Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 02:00 GMT on December 9, 2025.

Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, carrying out new airstrikes on various areas in the southern part of the Arab country

Hebrew media highlighted several issues, most notably the US demand to move forward with the second phase of the Gaza agreement.

Lebanese came together to welcome Pope Leo XIV, whose visit brought rare hope and showed the Shiite community’s openness, tolerance, and strong sense of national belonging.

The United Nations has raised alarm over repeated Israeli airstrikes near the peacekeeping forces in Lebanon.

The Cradle hosts highlight how US and Israeli policies rely on misinformation, covert operations, and manufactured narratives to justify interventions—from drug-scandals and false accusations against foreign states to drone strikes, Kurdish fragmentation plans, and rising threats toward Lebanon.

The Iranian and Egyptian foreign minister urge the international community to take a swift action to stop Israel’s crimes in Gaza and Lebanon.

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has warned that Israel’s unilateral strikes on his country could reignite a new war, stressing that negotiations under Israeli fire are “unacceptable”.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem has stressed that Lebanon is facing a “dangerous, expansionist Israeli aggression” that should be confronted “by all means.”

Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal has said Israel poses a major threat to regional stability.