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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised speech from an undisclosed location on Thursday. Photo: Al-Manar via AFP
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Hezbollah chief denounces Israeli attacks as sonic booms rattle Beirut

Hassan Nasrallah admits his group has suffered a major blow, saying the pager and radio explosions could be considered a declaration of war.

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A Lebanese army bomb disposal specialist prepares to detonate a walkie-talkie outside American University of Beirut Medical Centre. Photo: AP
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Mark Cuban wants to take out Chinese knockoffs. Is Kamala Harris on board?

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20 killed as Hezbollah handheld radios explode across Lebanon a day after pager blasts

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Israel declares ‘new phase’ in war as Lebanon blasts threaten wider conflict

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