Lauren Frayer

Israel's military has imposed a curfew and created a no-go zone where villagers are prohibited from going home to villages across southern Lebanon. NPR speaks to residents inside.

Under a shaky ceasefire with Israel, Lebanon has another worry: Syria. Border residents are doing armed patrols with Hezbollah. They fear Syrian rebels could invade them next. They've done it before.

While Syrian refugees in Lebanon return home, many Lebanese remain on edge. Years of conflict have left the Syria-Lebanon borderlands scarred, and fears grow that instability could spill over again.

NABATIEH, Lebanon — Khalil Moussa Shoumar's home was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike the last time Israel invaded southern Lebanon, in 2006.

Even in war, Lebanon's migrant workers -- many of them South Asian -- play cricket weekly. A vacant lot has become a space for the marginalized, with Filipina cooks and Syrian refugees joining in.

Even in war, Lebanon's migrant workers — many of them South Asian — play cricket weekly. A vacant lot in central Beirut has become a safe space for the marginalized, with Filipina cooks and Syrian refugees joining in.

Where did this rebel group get cash and weapons to fuel its lightning takeover of Syria?

Lebanese officials say eight people were killed in an October airstrike on this 19th century Greek Catholic church in the village of Derdghaya. The Israeli military confirmed the airstrike, but said it was targeting terrorists who it says embed near or beneath cultural heritage sites.

Fixated on a UK sex abuse scandal from 15 years ago, Elon Musk has been trolling British officials, prompting a rebuke from the prime minister and worry over what this portends for U.S. policy.

Elon Musk's X timeline is suddenly filled with vitriol for the British government. He's called it "tyrannical," and the prime minister a "national embarrassment." Britons are wondering why.