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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

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

Russia and Turkey are investigating recent Black Sea tanker attacks on Kairos and Virat. No casualties reported, but maritime security remains at risk.

Today

A section of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s oil infrastructure, showing interconnected pipelines, valves and control systems at one of its export facilities

Kazakhstan blasts Ukraine after drone strike on oil export terminal

Kazakhstan has protested after a Ukrainian drone strike severely damaged a key Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in Russia, forcing a shutdown of operations and threatening the flow of most of Kazakhstan's oil exports.

Today

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for an EU summit at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, on February 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU prolonged Ukraine war, fears admitting defeat: Orban

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban says EU leaders fear admitting Ukraine’s defeat, warning it would spark a political "earthquake" and expose the failure of anti-peace strategies.

29 Nov

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 before a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP)

Macron to meet Zelensky in Paris on Dec. 1 to discuss US peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on December 1 to discuss the US peace plan and security guarantees under the "Coalition of the Willing."

29 Nov

Oil tanker ships are anchored at the Black Sea near the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 (AP)

Explosions hit two sanctioned Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Two sanctioned oil tankers, Kairos and Virat, were reportedly struck off of Türkiye’s coastline while crossing the Black Sea.

28 Nov

Anti-corruption search targets Zelensky’s chief of staff

Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities search the properties of President Zelensky's Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak.

28 Nov

Anti-corruption search targets Zelensky’s chief of staff

Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities search the properties of President Zelensky's Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak.

28 Nov

US delays Russia sanctions vote pending Witkoff’s Moscow visit

The bipartisan legislation proposes 500% tariffs on countries buying Russian energy.

28 Nov

Russia encircles Pokrovsk as intense urban fighting ensues

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian forces have encircled Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), controlling 70% of the city.

28 Nov

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sits before a meeting with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington (AP)

US, Ukraine to soon resume security talks related to US peace deal

Ukrainian and US delegations will hold further discussions this week to advance security guarantees and explore peace efforts.

27 Nov

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony with Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov at the administrative complex Yntymak-Manas Ordo, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 (AP)

Putin dismisses claims Russia threatens Europe, says open to talks

Russia's president rejects claims of Moscow being a threat to Europe, calls for serious dialogue on security, and updates on Russian battlefield advances.