Driving the news: In a long speech framed as a tribute to “scholar-martyrs,” Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem used religious language and the

Why it matters: In a significant break from the region’s traditional diplomatic ambiguity toward Hezbollah, the Iraqi government has formally classified the Lebanese

Standing at the site of the 2020 explosion, Pope Leo XIV offered a moment of silent prayer and lit a memorial candle