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European lawmakers on Friday extended sanctions against three Libyan politicians, citing concerns they are thwarting efforts to form a democratic government and violating a 2015 peace deal that was signed in Skhirat, Morocco under the…

Israel has approved the establishment of its first new Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades.The security cabinet voted unanimously late on Thursday to begin construction on a hilltop known as "Geulat Zion", near…

Demonstrators in Paraguay have set fire to the country's congress amid violent protests against a bill that would let the president seek re-election.The head of the main opposition party said an activist had been shot dead.The…

During a phone call on Thursday, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed the latest political updates on Libya with French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.According to a foreign ministry statement, Shoukry…

About 10,000 migrants stranded in Libya will be flown back to their home countries this year, but the returns can only play a limited role in tackling migrant flows toward Europe, the head of the U.N. migration agency’s Libyan office…

The US representative to the United Nations has said that the US is no longer prioritising the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Ambassador Nikki Haley told reporters on Thursday "we can't necessarily focus on Assad the…

President Donald Trump's ex-national security adviser, Michael Flynn, wants immunity to testify on alleged Russian election meddling, his lawyer says.Robert Kelner says his client "has a story to tell", but needs to guard against…