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Fighting in the Middle East cast a shadow over global New Year celebrations with new

attacks from Iran-backed fighters in the Red Sea and a growing death

toll in the Israel-Hamas war.

Then we tell the story of 2023, highs and lows worth remembering.

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Critics discuss the most engaging and enlightening podcasts of the year,

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I'm always surprised I'm always delighted and it's substantive without feeling

like a bummer. Good evening. I'm Lisa Desjardin. John Yang is away. There is rising

concern that the Israel-Hymah's conflict could cascade into global trade issues as the world's largest

shipping company freezes some operations.

Maersk paused its shipping in the Red Sea, a major route for two days. That after Huthi gunman allied with Iran and Hamas again attacked one of their ships in the southern Red Sea.

Today for the first time, the U.S. military returned fire.

U.S. officials say Navy helicopters sank three boats

killing 10 hooty fighters aboard. Meanwhile, airstrikes intensified today in

Central Gaza after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

Saturday the war would last for many more months. For displaced Palestinians

that adds to bleak prospects.

Everyone around the world is celebrating the new year, watching fireworks shows, but for us, the fireworks show here is missiles. My wish for the new year is for the war to stop so that we can return to our homes and live like ordinary people.

More than 21,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war broke out, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. The Democratic

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