Foreigners told to leave Lebanon as war fears rise

(UPDATE) BEIRUT — Urgent calls grew for foreigners to leave Lebanon, which would be on the front line of a regional war, as Iran and its allies readied their response to high-profile killings blamed on Israel.

While diplomats worked to avert a feared conflagration, France's President Emmanuel Macron and Jordan's King Abdullah II said on Sunday that a regional military escalation must be avoided "at all costs," the French presidency said after they held a telephone call.