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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

Palestinians protesters burn the Israeli and U.S flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Saturday, June 21, 2025 (AP)

'Israel', US 'greatest threat' to regional, global security: Baghaei

Iran’s Foreign Ministry details talks with regional states, slams US actions, and highlights "Israel’s" repeated ceasefire violations in Lebanon and Gaza.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to soldiers at the RAF base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 (AP)

SAS accused of planting weapons, executing detainees in Afghanistan

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

Flood victims wade through water in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov, 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Monsoon chaos devastates Southeast Asia as death toll passes 500

Thousands protest in Philippines against flood control fraud

Thousands protest in Philippines against flood control fraud

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People wait for a boat to ride across a river after a bridge nearby collapsed during a flood in Bireun, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, November 29, 2025 (AP)

Sumatra floods death toll rises above 300 as rescue efforts intensify

Hong Kong enters mourning as investigation into deadly blaze widens

People use a crude raft to navigate a flooded street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on November 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka flood, landslides toll rises to 123: official

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning speaks during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Monday, August 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China urges US to lift Venezuela sanctions, end interference

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How CIA secretly triggered Sino-Indian war

How CIA secretly triggered Sino-Indian war

With CHEGA’s steady march to power and the increasing mainstreaming of racist rhetoric, behaviours and government policies, “visible minorities” are in for a rough time. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

How the Portuguese far right is scapegoating Bangladeshi immigrants

The scramble for Central Asia: Why US is rushing to push normalization, rare earths deals out of Kazakhstan

The scramble for Central Asia: Why US is rushing to push normalization, rare earths deals out of Kazakhstan

The Zionist regime is penetrating more deeply in Taiwan than before, as it is in very many places in South and East Asia. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Zionists target Taiwan in the push for a Zionist empire

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Historic Trump–Xi summit in South Korea

Trump and Xi met in Busan for the first time in six years, holding extended closed-door talks. Here’s what you need to know.

The Proximate Aspect with Angelo Giuliano

The Proximate Aspect with Angelo Giuliano

China holds massive military parade, Kim and Putin attend

China holds massive military parade, Kim and Putin attend

World leaders convene in China for SCO Summit

World leaders convene in China for SCO Summit

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, what wasn't said

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, what wasn't said

Thailand and Cambodia exchange cross-border fire

Thailand and Cambodia exchange cross-border fire

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Tobacco control measures protect people

Tobacco control measures protect people

Iran Leads Middle East Steel Production

Iran leads Middle East steel production

The global nuclear arsenal is expanding

The global nuclear arsenal is expanding

Most Europeans view China as a necessary partner - European Council on Foreign Relations

Most Europeans view China as a necessary partner

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Fujian: China’s EMALS Carrier

Fujian: China’s EMALS Carrier

Who is Sanae Takaichi?

Who is Sanae Takaichi?

Tianjin Declaration: What leaders agreed on at the SCO Summit; Reuters

Tianjin Declaration: What leaders agreed on at the SCO Summit; Reuters

Highlights from the SCO summit in Tianjin

Highlights from the SCO summit in Tianjin