The FBI will join the investigation of the massive Beirut explosion that killed at least 172 people, a top US diplomat says.
Aoun has asked France for satellite imagery for the probe. A UK Royal Navy vessel was also deployed to Beirut to survey the site.
Humanitarian aid has poured in. But foreign countries that once helped have made clear they will not give funds to help Lebanon out of economic collapse without reforms to tackle state corruption and waste. The now-caretaker government came to office in January with backing from various political parties, including the heavily armed Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah. Together with its allies, they have a majority of seats in parliament.
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