As Holidays Approach, Migrants Face Eviction From New York City Shelters

VOA — NEW YORK — It could be a cold, grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s emergency shelter system. With winter setting in, they are... Read more »

Iran Executes Mossad Agent, IRNA Says

VOA — An Israeli intelligence officer was executed Saturday in Iran, according to IRNA, Iran’s state news agency. The alleged agent was accused of stealing secrets and giving them to Mossad, Israel’s... Read more »

Iranian State TV: Gunmen Kill 11, Wound 8 in Attack on Police Station

VOA — Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and wounded eight others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday. The deputy... Read more »

US Homelessness Hits Highest Reported Level as Rents Soar, Pandemic Aid Lapses

VOA — WASHINGTON — The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness to its highest reported level as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put... Read more »

Report: Iran Lifts Visa Rules for 33 Countries, Including Gulf States

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — Iran said it was lifting visa requirements for 33 countries, including Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia, with which Tehran had frosty relations for years... Read more »

Iranian Female Football Fans Allowed in Stadium for Men’s Game; FIFA Praises Progress

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — Female football fans in Iran claimed a small win Thursday in their long campaign to be allowed into stadiums to watch men’s games after decades of exclusion.... Read more »

US House Approves Impeachment Inquiry Into President Biden

VOA — WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the... Read more »

Threat of Violence in the US ‘Likely Heightened’ With Holidays Approaching

VOA — WASHINGTON — Unabated anger and tensions over the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas could spill over into the holiday season in the United States, potentially putting large public gatherings... Read more »

Austrian National Accused in UK Over Iran TV ‘Terror Plot’

VOA — LONDON — An Austrian national went on trial Monday in London for allegedly spying for a group that may have been preparing to attack an Iranian TV station in the... Read more »

Taliban: Iran Deports Almost 350,000 Afghans Within 3 Months

VOA — In the last three months, Iran and Pakistan have forced around 850,000 undocumented Afghan nationals to return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, officials reported Sunday. The crackdown on Afghans illegally residing in... Read more »