Fifth Member of Iranian Soccer Team Reverses Decision on Asylum
Five of the seven members of the Iranian women’s national team who originally sought asylum in Australia after a tournament have changed their minds.
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Three More Iranian Soccer Players Withdraw Bid for Asylum in Australia
Seven members of the national women’s team had sought refuge in the country after they were labeled “traitors” at home. Four of them have since changed their minds.
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Iran Soccer Players Seeking Asylum Are Part of a History of Athlete Defections
Members of the Iranian soccer team who chose to remain in Australia this week are far from the first to travel to a competition and stay there.
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Australia Grants Humanitarian Visas to 5 Members of Iranian Women’s Soccer Team
Concern for the safety of the players had grown after Iranian state media criticized them for not singing the national anthem at a game in Australia.
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Australia Urged to Protect Members of the Iranian Women’s Soccer Team
The athletes, who are set to head home, were called “traitors” by Iran’s state media after they didn’t sing their national anthem during a match in Australia.
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3 Australians Were on U.S. Submarine That Sank an Iranian Warship
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s disclosure about the attack in the Indian Ocean prompted concern that Australia’s close military cooperation with the United States could draw it into the fighting in the Middle East.
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Liquid Natural Gas Exporters Like Shell and ExxonMobil Could See Big Profits From War
Prices for liquefied natural gas have shot up in recent days, which could bring bigger profits for European and U.S. energy companies.
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Australia Visit by President Herzog of Israel Prompts Protest
Amid activists’ objections, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had invited President Isaac Herzog to visit to honor the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.
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Bondi Beach Shooting Is a Reminder of ISIS’s Power to Inspire Attacks
ISIS is too weakened to seize territory, experts said, but its ability to churn out propaganda aimed at provoking violence against the West persists.
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U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on Immigration, Document Says
American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”