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U.N. raises alarm after migrant boat sinks off Libya, babies among 53 feared lost
Rescue efforts off Libya’s western coast have ended with a grim toll, after an inflatable boat carrying African migrants went down in the central Mediterranean, leaving at least 53 people dead or unaccounted for, including two infants, according to the U.N. migration agency. The International Organization for Migration said the vessel left the coastal town…
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What Happened in Venezuela and Why Africa Cannot Ignore It
President Donald Trump announced a direct U.S. military operation inside Venezuela that led...
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50 dead after migrant boat to Greece sinks off Libya, IOM reports
At least 50 Sudanese refugees lost their lives when a boat bound for Greece caught fire and...
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15 Egyptians dead as migrant boat capsizes off Libya’s coast near Tobruk
A deadly shipwreck off Libya’s eastern coast claimed the lives of at least 15 Egyptian...
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Hundreds of Sudanese migrants deported from eastern Libya amid crackdown on smuggling
Eastern Libyan authorities have deported hundreds of Sudanese nationals to their war-stricken homeland as part of an intensified clampdown on irregular migration and human trafficking. The mass expulsion...
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Libyan war crimes suspect arrested in Germany, faces ICC trial for atrocities in detention facility
A former senior official at a notorious Tripoli prison accused of overseeing brutal abuses during Libya’s post-Gaddafi chaos has been arrested in Germany on charges filed by the International Criminal...
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Libya: What We Know So Far About Deadly Clashes And The Government’s ‘Cease Fire’ Call
Tripoli, Libya’s capital, returned to a fragile calm on Wednesday after days of the worst fighting the city has seen in years. Residents cautiously stepped out of their homes as the government’s...
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What led to the latest militia clashes in Libya that left six dead
Deadly street battles erupted in Tripoli after a key militia leader was gunned down, plunging the Libyan capital into chaos and reviving fears of deeper unrest. Officials confirmed that at least six people...
