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Lebanese authorities had promised the investigation into the Beirut port explosion would be completed within five days. Five years later, Daraj reports on what is still holding up this case, and talks with the country’s new Justice minister about the country’s need for truth.
Updated July 16, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. The first atomic bomb explosion, code-named “Trinity,” occurred on this day in 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico, in the United States. What was the purpose of the Trinity test? The Trinity test was conducted as part of the Manhattan Project, a research and development program during World War […]
An Israeli missile struck children playing soccer in a schoolyard a day after international outrage at Russia’s bombing of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital. As the Israel-Hamas war drags on, ceasefire negotiations get harder as the rest of the world looks away.
Updated July 10, 2024 at 12:15 p.m. The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was bombed on this day in 1985. The bombing was carried out by agents of the French intelligence service, specifically the “Action Service” division of the Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). What was the motive behind the Rainbow Warrior bombing? The French government […]
How daily life continues in this city in eastern Ukraine of 1.4 million, which has been shelled by Russia throughout the nearly two-year war.
The strike on Gaza’s Al-Ahli hospital, which left hundreds dead, has changed the climate of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, even as the two sides shift the blame to each other. Calls for a ceasefire multiply as Joe Biden arrives in Israel.
A massive blast in the port of Beirut took place on this day in 2020 — an explosion so powerful that it physically shook the whole country of Lebanon. What were the causes of the explosions in Beirut? The primary cause of the explosions was the improper storage of approximately 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate […]
Ukraine became the country with the most landmines in the world. Kyiv has limited resources, so NGOs are trying to help by training soldiers to identify and destroy the potentially deadly devices even while protecting themselves from new assaults from Russian forces.
A new report blames the attack last September on a pro-Ukrainian outfit. It is hardly the last word on the case, but a good sign that the truth will come out in the end, which is crucial to maintain support in the West.
Reports of Ukraine’s possible use of kamikaze drones deep inside Russian territory.
Lebanese have long emigrated to Europe and elsewhere. But not like during this crisis: on clandestine boats, in a perilous trip toward the island of Cyprus.
PARIS — Last week’s explosion at a port warehouse in Beirut, which killed at least 200 and caused a minimum of $5 billion in damage, should serve as a sobering wake-up call for countries that have equally (or more) dangerous chemical reserves. Beyond the human toll and material consequences, the catastrophic event has also triggered […]
In the rush to vilify ‘irresponsible’ young people, we too often overlook the efforts they’re making every day to help us through the pandemic and make the world a better place.
Tuesday’s deadly explosion couldn’t have come at a worse time for Lebanon, which is also struggling with high inflation, the collapse of its currency and a new wave of coronavirus infections.
On this day 90 years ago, one of the world’s most famous revolution figures was born. OneShot commemorates Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s birthday with a photo taken at the funeral for the victims of the La Coubre explosion, on March 4, 1960 — a picture that stresses the intensity of his gaze and poise and that is recognized worldwide. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pm7ca1HxE3s expand=1] Guerrillero Heroico — (Alberto Diaz Korda/OneShot) OneShot is a new digital format to tell the story of a single photograph in an immersive one-minute video. Follow OneShot: [rebelmouse-image 27068863 original_size=”320×320″ expand=1][rebelmouse-image 27068864 original_size=”174×174″ expand=1][rebelmouse-image 27068865 original_size=”128×128″ expand=1][rebelmouse-image 27068866 original_size=”227×227″ […]
On the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Kiev-based daily Den remembers “the red button that changed the world” on its front page, featuring a picture of Chernobyl’s “trumpeting angel” memorial. The Ukrainian-language newspaper tells the story of the April 26, 1986, nuclear catastrophe, one of the worst in history, and the fateful chain […]
ECUADOR INTRODUCES REBUILDING TAX Photo: Guillermo Granja/Reuters/ZUMA The death toll in Ecuador after Saturday’s magnitude-7.8 earthquake continues to rise and now stands at 570, with hundreds more still missing and as many as 4,000 wounded. And with the extensive damage the quake caused, estimated at $3 billion, authorities unveiled yesterday a new series of measures […]
“Thai woman sought for bomb attack,” reads the front page of Bangkok Post‘s Monday edition, following the weekend arrest of a suspect of unknown nationality. In the widening investigation into Bangkok’s deadly bombing two weeks ago, authorities are hunting for a Thai woman who left bomb-making materials in a rented apartment in Min Buri District […]
Rebel fighters are no match for Bashar al-Assad’s superior military might. But underground, they use tunnels to travel safely and plant bombs close to the president’s seats of power.
Modest working families forced to live next to oil and gas wells fear for their families’ safety after a nearby explosion.
REUTERS Worldcrunch ORLANDO – Dozens of explosions rocked a propane tank servicing plant in central Florida, northwest of Orlando, late on Monday, injuring seven workers — at least three critically — and prompting the evacuation of nearby homes, authorities said. No one outside the plant was hurt by the blasts, which began at about 10.30 […]
AFP, ALJAZEERA (Qatar), PAK TRIBUNE (Pakistan), REUTERS, ZEE NEWS (India) Worldcrunch KURRUM – The death toll from a bombing at a political rally near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has increased to at least 25 as of Tuesday morning, making it the deadliest attack to date on the current national election campaign, says the AFP. The explosion […]
BBC, CNN, DALLAS MORNING NEWS, WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD, WASHINGTON POST (U.S.) Worldcrunch WEST – A massive explosion Wednesday night in this town near Waco, Texas has left more than 160 people wounded, as well as an unspecified death toll that could quickly mount as search and rescue efforts continue into Thursday morning. A fire began in […]
EFE, EL INFORMADOR, EL MEXICANO, MILENIO (Mexico) Worldcrunch MEXICO CITY– Rescue workers continue to search for survivors after an explosion killed at least 25 people at the headquarters of Mexico’s state-owned petroleum company Pemex. The number of injured had surpassed 100 by early Friday, with some people still believed to be trapped underneath the rubble, […]
BBC, SKY NEWS, THE GUARDIAN (UK) Worldcrunch LONDON – A helicopter crashed during London’s morning rush hour on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 11 others. The incident happened at St George’s Wharf on the River Thames near Vauxhall, in southern London. According to The Guardian the helicopter hit a crane on a building site. […]
CONNECTION IVORIENNE (Ivory Coast), BBC (UK) Worldcrunch ABIDJAN – At least 60 people were crushed to death after a New Year’s fireworks display in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan. More than 250 people were wounded. The stampede occurred around 3 a.m. local time, when an explosion created a panic outside a stadium in the […]
AL JAZEERA (Qatar), BBC NEWS (UK) Worldcrunch KABUL – At least 10 young girls have been killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. The explosion occurred Monday morning in the Charparhar district, in the eastern province of Nangarhar, reports Al Jazeera. The girls were collecting firewood outside the […]
AL JAZEERA (Qatar), AL ARABIYA (United Arab Emirates), REUTERS Worldcrunch RIYADH – At least 10 people were killed when a truck carrying flammable liquids crashed in Riyadh on Thursday, triggering a large explosion, reports Al Jazeera The blast occurred after the fuel tanker crashed into a concrete flyover in the Saudi capital. According to Al […]
HÜRRIYET, HABER 7 (Turkey) Worldcrunch At least 25 Turkish soldiers were confirmed dead Thursday, after a military depot exploded in the western province of Afyonkarahisar. Terrorism has been ruled out as a cause of the blast, which also left at least eight injured. Veysel Eroglu, the Minister of Forestry and Water, says the explosion Wednesday […]