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Tripoli clashes abate but situation remains explosive

The worst clashes in years in the Libyan capital Tripoli seem to have eased after the announcement of a fragile truce, but the security conditions remain prone to deteriorate in the politically divided country that lacks a central authority. The Tripoli-based government has announced a ceasefire, after two days of clashes that terrified locals. The […]

US Senator James Inhofe, three other Congress members mired in insider trading scandal

US Senator James Inhofe and three other members of Congress are mired in an insider trading scandal, which may force them to resign, and even make them face accusation of treason on the background of the coronavirus crisis. James Inhofe, the Republican Senator of Oklahoma and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Richard Burr, […]

AU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting intensifies

The African Union’s (AU) chairman has called for an “immediate, unconditional ceasefire” in the two-year-old conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, whereby his call for a truce comes as the pan-African body makes efforts to bring the warring sides to the negotiating table. African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed “grave concern” in a […]