Donor countries weary of corrupt government, fear it could exploit funds meant for reconstruction after port blast

Grief turns to anger as Lebanese fume over negligence, corruption; France's Macron in Beirut vows support for public; investigators hold workers, officials for questioning

French president visits Beirut as world pledges aid, though it remains unclear how much will be given to notoriously corrupt government

French president visits capital devastated by port warehouse blast, urges government reforms to prevent country from continuing 'to sink'

Officials say over 60 dead, 3,000 wounded; source of blast appears to be highly volatile chemical compound stored at port, which may have caught fire and exploded

Bloc reaches consensus on 'historic' fund for countries hit hardest by the pandemic; summit was supposed to last 2 days but extended due to disagreements

Envoys ask policy chief Borrell to draw up possible 'legal consequences' in bid to stop West Bank move, saying time is short; British PM talks with Abbas, reiterates opposition

French president 'emphasized that such a move would contravene international law,' says his office, in latest European push against plan

Government shakeup sees many new ministers appointed; new interior minister faces a rape investigation, but Macron says probe not an obstacle to his appointment

Move comes as Macron seeks to open a new chapter of his presidency focused on efforts to relaunch a French economy deeply hit by the coronavirus crisis