Libya
UN demands investigation into Libyan activist's death
The UN mission in Libya has called for an investigation into the death of prominent activist Abdel Monem al-Marimi, according
Maltese authorities have deported three Moroccan nationals after a dramatic escape from a Turkish Airlines flight at Malta International Airport on New Year's Day. Two others, Fouad el Sellah, 26, and Mohamed Lazaar, 43, remain at large following their flight TK619 diversion from Istanbul to Marrakech due to a medical emergency. The men fled the aircraft and were last seen on airport CCTV heading towards an under-construction terminal area.
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UN demands investigation into Libyan activist's death
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Mauritania’s President to attend Trump Africa summit
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani will attend Donald Trump’s Africa mini-summit in Washington on 9 July, alongside