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Hong Kong arrest pro-democracy media tycoon, Jimmy Lai

His is being held under the controversial national security law

Jimmy Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces, under the new security law

There have been clashes with security forces at anti-government protests

Lebanon's government faces criticism for failing to act on warnings ahead of the blast

Security forces have used tear gas to stop protesters attempting to storm Parliament

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The government says blast was caused by explosives stored for years at the city's port

We speak to someone who lived through the civil war but never saw an explosion this large