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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

Britain's Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood departs 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK refugee resettlement via UN drops 26% as legal routes shrink

New Home Office figures reveal a sharp decline in refugee resettlement to the UK, prompting warnings from humanitarian groups that shrinking legal pathways are leaving vulnerable people with few alternatives to dangerous journeys.

Global arms sales hit a record high in 2024, as wars multiply.

Global arms sales hit record high in 2024 amid multiple wars

A general view of the Houses of Parliament from across the River Thames in London, Friday, May 3, 2024 (AP)

Leaked files expose UK DSMA media control, push for censorship

A person walks on a bridge over the Miljacka River, which is almost dried-up with algae visible, amid a heat wave and drought in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)

Large swathes of southern Europe drying up, new analysis finds

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

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Footage released by the Russian Federal Security Service revealing devices meant to be used for an assassination plot in Crimea, Russia, December 1, 2025 (Sputnik)

FSB foils Ukrainian plots to assassinate Russia official, gas pipeline

Thousands of Israelis line-up to apply for the Portuguese citizenship.

Thousands of Israelis line up to apply for Portuguese citizenship

Ukraine claims drone strikes on Kairos, Virat tankers

Kiev claims responsibility for drone strikes on Kairos, Virat tankers

A woman holds a portrait of US Marine Corps veteran Ethan Hertweck who was killed in Ukraine during a funeral ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine on February 28, 2025. (AP)

Cenotaphs of American troops killed in Ukraine appear in US

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Much of the denial that Zionism is a colonial project is based on the minimising or eliding of the role played by the British Empire in creating the Zionist entity. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

Nazism is a Colonialism; Zionism is a Colonialism

At the time of publication, Ahmed remains hospitalised with no word to his family about his condition. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Activist and hunger striker Kamran Ahmed hospitalised

That such a momentous event was wiped off the front pages by the latest allegations against Andrew must have irked a monarch who was facing outraged cries from media critics and public hecklers. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

News from Nowhere: Church, King and Country

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

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29 arrested in Bristol as protesters demand the UK lift the ban on Palestine Action

More than 30 people, many in their 60s and 70s, were arrested in Bristol after staging a sit-down protest calling on the UK government to lift its ban on Palestine Action.

Corbyn outlines vision for Your Party: 'Democratic, member-led socialist party'

Corbyn outlines vision for Your Party: 'Democratic, member-led socialist party'

Trump’s 28-point plan for Ukraine ceasefire sends allies scrambling

Trump’s 28-point plan for Ukraine ceasefire sends allies scrambling

The Proximate Aspect with Pepe Escobar

The Proximate Aspect with Pepe Escobar

From occupation to export: Cyprus, “Israel”, and the $400mln gas deal

From occupation to export: Cyprus, “Israel”, and the $400mln gas deal

Did Trump stand a chance at winning the Nobel Peace Prize?

Did Trump stand a chance at winning the Nobel Peace Prize?

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Civilian casualties from explosive weapons hit record high in more than a decade

Civilian casualties from explosive weapons hit record high in more than a decade

Majority of young Britons believe 'Israel' must not exist

Majority of young Britons believe 'Israel' must not exist

US taxpayer money funneled to Ukraine

US taxpayer money funneled to Ukraine

Sexual harassment rampant in the NHS

Sexual harassment rampant in the NHS

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ICJ issues advisory opinion on 'Israel's' obligations in occupied Palestinian territory

ICJ issues advisory opinion on 'Israel's' obligations in occupied Palestinian territory

Exclusive | Former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn discusses new party, Gaza, Trump, Labour years

Exclusive | Former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn discusses new party, Gaza, Trump, Labour years

European officials bash new Trump-EU trade deal

European officials bash new Trump-EU trade deal

Desertion cases in Ukrainian military surge to record levels

Desertion cases in Ukrainian military surge to record levels