Haftar meets with Putin as Russia eyes strategic expansion in Libya
Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) that controls eastern Libya, recently held talks with Russian President Vladimir
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau accused Algeria of trying to humiliate France after it refused entry to an Algerian national being deported for inciting violence via social media. The influencer, arrested in Montpellier, was denied entry upon his Thursday arrival in Algiers and returned to France. This incident is part of a broader tension, with France recently arresting four Algerian social media influencers under similar charges.
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