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Wall Street Journal | Beirut explosion kills at least 100, injures thousands
At least 100 people have died and thousands more were injured in the massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital, the Red Cross said Wednesday, as the army cordoned off areas worst affected by a blast that caused widespread damage and blanketed Beirut in dust and debris.
The city was hit by a powerful explosion at a warehouse in the port Tuesday evening, which appeared to have been triggered by a fire. The warehouse held highly explosive material identified as ammonium nitrate.
New York Times | More U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan before election, Trump says
President Trump said that there would be fewer than 5,000 American troops in Afghanistan by Election Day in November, signaling that the United States would continue to withdraw troops from the country despite limited progress toward the start of peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
“We’re going down to 4,000, we’re negotiating right now,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with Axios that was filmed on July 28 and released in full Monday night. |
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