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![A military helicopter tries to put out a fire at the port after the explosion on August 4, 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/GettyImages-1227924277-400x300.jpg)
Fertilizer Likely Behind the Beirut Explosion Is Unevenly Regulated Across US
Trump and agribusiness have pushed back against federal rules that would strengthen the regulation of ammonium nitrate.
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Doctor in Beirut Describes Harrowing Scenes After Massive Port Explosion
Beirut reels from a massive explosion that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands.
![Youths wade through submerged tents at refugee camps after heavy rain hit the Sermada district of Idlib, Syria, on December 5, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/12/2019_1208-syria-refugees-400x300.jpg)
Migrant Women and Girls Are Leading the Battle Against Climate Change
Addressing rampant gender inequality will help communities become more resilient against the impacts of climate change.
![Demonstrators raise their hands in a performance against police violence outside La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile on November 12, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1126-chile-protest-eyes-400x300.jpg)
A New Generation Is Rising Up to Resist Neoliberalism Across the Globe
In Chile, Ecuador, Lebanon, Haiti, Iraq and beyond, international working-class solidarity is growing.
![The resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has not changed protesters' demands. The movement continues calling for an end to political corruption, the establishment of a civil state, economic reforms and social justice.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/11/2019_1124-lebanon-400x300.jpg)
Lebanon’s Uprising Remains United Against Political Elite
Demonstrations in Lebanon have spread to all parts of the country and are targeting the entire political establishment.
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Biden Has Defended US Allies’ Use of Lethal Force Against Civilians
What human rights groups condemn as war crimes, Biden calls “legitimate self-defense.”
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In Lebanon, Protests Continue After Prime Minister Hariri Resigns
Protesters have reportedly promised to stay in the streets until all of their demands are met.
![“Unprecedented” Protests Rage Across Lebanon as People Demand PM’s Resignation and End to Austerity](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/10/SEG1-Lebanon-Protests-2-400x300.jpg)
Protests Rage Across Lebanon as People Demand an End to Austerity
The massive demonstrations have grown into a call for revolution.
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Israel’s Airstrikes in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq Mark Escalation in Aggression
The president of Lebanon likened the recent Israeli attacks to a “declaration of war.”
![Lebanese retired security personnel remove a barricade during a demonstration over feared pension cuts near the government's headquarters in the capital Beirut on May 20, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/07/GettyImages-1145305020-400x300.jpg)
Professors and Students Unite to Oppose Cuts to Lebanon’s Only Public University
A six-week strike by teachers has bolstered a movement against proposed austerity measures.