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Countries have dispatched emergency medical aid, field hospitals, rescue experts and tracking dogs to Lebanon as the world reacts swiftly to the vast explosion in Beirut

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'State, What State?'

Lebanese clean up after blast in solidarity and rage

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#BREAKING Lebanon's Beirut blast killed at least 137, injured 5,000: ministry

#UPDATE The blast in Beirut killed at least 137, left dozens missing and at least 5,000 injured.

A spontaneous cleanup operation is underway, a glimmer of solidarity after a devastating night. A few civil defence workers could be seen, but were vastly outnumbered by volunteers

#BREAKING French President Macron arrives in Lebanon after deadly blast: presidency

#BREAKING French President Macron says wants to coordinate international relief for blast-hit Lebanon

#BREAKING Lebanon will 'continue to sink' without reforms, French President Macron warns on arrival in blast-hit Beirut

#BREAKING German diplomat killed in Beirut blast: Berlin

#BREAKING 'Good chance' of finding Beirut blast survivors: French rescue team

#UPDATE The government of #Lebanon has given an "investigative committee" four days to determine responsibility for the devastating explosion in #Beirut port, Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe told French radio Thursday u.afp.com/3BLE

#BREAKING Crowd on Beirut street urges French President Macron to help oust leadership

#BREAKING French President Macron says will pitch 'new political deal' to Lebanon leadership

#UPDATE A German diplomat was killed in the huge explosion in #Beirut, the first confirmed German fatality, as the country's foreign minister expressed his condolences on Thursday over the tragedy u.afp.com/3Bbx

#UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron visited a shell-shocked #Beirut on Thursday, pledging support and urging change after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has sparked grief and fury u.afp.com/3BEi

#BREAKING IMF urges Lebanon to break reform 'impasse' after Beirut port disaster

#BREAKING Macron calls for international probe into Beirut blast