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Turkey expands influence in Africa through military training

Turkey is expanding its military training programmes across Africa, with soldiers from Mali and Niger graduating from a special forces camp as Ankara seeks to deepen ties across the continent.

Radio France Internationale

Was King Tut’s desert glass born from a cosmic explosion: New Zircon discovery sparks wild debate

It is not often that a handful of pale yellow fragments lying quietly in desert sand end up pulling scientists back into questions about ancient catastrophe and planetary violence. Libyan Desert Glass has been sitting in museum drawers and scattered across remote stretches of North Africa for decades, sometimes even…

The Times of India

Longest Total Solar Eclipse of the 21st century will last more than six minutes: Why the August 2027 celestial event is so rare

The rare total solar eclipse on August 2, 2027, is expected to become the longest total solar eclipse visible from land during the 21st century. Scientists say the eclipse will last unusually long because the Moon will be near perigee, making it appear larger in the sky. Countries including Spain,…

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Sarkozy insists on innocence in last day of appeal trial in Libya case

The former president has faced multiple corruption cases in recent years, but the Libya case carries by far the heaviest political and symbolic weight, alleging that a foreign dictatorship helped bring a French president to power.

Euronews

Libya appeal case enters final stretch, with Sarkozy’s legacy on the line

Nicolas Sarkozy has been many things in French public life: president, campaigner, political disruptor and, in the long-running Libya financing affair, central defendant. How that case concludes will determine which role he is best remembered for.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey courts Libya's rival factions in bid to further Mediterranean ambitions

In a bold move by Ankara, Turkey this week brought together Libya’s two rival militaries for international exercises. While firmly supporting the Tripoli-based regime, Turkey is now extending an olive branch to the Benghazi administration, aiming to steady Libya and broaden its sway across the region.

Radio France Internationale

Tripoli court acquits 31 Gaddafi-era officials of crushing 2011 Libyan uprising

A Tripoli appeals court has acquitted 31 former Gaddafi regime officials of suppressing the 2011 revolution, closing a case that resulted in multiple death sentences in 2015.

Euronews

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Libyan detention facility head known as 'Angel of Death' faces International Criminal Court

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have told judges that the head of a Libyan detention facility murdered and raped prisoners, sometimes in front of their children

The Independent UK

Libyan former prison boss known as 'Angel of Death' faces International Criminal Court

Former prison boss Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was "one of the worst instigators" of torture, rape and murder in Libya's notorious Mitiga prison, prosecutors told the International Criminal Court Tuesday. Judges will have 60 days to determine whether the charges against El Hishri – including 17 counts of war…

France 24

‘Huge milestone’ as Libyan militia commander accused of torture appears at ICC

Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa

The Guardian - UK

The Mediterranean sea is capable of generating hurricanes and climate change will make them worse

In March 2026, a tropical-like cyclone named ‘Jolina’ produced significant damage across North Africa. In 2020 and 2023, storms Ianos and Daniel both caused severe damage in Greece, and the latter triggered a humanitarian disaster in the city of Derna, Libya, where thousands were declared dead or missing.

The Conversation

Libya football riots spread to Tripoli as fans torch government building

Fans rioted after a disputed referee decision ended a Libyan league match in Tarhunah, with violence spreading to Tripoli where the Government of National Unity's headquarters was set on fire.

Euronews

‘Your homes will be destroyed, your family killed’: the US has dropped millions of war propaganda leaflets – but do they work?

An exhibit of psyops leaflets released in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya finally shows American people the messages that were made in their name

The Guardian - US

The Italian maxi-plant changing the energy balance in Libya

Eni's maxi module starts from Ravenna to Libya: less waste, more gas and an increasingly strategic Italy-Libya axis in the Mediterranean

Euronews

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The Conversation

Is Trump heading to a Pyrrhic victory in Iran?

President Donald Trump has claimed victory in the war in Iran even before the conflict is over. But despite killing the country’s leader and seriously degrading its military, there is an argument being made that the Islamic Republic has emerged all the stronger for having simply survived.

The Independent UK

Libya fueled war in Sudan with Colombian mercenaries and equipment, UN report finds

United Nations experts have found that paramilitaries fighting against the Sudanese military received support from an armed group in Libya, adding more chaos to the devastating war in Sudan

Euronews

More than 300 migrants rescued in last 48 hours off Crete, Greek officials say

Crete has become the main gateway for asylum seekers arriving mainly from Tobruk in eastern Libya, a perilous crossing.

Radio France Internationale

Latest Mediterranean migrant shipwrecks put 2026 among deadliest years on record

More than 180 people are missing or feared dead after several boats attempting to reach Europe from North Africa got into difficulty. According to the United Nations' migration agency, the most recent shipwrecks have brought the number of deaths reported in the Mediterranean Sea to nearly 1,000 this year.

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Former French president Sarkozy claims innocence at Libya funding appeals trial

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has told an appeal court "I am innocent" – rejecting charges he had sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election campaign in exchange for helping improve Tripoli's image after deadly bombings.

The Conversation

Ancient Romans were obsessed with a plant said to be contraception and aphrodisiac. Then one day, it went extinct

Roman leader Julius Caesar is said to have kept a stock of it in the treasury. Ancient writer Pliny the Elder says Rome’s Emperor Nero owned the last stalk of it.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian forces operating in Libya have attacked a Russian tanker, officials say

Two Libyan officials say that Ukrainian forces are operating in western Libya and that they used the region to strike a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean last month

Euronews

France's Sarkozy maintains innocence at Libya election funding trial

Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for his alleged part in a scheme to obtain funds from the government of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi in exchange for political and diplomatic favours.

The Independent UK

Over 80 migrants are missing from a boat that capsized after leaving Libya, UN says

The U.N. migration agency says that more than 80 migrants went missing after a boat that departed a Libyan coastal town capsized in the central Mediterranean

The Independent UK

Sarkozy says he owes France 'the truth' as he challenges conviction over alleged Libya funding

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy says he's innocent of charges related to illegal campaign financing from Libya

Radio France Internationale

Ukrainian forces operating in western Libya as covert war grows

Ukrainian military forces are operating in western Libya and were behind a recent attack on a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean, an RFI investigation has found. The findings point to a largely covert confrontation between Kyiv and Moscow as they compete for influence on Libyan territory, four years into their…

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