
Lebanon's soul has been eviscerated by its financial crisis. Not even the children want to play
CNN
Beirut feels both familiar and utterly foreign. In the Beirut of today people go through the motions and the energy that once made the city vibrant has dissipated. It had an energy of being alive, and that's all gone.
He shakes his head. He doesn't want to join the other children decorating the tree we've brought in.
"Why not?" I ask.

Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, arrives in Washington this week for high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump on the future of Venezuela following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro. The meeting comes after Trump surprised many by allowing Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to assume control, dashing opposition hopes for a new democratic era.

Most Americans see an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good as an inappropriate use of force, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Roughly half view it as a sign of broader issues with the way US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is operating, with less than one-third saying that ICE operations have made cities safer.











