Lawsuit seeks accountability for Beirut port blast
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
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US President Joe Biden is defying international pressure and sticking by his plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the month, and the UK will roll out new regulations to protect children’s data online. Plus, the FT’s legal correspondent, Kate Beioley, talks about the lawsuit that Lebanese lawyers have filed against a UK-registered chemicals company over the 2020 Beirut port blast.
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