Ann Powers' Top 10 Albums of 2025

In our time, it's easy to shut your mind, driven by fear or misinformation. This year, NPR Music's pop critic found the ...

‘Capernaum’ Director Nadine Labaki on How Cinema Can Help Arab Filmmakers ‘Express Pent-Up Anger,’ ‘Not Being Faced With Agenda’ From Western Funders

Capernaum' director Nadine Labaki discusses working with non-actors in 'Capernaum,' dealing with Western funds and ...
The National

Abu Dhabi F1 review: Elyanna returns to the UAE sounding more confident than ever

Elyanna’s return to Abu Dhabi marked the end of a year that pushed her forward. She opened 2025 supporting Coldplay at Zayed ...
WVXU

Pope Leo challenges Lebanon's political class to seek the 'common good'

Pope Leo XIV is in Lebanon, part of the first papal trip for the first American pope. He's meeting with politicians and leaders of the country's many religions as Lebanon continues to be targeted by ...
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Pope Leo XIV Greeted with Dabke Dances at Lebanon Presidential Palace

Pope Leo XIV was greeted at Lebanon's presidential palace with traditional dabke dances. The visit was a celebration filled with cultural exchange and grandeur. Donald Trump gives update on ...
Al-Monitor

Pope Leo gets rock star's reception in Lebanon, drawing cheers, celebrations

BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV received a rock star welcome in Lebanon, with thousands of cheering crowds braving the rain for his arrival. As he began his second day in the crisis-hit country, long lines of ...
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Pope Leo XIV Calls Lebanon to Tenacity, Hope, and Reconciliation

Beirut, Lebanon, 30 November, 2025 / 1:20 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s leaders to embrace tenacity, dialogue, and a renewed commitment to the common good during an address at the ...