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Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.

We're taking stock of this year's notable holiday movies, with titles including such gems as Oy to the World!, Christmas at the Catnip Cafe, A Merry Little Ex-Mas, and A Pickleball Christmas.

Trump administration halts asylum decisions after National Guard attack, lawmakers want congressional reviews of boat strikes, U.S. envoy returns to Moscow Monday as peace deal negotiations continue.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to pardon him from corruption charges after President Trump sent a letter to Israel's president urging the same.

The Trump administration is intensifying its efforts to restrict legal migration, pausing all asylum decisions after an Afghan national was charged in the attack on two National Guard members.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Peter Bergen, the vice president of Global Studies and Fellows at liberal think tank New America and a security analyst, about the U.S. vetting process for Afghan nationals.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is heading back to Moscow Monday, as the U.S. continues its efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with historian Oleksa Drachewych about the Kremlin's position on a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.

In the decades since its release, "Wonderful Christmastime" has become a seasonal staple beloved by some but loathed by others.

Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.