Civilians Return Home

Lebanese civilians return home to shattered lives and cities after ceasefire

The crushing reality of homes and businesses reduced to crumbled cement and mangled steel has curdled the joy many in Lebanon felt after Israel and Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire earlier this week.

‘Les Misérables’ Returns Home

The most famous French musical has never been popular in Paris. A major new production hopes to change that, reworking it for a contemporary French audience.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 19

Mali junta chief fires prime minister in row over return to civilian rule

World - Yahoo News - November 21

Hezbollah Fighters Retreat North After Truce, Passing Lebanese Civilians Heading Home

How the militants’ withdrawal unfolds is a key test of the truce deal, which also requires Israeli forces to leave Lebanon.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Beirut resident returning home: 'Everything was gone'

25 year-old Rayane Salman describes how she and her parents lost their home and possessions in an Israeli air strike.

Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF

Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of Gaza Strip, not the north. Israeli ground forces are getting closer to “the complete evacuation” of northern ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

After California Mountain Fire, Residents Return to Find Homes Reduced to Rubble

The Mountain fire has torn through more than 20,000 acres and destroyed more than 130 structures in Ventura County. “It’s just devastating,” one resident said.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

Caught Between Wars, Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Return Home

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians who escaped civil war at home over the past decade have now fled the conflict in Lebanon, seeking safety in their own shattered country.

World - The New York Times - November 11

'So proud': OSU hails Tate after 2-TD return home

Carnell Tate caught two touchdown passes Saturday to help lead Ohio State past Purdue in Chicago in what was an emotional homecoming for the Buckeyes receiver.

Sports - ESPN - November 16

Laos hostel staff detained after suspected methanol deaths

Police continue to investigate the deaths of six tourists in the tourist town of Vang Vieng.

Israel-Hizbollah ceasefire holds as thousands seek to return home

Israeli military warns Lebanese civilians to stay away from border regions during first day of US-brokered deal to end conflict

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

‘Thank God we are home’: Lebanese return south after ceasefire with Israel

People are relieved to be home but face having to rebuild lives among destroyed homes and villages. Before the ceasefire had even come into effect, Zeinab and Dina were already driving south. The ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Thousands of Lebanese return to their homes as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold

Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah returned home Wednesday as a ceasefire takes hold

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

With Joy and Tears, Lebanese Return Home: ‘Look at All the Destruction’

A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah allowed those displaced by the war to return to their homes. Many found buildings cleaved in half, crushed cars and ruined towns.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Fear stalks northern Israel despite ceasefire

Displaced residents fear agreement cannot keep them safe from Hizbollah in towns near contested border with Lebanon

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Displaced families in Lebanon who return home are faced with piles of rubble

Tens of thousands of residents who have started streaming back into southern Lebanon to check on their homes are finding that they have lost everything

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

The widening Mideast conflict's impact on innocent civilians

Iran's supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with a "crushing response" after recent Israeli military attacks on Iran and its allies. Debora Patta reports on the innocent civilians ...

Miami native 'Cuban Cowboy' Orlando Mendez returns home for Country Bay Musical Festival

Country Bay Music Festival is returning to Miami for its second year, with organizers hoping the event can earn a permanent spot in the city's music scene alongside events like Ultra and Rolling Loud

Entertainment - ABC News - November 1

Review: In sharp documentary 'Dahomey,' African art returns home, but colonialism still stings

A conversation-starter of a film by director Mati Diop, this brief but complex examination of a France-to-Africa transfer of ancient art asks: Who benefits?

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 2

Some North Carolina homeowners still can't return home after Helene landslides

Two months after Hurricane Helene brought devastating flooding to North Carolina, some residents still can't get home. Landslides triggered by the flooding may have even made it too dangerous to ...

UN chief says Lebanon ceasefire ‘first ray of hope amid darkness’ in conflict – Middle East crisis live

António Guterres says it is ‘essential’ that signatories of ceasefire ‘respect it in full’. Full report: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire comes into force Down to the final half-hour before the ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Family returns to Lebanon to find a crater where their 50-year-old home once stood

The Jawhari family gathered around a gaping crater where their family home once stood in eastern Lebanon, tears streaming as they tried to make sense of the destruction

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Fleeing civilians say Israeli siege and strikes killing dozens in Gaza

"There is no food or drink," one north Gaza resident fleeing from Israel's devastating offensive said. "Hunger has killed us."

World - CBS News - November 5

Israel expands assault in north Gaza, says civilians can't come back

Israeli ground forces have "started to operate" around a northern Gaza town, expanding an anti-Hamas offensive that will apparently see residents kept out indefinitely.

'My conscripted husband is now dead': How Myanmar's war is killing civilians

World - Yahoo News - November 10

'My husband was forcibly conscripted. Months later he was dead'

Myanmar's mandatory conscription has upended the lives of countless people. The BBC spoke to four of them.

Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report

Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s southeast since the army seized power in early 2021

World - ABC News - November 15

NATO: Russia's strikes on Ukraine's power grid terrorizes civilians

World - Yahoo News - November 17

Mali’s Junta Replaces Civilian Prime Minister With One of Its Own

The prime minister had been fired for criticizing the country’s junta.

World - The New York Times - November 21

Israeli government failed to protect citizens in Oct. 7 attacks, civilian-led probe finds

The Israeli government failed in its “duty to protect its citizens” in the lead-up to and during the Oct. 7, attacks, an Israeli civilian report said Tuesday.

Middle East Crisis Updates: Lebanon Sends Troops to Support Cease-Fire as Thousands of Civilians Head South

The Lebanese Army said it was deploying forces near the Israeli border as a U.S.-backed truce between Israel and Hezbollah militants began to take effect.