The action imposes sanctions on nearly 400 entities and people from over a dozen countries
Naim Kassem says militants won’t quit unless there are ‘suitable’ cease-fire terms
Turnout among registered voters was reported at 72%
He also said Saudi Arabia would update its national climate pledge under the Paris Agreement to raise its target
Jamshid Sharmahd was accused of masterminding deadly 2008 bombing of a mosque in Shiraz
This year's three-day event is expected to draw more than 7,000 delegates including TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and the chief executives of Citigroup and Goldman Sachs
Israeli strike kills at least 60 in northern Gaza, health officials say; Hezbollah names new leader
President Joe Biden on Monday urged an end to the grueling Mideast conflict after Israel struck Iran early Saturday in what Washington said was justified retaliation for a strike on Israel earlier this month. Biden also threw his weight behind a new Egyptian proposal for a two-day cease-fire.
Israel and Iran maintained tough rhetoric against each other
Ankara is watching the U.S. elections closely. Analysts say Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stands to benefit from either a Donald Trump or Kamala Harris victory, but both scenarios come with risks for the Turkish leader and his aspirations. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.
Successive crises and a collapsed government have left Lebanon’s volunteer sector racing to the meet the demands of the hundreds of thousands of people afflicted by the war. Many now wonder how much longer exhausted volunteers can keep going. For VOA, Jacob Russell reports from Beirut.
Jamshid Sharmahd was accused of masterminding deadly 2008 bombing of mosque in Shiraz; his family strongly denies charges
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