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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

• Iran hails strikes to Israel as a 'victory'; Photos of Sudan, 1 year into a brutal war
  Iran says its attack against Israel was a success, despite the fact that 99% of the drones were intercepted. A Sudanese photographer documents how war has upended life in his country.
  
• As Iran attacked Israel, old and faked videos and images got millions of views on X
  Images and videos from previous conflicts, video games and AI generators were often spread by accounts that pay to be boosted on the social media site once known as Twitter.
  
• ISIS destroyed his instruments. He made a new one from scraps and composed an album
  Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.
  
• صنع الموسيقى من الخراب: موسيقي عراقي يصنع آلته من أنقاض الحرب
  يتحدث الموسيقار والملحن أمين مقداد عن ألبومه «المنعطف» الذي ألّفه أثناء إقامته تحت احتلال داعش في الموصل بالعراق.
  
• A knife attack in Australia is being treated as terrorism
  Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as worshippers watched online and in person, and sparked a riot was an act of terrorism.
  

Monday, April 15, 2024

• The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine after delays
  Aid for Israel became more urgent after the weekend's attack, House Speaker Mike Johnson said. After months of delays, he is also putting forward a bill that provide additional aid to Ukraine.
  
• Why Brazil was able to hold their former president accountable in election case
  NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Omar Encarnacion about former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro being banned from running for office for eight years due to efforts to overturn Brazil's 2022 election.
  
• What is known about Jordan's role in downing Iranian drones
  While Israel and the U.S. trumpet their success at shooting down Iran's drone and missile barrage, neighboring Jordan has been coy about the role it played in downing projectiles.
  
• Iran's attack on Israel is a major escalation. What comes next for the region?
  Iran launched a barrage of more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend, saying it was in response to an airstrike earlier this month that hit Iran's consulate in Syria and killed seven Iranian military officials, including two generals.
  
  Israel neither confirmed nor denied responsibility for the Syria strike, though the Pentagon said Israel was responsible.
  
  Sima Shine is a former senior Israeli intelligence official. She now runs the Iran desk at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. She says this attack is "crossing the Rubicon" from the point of view of Iran, and explains what Israel's retaliation could be.
  
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• Now That Iran Has Attacked Israel, What Happens Next?
  Following the attack of more than 300 weaponized drones and missiles launched by Iran at Israel, the Israeli prime minster is getting pressure from the U.S. for Israel to be measured in its response, while some domestic politicians are demanding a strong reaction. Our correspondent in Tel Aviv gives us the latest. And Jordan was part of the success in shooting down the majority of projectiles bound for Israel. We hear what the reaction has been in that country where 60 percent of the population is of Palestinian origin.