxembourg and Belgium Sept. 26-29. " class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">September 24, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/7796680.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Pope Francis takes on Belgium, Luxembourg and perhaps euthanasia, too ">Pope Francis takes on Belgium, Luxembourg and perhaps euthanasia, too</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Francis wants to engage secular Europe and what he sees as its ills</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/iran-linked-militia-leader-wresting-control-of-iraq-s-ninevah-plains-after-is-defeat/7769873.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Iran-linked militia leader wresting control of Iraq's Ninevah Plains after IS defeat"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/ce2b6db7-3b96-41a4-9e1d-c124c2ce667c_cx0_cy4_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="FILE - A member of the Babylon Brigades stands beneath a cross in the town of Khidr Ilyas, southeast of Mosul, Nov. 22, 2016."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/ce2b6db7-3b96-41a4-9e1d-c124c2ce667c_cx0_cy4_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="FILE - A member of the Babylon Brigades stands beneath a cross in the town of Khidr Ilyas, southeast of Mosul, Nov. 22, 2016." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">September 03, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/iran-linked-militia-leader-wresting-control-of-iraq-s-ninevah-plains-after-is-defeat/7769873.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Iran-linked militia leader wresting control of Iraq's Ninevah Plains after IS defeat">Iran-linked militia leader wresting control of Iraq's Ninevah Plains after IS defeat</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Observers warn Rayan al-Kildani is removing Christian mayors in Ninevah Plains, their historic heartland</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/us-un-arab-states-condemn-al-aqsa-visit-by-israeli-hardline-minister/7743791.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="US, UN, Arab states condemn al-Aqsa visit by Israeli hardline minister"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/35524243-b9c1-4d0e-a8fd-4194a996cab9_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City on Aug. 13, 2024, in this image taken from video. (Temple Mount Administration via Reuters)"> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/35524243-b9c1-4d0e-a8fd-4194a996cab9_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City on Aug. 13, 2024, in this image taken from video. (Temple Mount Administration via Reuters)" class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">August 15, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/us-un-arab-states-condemn-al-aqsa-visit-by-israeli-hardline-minister/7743791.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="US, UN, Arab states condemn al-Aqsa visit by Israeli hardline minister">US, UN, Arab states condemn al-Aqsa visit by Israeli hardline minister</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Critics say Ben-Gvir's actions inflame the region and threaten a potential Gaza cease-fire</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/selection-of-new-hamas-leader-further-dampens-expectations-of-gaza-cease-fire/7734625.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Selection of new Hamas leader further dampens expectations of Gaza cease-fire"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/af53f9b3-88b4-4cc7-b84d-67560e9c8a1d_cx0_cy4_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="FILE - Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival at a meeting in a hall on the sea side of Gaza City, on April 30, 2022."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/af53f9b3-88b4-4cc7-b84d-67560e9c8a1d_cx0_cy4_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="FILE - Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival at a meeting in a hall on the sea side of Gaza City, on April 30, 2022." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">August 08, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/selection-of-new-hamas-leader-further-dampens-expectations-of-gaza-cease-fire/7734625.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Selection of new Hamas leader further dampens expectations of Gaza cease-fire">Selection of new Hamas leader further dampens expectations of Gaza cease-fire</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Observers say Yahya Sinwar’s long-term goals and his leading role in October 7th attacks on Israeli civilians suggest to many that peace is not on his agenda</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/yazidis-seek-justice-on-10th-anniversary-of-islamic-state-genocide/7729458.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Yazidis seek justice on 10th anniversary of Islamic State genocide"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-14b8-08dcb4a46ac7_cx0_cy10_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="FILE - Coffins with remains of people from the Yazidi minoirty, who were killed by Islamic State militants, and they were exhumed from a mass grave, are seen during the funeral in Kojo, Iraq, Feb. 6, 2021."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-14b8-08dcb4a46ac7_cx0_cy10_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="FILE - Coffins with remains of people from the Yazidi minoirty, who were killed by Islamic State militants, and they were exhumed from a mass grave, are seen during the funeral in Kojo, Iraq, Feb. 6, 2021." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">August 04, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/yazidis-seek-justice-on-10th-anniversary-of-islamic-state-genocide/7729458.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Yazidis seek justice on 10th anniversary of Islamic State genocide">Yazidis seek justice on 10th anniversary of Islamic State genocide</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Advocates say much more needs to be done 10 years on to address brutal genocide it experienced at the hands of Islamic State militants and its aftermath</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/israel-sends-message-with-killing-analysts-say-iran-vows-revenge/7724791.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Israel sends message with Hamas chief killing, analysts say; Iran vows revenge"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-c84c-08dcb1bb45f5_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Iranian protesters attend a rally condemning the killing of Ismail Haniyeh as they hold posters of the Hamas leader, in Tehran, Iran, July 31, 2024."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-c84c-08dcb1bb45f5_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Iranian protesters attend a rally condemning the killing of Ismail Haniyeh as they hold posters of the Hamas leader, in Tehran, Iran, July 31, 2024." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">July 31, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/israel-sends-message-with-killing-analysts-say-iran-vows-revenge/7724791.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Israel sends message with Hamas chief killing, analysts say; Iran vows revenge">Israel sends message with Hamas chief killing, analysts say; Iran vows revenge</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Hostage and cease-fire negotiations may be the biggest loser resulting from Haniyeh's assassination</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/us-other-governments-urge-citizens-to-leave-lebanon-as-threat-of-war-looms/7717210.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="US, other governments urge citizens to leave Lebanon as threat of war looms "> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6e0c-08dcafea5278_cx0_cy6_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="People sit near their luggage at the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 29, 2024."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6e0c-08dcafea5278_cx0_cy6_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="People sit near their luggage at the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 29, 2024." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">July 29, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/us-other-governments-urge-citizens-to-leave-lebanon-as-threat-of-war-looms/7717210.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="US, other governments urge citizens to leave Lebanon as threat of war looms ">US, other governments urge citizens to leave Lebanon as threat of war looms</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Airlines suspend service to Beirut airport as tensions between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah escalate</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/nato-s-new-office-in-jordan-signals-alliance-s-growing-focus-on-mideast/7701553.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="NATO's new office in Jordan signals alliance's growing focus on Mideast"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-d20b-08dca651d4bc_w100_r1.jpg" alt="FILE - People walk at the site of the ancient Roman Theater, in Amman, Jordan, March 13, 2024."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-d20b-08dca651d4bc_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="FILE - People walk at the site of the ancient Roman Theater, in Amman, Jordan, March 13, 2024." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">July 17, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/nato-s-new-office-in-jordan-signals-alliance-s-growing-focus-on-mideast/7701553.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="NATO's new office in Jordan signals alliance's growing focus on Mideast">NATO's new office in Jordan signals alliance's growing focus on Mideast</h4></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/israel-lebanon-s-hezbollah-on-potential-knife-edge-of-conflict-/7666383.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Israel, Lebanon’s Hezbollah on potential ‘knife edge of conflict’"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/f2ee47f9-3f3a-4dbe-8064-4b0930c4f1d4_cx0_cy3_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Houses lie in ruin in Khiam, a town near the Lebanese-Israeli border that was hit by Israeli air strikes on June 21, 2024, as seen from the Lebanese town of Marjayoun on June 22. "> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/f2ee47f9-3f3a-4dbe-8064-4b0930c4f1d4_cx0_cy3_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Houses lie in ruin in Khiam, a town near the Lebanese-Israeli border that was hit by Israeli air strikes on June 21, 2024, as seen from the Lebanese town of Marjayoun on June 22. " class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">June 22, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/israel-lebanon-s-hezbollah-on-potential-knife-edge-of-conflict-/7666383.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Israel, Lebanon’s Hezbollah on potential ‘knife edge of conflict’">Israel, Lebanon’s Hezbollah on potential ‘knife edge of conflict’</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Saudi envoy and analysts warn of devastating consequences of an Israel-Hezbollah war</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/costs-would-be-great-if-israel-hezbollah-conflict-were-to-escalate-analysts-warn/7609562.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Costs would be great if Israel-Hezbollah conflict were to escalate, analysts warn"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-eb77-08dc07a6cc48_cx0_cy5_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="FILE - A picture taken from from the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Harfa, near the border with Israel, shows smoke from rockets fired by Hezbollah billowing near an Israeli outpost on Dec. 15, 2023. "> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-eb77-08dc07a6cc48_cx0_cy5_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="FILE - A picture taken from from the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Harfa, near the border with Israel, shows smoke from rockets fired by Hezbollah billowing near an Israeli outpost on Dec. 15, 2023. " class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">May 13, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/costs-would-be-great-if-israel-hezbollah-conflict-were-to-escalate-analysts-warn/7609562.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Costs would be great if Israel-Hezbollah conflict were to escalate, analysts warn">Costs would be great if Israel-Hezbollah conflict were to escalate, analysts warn</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Both sides have much to lose if all-out war erupts between them</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/analysts-assess-implications-of-iran-israel-tensions/7600173.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="Analysts assess implications of Iran-Israel tensions"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-111b-08dc5d681343_cx0_cy7_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="FILE - An anti-missile system is activated after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, April 14, 2024. "> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-111b-08dc5d681343_cx0_cy7_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="FILE - An anti-missile system is activated after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, April 14, 2024. " class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">May 06, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/analysts-assess-implications-of-iran-israel-tensions/7600173.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Analysts assess implications of Iran-Israel tensions">Analysts assess implications of Iran-Israel tensions</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Iran has been careful so far, they say, but radical elements might be willing to take more risks</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/king-abdullah-jordan-will-not-be-battleground-in-israel-iran-confrontation/7574103.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="img-wrap img-wrap--t-spac img-wrap--size-3 img-wrap--float img-wrap--xs" title="King Abdullah: Jordan will not be battleground in Israel-Iran confrontation"> <div class="thumb thumb16_9"> <noscript class="nojs-img"><img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-95e7-08dc5f0cba4d_cx0_cy4_cw0_w100_r1.jpg" alt="Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) receives Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid at Marka Airport in Jordan, April 15, 2024. King Abdullah said his country will not be a battleground for any party in the confrontation between Israel and Iran."> </noscript><img data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-95e7-08dc5f0cba4d_cx0_cy4_cw0_w66_r1.jpg" src="" alt="Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) receives Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid at Marka Airport in Jordan, April 15, 2024. King Abdullah said his country will not be a battleground for any party in the confrontation between Israel and Iran." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">April 17, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/king-abdullah-jordan-will-not-be-battleground-in-israel-iran-confrontation/7574103.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="King Abdullah: Jordan will not be battleground in Israel-Iran confrontation">King Abdullah: Jordan will not be battleground in Israel-Iran confrontation</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">Monarch says kingdom’s sovereignty, citizens come first no matter who fires rockets</p></a> </div> </div></li> <li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-grid"> <div class="media-block "><a 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group Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, March 22, 2024." class=""> </div></a> <div class="media-block__content media-block__content--h media-block__content--h-xs"><span class="date date--mb date--size-3">April 09, 2024</span> <a href="https://www-voanews-com.translate.goog/a/officials-observers-warn-muslim-brotherhood-is-inciting-pro-hamas-demonstrations/7562877.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB"> <h4 class="media-block__title media-block__title--size-3" title="Officials, observers warn Muslim Brotherhood is inciting pro-Hamas demonstrations">Officials, observers warn Muslim Brotherhood is inciting pro-Hamas demonstrations</h4><p class="perex perex--mb perex--size-3">They accuse Islamist group of using Gaza devastation to create charged atmosphere in Jordan</p></a> </div> </div></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p class="buttons btn--load-more"><a class="btn link-showMore btn__text" data-ajax="true" data-ajax-method="GET" data-ajax-mode="after" data-ajax-update="#author-articles-block" 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