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Russian tanker drifts into Libyan waters amid environmental warnings

The Russian sanctioned tanker was damaged by explosions and has been drifting unmanned in the Mediterranean for several weeks. Several EU leaders warned the vessel, carrying hazardous cargo, could pose a serious environmental risk.

Euronews

Damaged Russian tanker carrying natural gas floats into Libyan waters

Fears of ecological disaster as vessel continues to drift after being struck by suspected drone attack

The Guardian - UK

'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.…

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Former French president Sarkozy back in court over Libyan funding scandal

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is back in court for an appeal trial on charges he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election, in a case that last year saw him become France's first modern-day head of state to go to prison. The hearings will run until 3 June.

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

Britons don’t want any part of Trump’s war fixation – the sooner Labour realises that the better

Kowtowing to US foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan had disastrous consequences. Why are leaders making the same mistake again, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

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…

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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

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky asks US to postpone upcoming peace talks due to Iran conflict

Zelensky says trilateral peace talks paused due to conflict in Middle East

The Independent UK

Putin accuses Ukraine of attacking gas tanker that exploded and sank off Libya

The Arctic Metagaz burst into flames before sinking after what the Russian president described as a terrorist attack

The Guardian - UK

Russia blames Ukraine sea drones for attacking tanker that sank in the Mediterranean

Previous Ukrainian attacks on Russian ships have reportedly come from the Libyan coast

The Independent UK

Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority

Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, not the president. But most modern presidents and their legal counsel have asserted that Article 2 of the Constitution allows the president to use the military in certain situations without prior congressional approval – and have acted…

The Conversation

Russian shadow fleet LNG tanker sinks after 'sudden explosions' off Libya coast

A Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the Arctic Metagaz, has sunk in the central Mediterranean between Libya and Malta after a "sudden explosion" triggered a massive blaze on board, Libya’s ports and maritime transport authority said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Russian LNG tanker catches fire and sinks off the coast of Libya

Libyan authorities said on Wednesday that the "Arctic Metagaz" tanker had sunk in the Mediterranean Sea between their coast and nearby Malta.

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‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy

Shortly after the opening salvo of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026 – with missiles targeting cities across the country, some of which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – President Donald Trump declared the objective was to destroy Iran’s military capabilities and give rise to a change…

Fortune

Big Oil embraces exploration outside of the Americas again as Chevron enters Libya

American Big Oil is returning to countries in the Middle East, Africa, and beyond to find new sources of oil and gas.

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

The Independent UK

Babies among 53 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes off Libyan coast

The boat capsized in the central Mediterranean, the world’s deadliest migration route

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Kadhafi clan’s path back to power fades with killing of Saïf al-Islam

The death of Saïf al-Islam Kadhafi – the last political heir of Libya’s former ruling family – is reshaping the country’s political landscape, dealing a decisive blow to any remaining hopes of the Kadhafi clan returning to power.

The Guardian - US

Pam Bondi announces arrest of ‘key participant’ in 2012 Benghazi attack

Zubayar al-Bakoush is suspected in Libya attack resulting in deaths of US ambassador and three other Americans

The Independent UK

Thousands of Libyans gather for the funeral of Gadhafi’s son who was shot and killed this week

Thousands have converged in northwestern Libya for the funeral of Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Libya’s late leader Moammar Gadhafi

The Guardian - UK

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’

Radio France Internationale

Migrant rescue vessel Ocean Viking back at sea after Libyan coast guard attacks

After months out of service following an armed attack in international waters, SOS Méditerranée’s migrant rescue vessel, the Ocean Viking, has resumed operations in the central Mediterranean. In an interview with RFI, Claire Juchat, the NGO’s operations manager, described returning to sea as a relief but said that tensions with…

The Guardian - UK

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

Radio France Internationale

Saïf al-Islam Kadhafi, the heir apparent without a crown

Saïf al-Islam Kadhafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, was long seen as the man who might one day take over from his father. His killing at his home in northwestern Libya closes a story marked by early reformist ambition, a violent turning point in 2011 and years…

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