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War-torn Libya is a key departure point on Africa’s Mediterranean coast for migrants risking sea voyages in the hope of reaching Europe.

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Italy

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ICC seeks answers after Italy frees Libyan war crimes suspect

Italy detained a Libyan suspect on the back of an ICC arrest warrant, but he was swiftly released and flown home to Tripoli.

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Middle East

Gunmen clash in Libya as fires erupt at a nearby oil refinery, officials say

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Italy sends first migrants to Albania under new deal

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Libya central bank ‘suspends all operations’ after official abducted

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China makes tentative steps to return to Libya after civil war stopped trade

Beijing and Tripoli are starting to rebuild trade relations, but Libya’s rocky political landscape could still be a complication.

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Canada police charge pair in plot to sell Chinese-made military equipment in Libya

Canadian police said two former UN employees in Montreal participated in a conspiracy to sell Chinese-made drones and other military equipment, violating UN sanctions related to the Libyan civil war.

Africa

Over 60 migrants believed dead off Libya coast after boat sinks

High waves swamped the vessel, which had over 80 people aboard, as it made its risky sea voyage towards Europe.

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Libya dismantles illegal gold mining network comprising Chinese nationals

The foreign nationals who carried out the mining were staying illegally in Libya, Tripoli’s attorney general said. He did not say when they were arrested.

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French ex-president Sarkozy charged in witness tampering probe

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Africa

Libya floods: reporters ordered out of Derna after protests

‘The number of journalists has become an impediment to rescuers’, a minister said, while scientists noted that climate change made the rains that triggered the flooding up to 50 times more likely.

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Video | Libyan protesters want officials to be held accountable in devastating floods

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UN warns of concerning situation at 2 more Libyan dams

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‘Beyond politics and borders’: Libya death toll above 11,300, UN says

Amid conflicting reports on the number of dead in the flood, thousands of people are missing, while 891 buildings in the coastal city of Derna are said to be destroyed.

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Video | Global rescue efforts gather pace after deadly floods in Libya

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A global effort to assist stricken Libya gathered pace after huge flash flood slammed into the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna on Sunday.

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