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Hezbollah readies for new regional war with funds from Iran, sources say

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a bilbord depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the late former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the late military commander Qassem Soleimani, on a street in Tehran, Iran, October 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a bilbord depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the late former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the late military commander Qassem Soleimani, on a street in Tehran, Iran, October 6, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

‘It’s family’: Lebanese villagers dread looming UN peacekeeper pull-out

UNIFIL has become part of the fabric of south Lebanese villages like Ibl al-Saqi after decades spent monitoring border hostilities and supporting local communities, including with humanitarian assistance.
UNIFIL has become part of the fabric of south Lebanese villages like Ibl al-Saqi after decades spent monitoring border hostilities and supporting local communities, including with humanitarian assistance.

Rubio urges Lebanon not to return confiscated explosives to Hezbollah, US official says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to hold accountable those who ordered, financed and directed the shipment.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to hold accountable those who ordered, financed and directed the shipment.

Hezbollah says it owned confiscated explosives, meant to attack Israel

Hezbollah members take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, Lebanon. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File photo
Hezbollah members take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, Lebanon. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File photo

Hezbollah says explosives seized by authorities belong to group

The explosives included TNT and C-4, which were previously used in political assassinations in Lebanon.
The explosives included TNT and C-4, which were previously used in political assassinations in Lebanon.

UN peacekeeping chief says talks on future of Lebanon mission must begin soon

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix speaks during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamad Azakir
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix speaks during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamad Azakir

Hezbollah outlines financial aid plan for Lebanese with destroyed homes

Ali Damoush, chairman of Hezbollah's Executive Council, speaks during a press conference in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon October 13, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Ali Damoush, chairman of Hezbollah's Executive Council, speaks during a press conference in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon October 13, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Likely unexploded ordnance kills teenager in northern Israel

Israeli paramedics place a person on a stretcher in an ambulance, following an incident involving an explosion, near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Ayal Margolin
Israeli paramedics place a person on a stretcher in an ambulance, following an incident involving an explosion, near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Ayal Margolin

Lebanon's Hezbollah gets $200 million from Iran to help displaced, sources say

Nour Hamzeh carries her children's belongings salvaged from the rubble of her home, which was destroyed in an Israeli strike, after returning to Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in southern Lebanon following the deployment of Lebanese soldiers in one of three so-called pilot zones established after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a U.S.-brokered plan, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Nour Hamzeh carries her children's belongings salvaged from the rubble of her home, which was destroyed in an Israeli strike, after returning to Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in southern Lebanon following the deployment of Lebanese soldiers in one of three so-called pilot zones established after the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a U.S.-brokered plan, July 27, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Syrian government officials and Hezbollah held secret talks in Turkey, sources say

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/Pool
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/Pool

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