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Airstrike hits Tripoli migrant detention centre, dozens die

Bloomberg An attack on a Libyan detention centre that killed at least 44 people may constitute a war crime, a United Nations envoy said, adding to international pressure to end a battle for the capital that’s threatening to tear the North African Opec member apart. Libya’s UN-backed government accused eastern commander Khalifa Haftar of ordering an overnight airstrike that hit ...

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Iran warns to restart N-reactor if Europe fails to meet deadline

Bloomberg Iran warned it will restore a mothballed reactor and step up enrichment if European nations fail to offer it economic guarantees by a July 7 deadline, escalating a crisis that threatens to collapse the 2015 nuclear accord and plunge the Gulf into renewed uncertainty. “If you don’t meet all your commitments according to the timetable and plans, the Islamic ...

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Rahul Gandhi quits as India opposition leader

Bloomberg Rahul Gandhi announced his resignation as leader of India’s opposition Congress party, taking responsibility for its dismal result in the recent national election, which saw PM Narendra Modi returned for a second term with an increased majority. “Rebuilding the party requires hard decisions and numerous people have to be made accountable for the failure of 2019,” Gandhi wrote in ...

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