Spotlight
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Lebanon
Israeli warplanes wage violent strikes on southern Lebanese towns
Israeli warplanes on Sunday violently bombed the outskirts of the southern Lebanese border towns of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras as artillery shell...
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Lebanon
Al-Rahi says southerners don't want a destructive war
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday reiterated his solidarity with the residents of the clashes-hit Lebanese south.
Referring to a recent...
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Middle East
Yemen rebels threaten Israel-bound Red Sea ships
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels have threatened to attack any vessels heading to Israeli ports unless food and medicine were allowed into the besi...
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Middle East
Heavy fighting in south Gaza as Israel presses ahead with renewed US military and diplomatic support
Heavy fighting raged overnight and into Sunday in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, as Israel pressed ahead with its offensive after the U.S. ...
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Middle East
Egyptians vote for president, with al-Sisi certain to win
Egyptians began voting Sunday in a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi faces no serious challenger and is certain to win ...
Lebanon
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UN peacekeeping position hit in south Lebanon, no casualties
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Fresh skirmishes erupt on Lebanon-Israel border
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Israelis in north on edge as fears grow of wider Lebanon conflict
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Israeli drone strike kills three Hezbollah fighters in Syria
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Israeli shelling wounds three Lebanese troops
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EU allocates €12 mn to support public administration reform in Lebanon
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French delegation to arrive in Beirut from Israel
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Berri on buffer zone: Let Israel do it on its side
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Hochstein tells Bou Saab 1701 not on the front burner
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Israel says strikes hitting journalists in Lebanon occurred in 'active combat zone'
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Israel-Hezbollah border skirmishes: Latest developments
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Blinken welcomes Israel probe on reporters killed, wounded in Lebanon
Middle East
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Qatar says efforts to renew Israel-Hamas truce 'continuing'
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Iran warns of 'uncontrollable explosion' after US veto on Gaza ceasefire
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Israel presses on with Gaza bombardments, including in areas where it told civilians to flee
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US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
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Israeli strike kills four pro-Hezbollah fighters in Syria: monitor
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Report: US gives Israel till end of year to wrap up Gaza war
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No surprises in store as Egypt heads to polls
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Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer killed in Gaza strike
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Israeli forces kill 6 Palestinians in West Bank raid
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US sanctions money lending network to Yemen's Houthi rebels
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94 media workers killed this year, most of them in Gaza
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Rocket attack targets US embassy in Baghdad
World
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Key events in Vladimir Putin's more than two decades in power in Russia
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Putin to seek another presidential term in Russia
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Russia welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan normalisation efforts
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Ukraine says downed 14 out of 19 Russian cruise missiles overnight
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Democratic support for Biden ticks up on handling of Israel-Hamas war
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Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities
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Putin moves step closer to fifth term as president as Russia sets 2024 election date
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Divides over trade and Ukraine are in focus as EU and China's leaders meet in Beijing
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Russian girl, 14, shoots dead classmate, commits suicide
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Top US and Chinese diplomats agree to build on recent progress in ties
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Erdogan tends to strained relationship with EU with 'win-win' trip to neighbor Greece
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Iran sends capsule with animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions
Business
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Putin, Saudi leader urge oil cooperation as prices flag
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China's exports in November edged higher for the first time in 7 months, while imports fell
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World shares fall, tracking Wall Street retreat, on worries over slowing growth
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Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the US with $100 million commitment
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Banks ask state to pay its BDL debt to allow them to pay depositors
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Turkey's inflation ticks up to 62%
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Gold hits record high as equities weaken
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Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices
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Economists say US inflation will keep cooling, economy can avoid recession
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OPEC+ suppliers struggle to agree on cuts to oil production even as prices tumble
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Inflation in Europe falls to 2.4% as interest rates pack a punch
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US economic growth for last quarter is revised up to a 5.2% annual rate
Sports
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LeBron James scores 30 points, Lakers rout Pelicans 133-89 to reach tournament final
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What crisis? Man United gets morale-boosting 2-1 win over Chelsea. City loses 1-0 at Aston Villa
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Maximum 4-year ban sought for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba in doping case
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LeBron slams 'ridiculous' US gun laws after Vegas shooting
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Embiid hits 50 points as Sixers sink Wizards
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Barcelona and Germany goalkeeper Ter Stegen to undergo back surgery
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Guardiola predicts another Premier League title for Man City, despite winless run
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Wozniacki awarded one of the first wild cards for 2024 Australian Open
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Man City and Tottenham draw 3-3 after late goal from Kulusevski
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PSG overcomes Le Havre despite Donnarumma's red card, Marseille beats Rennes
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Félix gives Atletico Madrid fans another reason not to like him
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Nadal to return to playing in January after being out for a year
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Climate Change & Environment
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Scientists: Climate change intensified the rains devastating East Africa
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Negotiations at COP28 climate talks ramp up as summit enters second and final week
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November is the sixth straight month to set a heat record
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Climate talks shift into high gear, now words and definitions matter at COP28
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Flooding Hamas tunnels could harm Gaza freshwater for generations, warns academic
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Activists say their voices are stifled by increasing rules and restrictions at COP28
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After fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks
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UN agency cites worrying warming trend in latest climate change report
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Lebanon's Christians feel heat of climate change in sacred forest and valley
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Heavy snowfall hits Moscow, disrupts roads and flights
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Top world leaders talk of climate crisis at UN summit
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Why hold UN climate talks 28 times? Do they even matter?
Away from politics
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Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse to produce a rare eclipse
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In 'Poor Things,' Emma Stone takes unusual path to enlightenment
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2023 (Taylor's Version): The year in pop culture
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1 year until Notre Dame reopens to public after devastating fire
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Swan song or not, Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' is a master surveying his empire
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When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did he inspire the Santa Claus legend?
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French MPs approve bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes
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Prince Harry challenges decision to strip him of security in Britain after he moved to US
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