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EU leaders agree to send delegation to Libya after previous group expelled from country

The expulsion of EU diplomats risks complicating efforts to prevent a wave of irregular migration from Libya to Europe this summer.

Euronews

Hundreds of migrants moved from Crete to Greek mainland as arrivals from Libya surge

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that Greece would suspend asylum processing for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa for three months.

Euronews

Photos show migrants intercepted near Crete arrive at the Greek port of Lavrio from Libya

More than 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens on Thursday after being intercepted south of the island of Crete, after a surge of arrivals from Libya.

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Exclusive: EU delegation ejected from Libya after diplomatic 'trap', source tells Euronews

A diplomatic row in Benghazi may have been part of a calculated move by Libya's Khalifa Haftar to pressure the EU into recognising the eastern government, a source familiar with the matter revealed to Euronews.

Euronews

Hundreds of migrants moved from Crete to Greek mainland as island struggles with Libya arrivals

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the island of Crete after a surge in arrivals from Libya

The Independent UK

Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, citing a ‘witch-hunt’ against Bolsonaro

Latest threats heighten fears that the president’s erratic trade strategy risks exacerbating inflation across the US

The Guardian - US

Greece To Halt Asylum Hearings For Migrants On Boats From Africa

Greece will suspend all asylum hearings for migrants arriving on boats from North Africa for three months, the prime minister said Wednesday following a rise in migrant arrivals from Libya.

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Greece blocks asylum claims for migrants on island of Crete after a surge in arrivals

Greece's government says it is suspending asylum applications for migrants arriving on Crete by sea

The Independent UK

EU migration delegation ordered deported from eastern Libya on alleged entry violations

Authorities in eastern Libya have refused entry to three European ministers and the EU commissioner for migration on alleged entry violations

The Independent UK

EU Commissioner for migration expelled from Libya as 'persona non grata'

The incident comes amid a new surge of departures of irregular migrants from Libya to Southern Europe.

Euronews

Greece detains 1,200 migrants in three days as arrivals from Libya surge

Authorities in Greece say more than 1,200 migrants have been detained on the island of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days, following a surge in arrivals from Libya

The Independent UK

EU and Greece to press Libya on migrant crossings via Mediterranean as numbers surge

The UN refugee agency said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020.

Euronews

Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge

The European Union’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a firmer stance with Libyan authorities following a rise in migrant crossings across the Mediterranean

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from

For the past several months, the Trump administration has been trying to deport immigrants to countries they are not from – despite an April 2025 federal ruling that had blocked the White House from doing so.

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Euronews

Greece plans to deploy navy ships off Libya to 'send a message' to migrant smugglers

Greece saw a spike in migrant arrivals last week, with 731 migrants arriving on the islands of Crete and Gavdos in a 24 hour period.

Radio France Internationale

Libya's Al-Khadim airbase becomes a hub for Russian arms in the Sahel

Amid renewed relations with Libya, Russia is relying on the Al-Khadim base near Benghazi to strengthen its military presence in the Sahel region of Africa. RFI journalists were able to trace the itinerary of a Russian cargo plane from Syria to Libya, one of many flights operating on this route.

Reason

Trump's Iran Air Strikes and the Constitution

The strikes violate both the Constitution and the 1973 War Powers Act. Whether they are good policy is a more difficult question. This could turn out to be a rare instance where one of Trump's illegal actions has beneficial results.

The Guardian - UK

The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran

Israel is the main source of terror and instability in the Middle East. But the west continually turns away from this reality, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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Al Jazeera

At least 60 people ‘feared dead’ after shipwrecks off the coast of Libya

UN agency IOM says 743 people have died so far this year attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu speaks of regime change in Iran; what he means is regime destruction

Israeli prime minister has no interest in Iran’s future beyond weakening and destabilising a regional rival

Evening Standard

British involvement in Iran-Israel conflict could end up like Iraq War, MPs warn

Labour and Lib Dem MPs called for rigour over intelligence on Iran’s nuclear capabilities as comparisons were drawn to Libya and Iraq interventions.

Al Jazeera

Egypt, Libya stop activists gathering for March to Gaza, organisers say

Security sources say dozens have been detained or deported from Cairo airport and other locations.

The Independent UK

Activists stopped in Libya and Egypt ahead of planned march on Gaza

A planned march protesting aid restrictions on Gaza faced uncertainty Friday, as organizers in Cairo awaited Egyptian approval and Libyan authorities blocked a convoy of activists en route

Radio France Internationale

Egypt detains pro-Palestinian activists ahead of Gaza solidarity march

Egyptian authorities have detained more than 200 pro-Palestinian activists who arrived in Cairo by plane as part of a solidarity march to Gaza to push for increased humanitarian aid access to the enclave. A convoy that left Tunisia for Gaza is currently blocked in Libya.

Euronews

Italy not liable for Libyan coastguard's actions in 2017 boat sinking, ECHR says

Since 2017, Italy has supplied Libya with funding, vessels and training as part of an agreement to slow the numbers of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

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