Reporter’s Notebook: On the papal plane and beyond — covering Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip

American-born Pope Leo's first foreign trip ends in Lebanon with emotional plea for hope as locals ask Vatican not to forget ...
PBS

5 years after Beirut blast, victims struggle to rebuild lives as leaders evade blame

Five years ago, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped apart Beirut's waterfront with a terrifying power. The blast, which many still refer to as "the bomb," was not terrorism, ...
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The Largest Non-Nuclear Explosion in History: The N1 Rocket Disaster Exposed

What followed the N1’s first liftoff became the stuff of legend: exploding engines, a rain of fire over the Kazakh desert, ...
Reuters

Hundreds gather to mark five years since Beirut blast, but justice still elusive

Massive explosion on August 4, 2020, killed more than 200 people Blast devastated swathes of the Lebanese capital Despite promises, no-one has yet been held accountable Political interference, legal ...
National Catholic Reporter

The story behind the young woman who wept while hugging Pope Leo in Beirut

"I told the Holy Father of this terrible pain, and yet feeling a sense of peace and hope remembering how much God loves me," ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Trump hails military after it drops 'mother of all bombs' on Afghanistan

WASHINGTON -- President Trump hailed the U.S. military after it dropped the "mother of all bombs," America's largest non-nuclear weapon, in Afghanistan on Thursday. But just like last week's air ...