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‘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

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Euronews

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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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 Conversation

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

The Independent UK

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.

Euronews

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

The Independent UK

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…

Radio France Internationale

More than 70 people feared dead after migrant boat capsizes in the central Mediterranean

A boat carrying around 105 people capsized in the central Mediterranean Sea after departing from Libya on Saturday. Two bodies were recovered and at least 70 are missing, according to NGOs Mediterranea Saving Humans and Sea-Watch.

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RFI Investigation: Ukrainian military in Libya and the strike on the Russian gas carrier Arctic Metagaz

French journalists report the presence of more than 200 Ukrainian military specialists in Libya and their alleged involvement in the attack on the Arctic Metagaz vessel using a maritime drone.

LiveScience

Concentric rocky rings adorned with ancient artwork wear a magma 'hat' in the Sahara — Earth from space

A 2025 astronaut photo shows a massif made of concentric mountain ridges in the Libyan desert. The rocky walls contain ancient artworks and are occasionally used to contain herds of grazing cattle.

The Guardian - UK

Two Sudanese men face court in Greece after at least 22 people die off Crete coast

Survivors tell coastguard smugglers ordered victims to be thrown overboard after six days adrift in boat from Libya

Euronews

Libya tows damaged Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz to its west coast

Libyan authorities said a Russian tanker is being towed to the country's west coast. The Russian shadowfleet gas carrier was damaged in a suspected attack by maritime drones and now poses a threat to the region's ecology.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces surrender to army robots in battlefield first, Zelensky says

Ukrainian robots deployed into ‘most dangerous areas’ of frontline, says Zelensky

The Independent UK

Libya tows drifting Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker to avert a Mediterranean spill

Libyan authorities are towing a damaged Russian “shadow fleet” tanker toward a safe area to prevent an environmental crisis in the Mediterranean

Euronews

Russian tanker drifts into Libyan waters amid environmental warnings

The Russian sanctioned tanker was damaged by explosions and has been drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean for several weeks. Several EU leaders warned the vessel, carrying hazardous cargo, could pose a serious environmental risk.

The Guardian - UK

Damaged Russian tanker carrying natural gas floats into Libyan waters

Fears of ecological disaster as vessel continues to drift after being struck by suspected drone attack

Radio France Internationale

'It will be another ordeal': crash victim families prepare for Sarkozy appeal trial

The appeal trial over alleged Libyan funding of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign – which opened on Monday in Paris – centres on claims that funds were tied to lifting an arrest warrant for a Libyan agent responsible for the 1989 bombing of a UTA DC-10 aircraft.…

Radio France Internationale

Former French president Sarkozy back in court over Libyan funding scandal

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is back in court for an appeal trial on charges he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election, in a case that last year saw him become France's first modern-day head of state to go to prison. The hearings will run until 3 June.

The Guardian - UK

Nicolas Sarkozy back in court for fresh trial over alleged Libya funding

Ex-French president, who was jailed last year for criminal conspiracy, to be tried at Paris appeal court on four counts

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