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January 19, 2020

Libyan strongman Haftar must end ‘hostile’ attitude: Erdogan

Libya’s military strongman Khalifa Haftar must drop his “hostile attitude” so that the conflict in the war-torn nation can be resolved, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of crunch talks in Berlin on Sunday. “For a political solution and…

January 19, 2020

Britain’s Johnson says open to Libya monitoring role

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday that Britain would be ready to send “people and experts” to help monitor a Libya ceasefire should one be brokered by world powers at a summit in Berlin. Johnson told Britain’s Sky News television…

January 19, 2020

World powers seek elusive Libya peace in Berlin talks

World leaders gathered in Berlin on Sunday to make a fresh push for peace in Libya, in a desperate bid to stop the conflict-wracked nation from turning into a “second Syria”. Chancellor Angela Merkel will be joined by the presidents…

January 19, 2020

World powers in Berlin to seek elusive Libya peace

World leaders gather in Berlin on Sunday to make a fresh push for peace in Libya, in a desperate bid to stop the conflict-wracked nation from turning into a “second Syria”. Chancellor Angela Merkel will be joined by the presidents…

January 18, 2020

Libya oil exports blocked, raising stakes for Berlin peace summit

Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar blocked oil exports from the war-ravaged country’s main ports Saturday, raising the stakes on the eve of an international summit aimed at bringing peace to the North African nation. The move to…

January 18, 2020

Tunisia says won’t take part in Libya summit in Berlin

Tunisia said Saturday it would not take part in an international summit on Libya’s crisis that is set to take place in Berlin after receiving a “late” invitation. The foreign ministry in Tunis thanked German chancellor Angela Merkel for extending…

January 17, 2020

Khamenei plays down protests, says Iran foes exploiting plane tragedy

Iran’s supreme leader said Friday that demonstrations at home over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner were unrepresentative of the Iranian people and accused the country’s enemies of exploiting it for propaganda purposes. Leading the main weekly Muslim prayers…

January 17, 2020

Italy court rules migrant ship captain’s arrest not warranted

Italy’s highest court on Friday agreed that Carola Rackete, the German captain of a migrant rescue ship, should not have been arrested for forcibly docking in Sicily. “This is an important verdict for all sea rescue activists!” Rackete said on…

January 17, 2020

Moscow says Polish resistance army killed Jews in WWII Warsaw

Russia’s defence ministry on Friday accused the Polish resistance movement that staged the Warsaw uprising of 1944 of “destroying Jews,” the latest in Moscow’s feud with Poland over WWII history. The accusations were posted with a trove of declassified documents…