Cattle, crops and ancient olive groves: Lebanon’s farmers ‘lose everything’ to Israeli bombs

Thousands of hectares of fertile land, including olive trees that have survived for millennia, have been destroyed in the country's agricultural heartland…

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/12/cattle-crops-and-ancient-olive-groves-lebanons-farmers-lose-everything-to-israeli-bombs  

Netanyahu says attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon ‘not the end of the story’

Israeli air raids on rocket sites are part of dangerous rise in hostilities, increasing fears a major conflict could erupt

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/25/netanyahu-says-attacks-on-hezbollah-in-lebanon-not-the-end-of-the-story

Israel and Hezbollah have escalated attacks on each other. How likely is war? (Terry Gross; Fresh Air podcast)

Hezbollah, the militant group based in Lebanon, shares Hamas’ goal of destroying the state of Israel. New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins talks about his reporting trip to the Lebanese/Israeli border.

Interview: 

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/g-s1-13320/israel-and-hezbollah-have-escalated-attacks-on-each-other-how-likely-is-war

Tensions flare between Israel and Hezbollah over disputed gas fields - The Washington Post

"War is much more honorable than the situation Lebanon is heading to now — collapse and starvation."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/13/israel-lebanon-border-threat/

Trump sours on Defense Secretary Mark Esper after clash on Lebanon

Signals that Defense Secretary Mark Esper's tenure at the Pentagon could be cut short have intensified after a long, hot summer of clashes with President Donald Trump, according to Capitol Hill and administration officials. The latest conflict involved the assessment over the cause of the devastating blast in Lebanon that left Trump seething.....
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/12/trump-sours-defense-secretary-mark-esper-after-clash-lebanon/3357200001/

The News Roundup – International (Joshua Johnson, The 1A) 2019-10-25

This week, President Donald Trump doubled down on his decision to pull troops from northern Syria.

He says America is done trying to police the world. The withdrawal has left a power vacuum that Russia and Turkey are filling.

From The Economist:

Russian military police and Syrian border guards will enter areas to the east and west to ensure that the YPG vacates them as well. The Kurds will have until October 29th to withdraw to a depth of 30km along the whole border and disarm. Russian and Turkish forces will then begin patrolling the border together.

Also, protests rock Chile, Spain, Iraq and Lebanon.

And the Chinese government has reportedly drawn up a plan to replace Hong Kong’s embattled leader. However, Chinese officials pushed back on that story, calling it a rumor.

We wrap up the global news from around the world (and play some Drake).
Interview:
https://the1a.org/shows/2019-10-25/friday-news-roundup-international

Researchers have discovered a new kind of government spyware for hire -- The Verge

A Lebanese hacking campaign could be part of something much larger ....
https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/18/16905464/spyware-lebanon-government-research-dark-caracal-gdgs

Lebanon Foiled ISIS Barbie Doll Bomb Plot on Flight From Australia to Abu Dhabi

Lebanese intelligence helped foil a plot by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) to bring down an airliner with bombs hidden inside a Barbie doll and a meat grinder, the country's interior minister said Monday....
http://www.newsweek.com/lebanon-foiled-isis-barbie-doll-bomb-plot-flight-australia-652731