The US administration reiterated its demand for the Lebanese authorities to complete investigations into the August 4, 2020, explosion in Beirut port that killed more than 220 people, injured thousands of others, and caused massive destruction in the capital. Since December 23, 2021, investigations into the explosion, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in modern history, have been suspended after a series of legal appeals filed by suspected politicians against Judge Tariq Bitar, overseeing these investigations.
A sea drone attack damaged a Russian tanker near the strategic bridge linking Russia to the annexed peninsula of Crimea, Russian authorities said on Saturday. Russian media said the SIG vessel, approaching the Kerch Strait linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, was hit by Ukrainian drones. Ukraine's Interfax agency, citing an unnamed Ukrainian security service source, also said Ukraine's navy was behind the attack with drones in its territorial waters. Reuters could not immediately verify the reports.
Three years after the explosion killed nearly 220 people and displaced tens of thousands from their homes, the family of one of the youngest victims is still seeking answers and fighting for justice.
Three years after the explosion in Beirut port that killed nearly 220 people and displaced tens of thousands from their homes, the family of one of the youngest victims is still seeking answers and fighting for justice. By Diana Hodali
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