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The Pentagon is now releasing details of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s secretive hospitalization: Austin was treated for prostate cancer in late December, according to medical officials at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and made an emergency trip to its intensive care unit on Jan. 1 due to complications from the procedure. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has details.

Violence in Ecuador erupted Tuesday as a group of armed people took over a live TV broadcast, five police officers were kidnapped and explosions were reported nationwide. New information about U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization is released. And using mushrooms to fight wildfires

The White House continues to reject mounting calls for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, sending mixed signals amid President Joe Biden’s efforts to appease some Americans’ calls for a cease-fire. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report.

Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s Aaron Zelin on how Islamic State terror group staged Jan. 3 suicide bomb attack that was Iran’s worst since its 1979 Islamic Revolution. Israeli attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner on her plan to sue Iran and North Korea for colluding to arm Hamas terrorists.

new york — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that a post sent from the agency's account on the social platform X announcing the approval of a long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded fund was "unauthorized," and that the agency's account was hacked.  The price of bitcoin briefly spiked more than $1,000 after the post on X, formerly known as Twitter, claimed "The SEC grants approval for #Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all registered national securities exchanges." Cryptocurrency investors... Читать дальше...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Israel has agreed to allow the United Nations to conduct an assessment of conditions in northern Gaza, as displaced Palestinian civilians taking refuge in the south of the enclave are begging to return to their homes. VOA's Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports from the State Department

state department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to contain the Gaza war, said displaced Palestinians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow, and Israel has agreed to allow a United Nations mission to evaluate the situation in war-ravaged northern Gaza. "As Israel's campaign moves to a lower intensity phase in northern Gaza and as the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] scales down its forces there, we agreed today on a plan for the U.N. to carry out an... Читать дальше...

washington — A group of armed men stormed a public television station in Ecuador during a live broadcast Tuesday and threatened staff.  At least one person is believed to have been injured, according to one regional media analyst.  The attack on TC Television network in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, was captured by the station's own broadcast before the live feed was cut about 15 minutes into the raid.     At around 2 p.m. local time, masked individuals broke into the headquarters, yelling that they had bombs. Читать дальше...

new york — The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations said Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority could seek full United Nations membership this year. “This is an investment in peace and an investment in saving the two-state solution,” Ambassador Riyad Mansour told reporters at the United Nations. In November 2012, the U.N. General Assembly voted to upgrade the Palestinians’ status to that of a nonmember observer state, allowing its envoy to participate in debates and U.N. organizations but without a vote. Читать дальше...

London — China's arrest of a man allegedly working as a spy for Britain could be retaliation, analysts say.   The case, which was announced on Monday by China's Ministry of State Security, comes amid growing and vocal concern in Britain over Beijing and the security threat the communist country poses. It also follows last year's arrest of a British parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for China.  According to a post Monday on the ministry's official WeChat social media account, Britain's... Читать дальше...

On January 15, the 2024 U.S. presidential election season will officially kick off with the Iowa caucuses. Republican candidates including Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, and Vivek Ramaswamy will seek to unseat the current front-runner, former President Donald Trump, as the party’s eventual nominee to challenge incumbent President Joe Biden in November’s general election. (Produced by: Alex Gendler)