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Libya appeal case enters final stretch, with Sarkozy’s legacy on the line

Nicolas Sarkozy has been many things in French public life: president, campaigner, political disruptor and, in the long-running Libya financing affair, central defendant. How that case concludes will determine which role he is best remembered for.

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Tripoli court acquits 31 Gaddafi-era officials of crushing 2011 Libyan uprising

A Tripoli appeals court has acquitted 31 former Gaddafi regime officials of suppressing the 2011 revolution, closing a case that resulted in multiple death sentences in 2015.

Euronews

Libyan former prison boss known as 'Angel of Death' faces International Criminal Court

Former prison boss Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was "one of the worst instigators" of torture, rape and murder in Libya's notorious Mitiga prison, prosecutors told the International Criminal Court Tuesday. Judges will have 60 days to determine whether the charges against El Hishri – including 17 counts of war…

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‘Huge milestone’ as Libyan militia commander accused of torture appears at ICC

Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa

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From Castro to Trump: Leaders who survived the most assassination attempts in history

An armed man opened fire near the White House correspondents' dinner, injuring a Secret Service agent and forcing Donald Trump and top officials to be evacuated. Euronews takes a look at world leaders most targeted by assassination plots.

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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In a stunning twist, Trump’s top counterterrorism chief, Joe Kent, denies that Iran was ever close to nuclearization

After resigning as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Kent went on an interview with Tucker Carlson. The Trump administration had stated at the onset of the war that Iran was still pursuing nuclearization. Kent disputed the Trump administration’s claim.

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'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

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

The Guardian - UK

Ali Khamenei’s killing continues long US tradition of letting others pull the trigger

The US and Israel assassinated Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint operation in late February. In a post on social media, Donald Trump boasted that Khamenei was “unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems”. Trump added that “there was not a thing he, or…

The Conversation

Iran conflict: air campaigns rarely work as intended – they often make matters worse

The US and Israel have launched a coordinated air campaign in recent days to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities and navy, curb its ability to develop nuclear weapons and eliminate its leadership. The strikes have been accompanied by calls from Donald Trump for the Iranian people to rise up and overthrow…

The Conversation

Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya

The long read: When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, this former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign intervention

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The wars the UK has fought alongside the US – and when Britain has refused

IN FOCUS: Harry Cockburn reports on how 80 years of the 'special relationship' have informed international conflict, after Donald Trump lashed out at the British prime minister

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Jeffrey Epstein ‘asked Andrew to fix him a meeting with Gaddafi’

It comes as police held discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations that Andrew shared confidential reports from his role as the UK’s trade envoy with the late paedophile

The Independent UK

Andrew tried to ‘fix’ meeting between Jeffery Epstein and Colonel Gaddafi, emails reveal

The disgraced financier appeared to ask for a meeting with Gaddafi but it is understood that it did not go ahead

The Guardian - UK

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi obituary

Muammar Gaddafi’s son determined to make a political return backed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Libya

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Murdered son of Muammar Gaddafi was perceived as a threat to Libya’s elite

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, shot dead on Tuesday, appealed to ‘a nostalgia for a past that is remembered as more secure’

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, killed, say officials

Dictator’s second son, a key figure in post-2011 Libyan politics, reportedly shot dead at home by masked assailants

The Times of India

Who was Saif al-Islam Gaddafi? Son of late Libya dictator Moammar Gaddafi killed in his home

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, once seen as Libya's Western-friendly reformer and heir apparent, has been killed in a direct confrontation after gunmen stormed his home. He played a key role in his father's regime, later becoming a divisive figure during the 2011 uprising. After years of detention and a death sentence,…

The Times of India

Four masked gunmen, disabled security cameras: How Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al‑Islam was assassinated in Libya

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the former Libyan leader, has been killed at the age of 53 in Zintan, Libya. Masked gunmen reportedly assassinated him in his home, prompting an investigation by Libyan authorities. Gaddafi's son was once considered a successor to his father's regime and faced charges from the…

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The making and breaking of Uganda: an interview with scholar Mahmood Mamdani

In his latest book, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, anthropologist Mahmood Mamdani explains the factors and characters – Idi Amin and Yoweri Museveni – that shaped post-independence Uganda.

The Guardian - UK

Libya looks to its past to build a new future as national museum reopens

It is hoped the institution can help foster new bonds in a fractured nation, but such optimism will be a stretch for some

Euronews

Germany sends Libyan man accused of war crimes to the ICC in The Hague to face trial

Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, torture and rape in a prison in Libya.

Latin Times

The U.S. Has Amassed More Missiles in the Caribbean Than It Used to Overthrow The Gaddafi Regime

The United States has positioned more Tomahawk cruise missiles in the Caribbean than it deployed during the 2011 military campaign that led to the fall of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi

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