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Pope Leo XIV: Peacemakers do not flee, but dare to stay even if it costs them some sacrifice.

The Pope to the Lebanese: You are a diverse country and a community made up of communities united by one language, the language of hope, which has allowed you to start anew.

Pope Leo XIV to the Lebanese: You are a people who do not give up, but a people who persevere in the face of difficulties and know how to be reborn.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon: Israeli occupation targets bulldozer working to remove rubble of destroyed home in Shebaa.

IRGC sources tell Al Mayadeen that reports of Iranian missile strikes on northern Iraq are false, calling them rumors spread by enemy-linked media.

Trump: Venezuela airspace should be considered 'closed in its entirety'

AFP: Ukraine behind attack on Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers in Black Sea

Sheikh Qassem: We, our allies, the honorable in our nation, our people, and our army will never accept being subservient to the US or 'Israel'

Sheikh Qassem: They must despair, for whatever they do, this people cannot be defeated or broken, and we shall neither fall nor yield

Sheikh Qassem: Threats neither advance nor delay matters, yet the possibility of war or its absence exists because 'Israel' and the US are weighing their options

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Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech during a meeting with diplomats, authorities and members of the civil society at Beirut's Presidential palace, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP)

Pope Leo XIV in Lebanon: A call for perseverance and national renewal

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV as they meet at Beirut's Presidential palace, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP)

Aoun to Pope Leo XIV: Lebanon will not die, nor despair, nor surrender

'Isaac Accords': 'Israel’s' Push to gain ground in Latin America

'Isaac Accords': 'Israel’s' push to gain ground in Latin America

Netanyahu speaks during a meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, at the Prime Minister's Office in occupied al-Quds, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP)

Pardon for power: Netanyahu to retreat on reform if given immunity

In this file photo dated Wednesday, March 21, 2018, a youth holds a flag with the image of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in Istanbul, Turkey (AP)

PKK calls on Turkey to release Ocalan to advance peace process

European militaries boost procurement from German-French defense firm

President Donald Trump meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington (AP)

US-Ukraine talks include election plans, territorial swap proposals

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan arrive for a joint news briefing after their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP)

Iran, Turkiye share strategic interests despite differences: Araghchi

US, Ukrainian officials meet in Florida to advance settlement efforts

US, Ukrainian officials meet in Florida to advance settlement efforts

Ramaphosa rejects Trump's 'white genocide' claims as misinformation

Ramaphosa rejects Trump's 'white genocide' claims as misinformation

Yemenis mark Independence Day, renew support for Palestine, Lebanon

Meet Morpheus: 'Israel’s' new digital gatekeeper

Meet Morpheus: 'Israel’s' new digital gatekeeper

'Blessed are the peacemakers': Pope Leo XIV commends Lebanon’s tenacity for peace

'Blessed are the peacemakers': Pope Leo XIV commends Lebanon’s tenacity for peace

Lebanon welcomes Pope Leo XIV with rice, folklore, received by the three Heads of State

Lebanon welcomes Pope Leo XIV with rice, folklore, received by the three Heads of State

This photo, taken from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, May 17, 2024, shows the destruction of a Ukrainian sea drone in the Black Sea, Crimea. (AP)

Investigation ongoing into Black Sea attacks on Kairos, Virat tankers

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon with the message: 'Blessed are the peacemakers'

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon with the message: 'Blessed are the peacemakers'

US Department of Homeland Security police officers enter a restaurant Tuesday, September 9, 2025, in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

DHS watchdog cuts under Trump raise immigration abuse fears