The message behind Putin’s Wagner meeting
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “vertical of power” – the way in which the entire structure of Russian political power rests on one man – has undergone profound stress…
Tunisian leader sparks outrage by claiming ‘Zionist movement’ behind naming of storm that battered Libya
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Storm-hit Libya needs tens of millions in aid, relief groups say
Members of the rescue teams from the Egyptian army carry a dead body as they walk in the mud between the destroyed buildings, after a powerful storm and heavy rainfall…
Lampedusa migrant crisis: 7,000 people arrive on Italian island of 6,000
CNN — Lampedusa has seen an influx of migrants with 7,000 people arriving in two days, prompting its mayor and the United Nations refugee agency to warn the Italian island…
What we know about the floods that killed thousands in Libya
CNN — Emergency teams are working to find survivors and retrieve bodies after a massive flood hit Libya’s northeast three days ago, killing more than 6,000 and leaving 10,000 missing.…
‘We knew ahead of time’: A decade of turmoil left Libya unprepared for natural disasters
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Libya dismisses foreign minister after meeting with Israeli counterpart causes outcry
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