Deadly clashes in Libya's capital spark fears of new civil war • FRANCE 24 English
Clashes between backers of Libya's rival governments killed at least 23 people and damaged six hospitals in Tripoli on Saturday, sparking fears that a political crisis could spiral into a major new armed conflict.
The Ethiopia airstrike on Tigray: 'Worryingly high chance this escalates into return to full-scale war'
The UN children's agency UNICEF has condemned an Ethiopian air strike on the rebel-held Tigray region that the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) says demolished a kindergarten and hit a civilian residential area. The bombardment came just days after fighting erupted on Tigray's southern border between government forces and TPLF rebels, ending a five-month truce and dashing hopes of peace talks. For more analysis on the recent escalation in the Ethiopian conflict, FRANCE 24 is joined by William Davison, Senior Analyst for Ethiopia at the International Crisis Group. "What is most concerning here," explains Mr. Davison, "is that this is a very clear demonstration that the peace process that was supposed to get underway has really failed to get off the ground." And further complicating matters, he adds, nothing has been done up until now to seek a political solution to the conflict.
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Macron on Algeria visit says ‘painful past’ came in the way of looking to the future
On his second visit to Algeria, French President Emmanuel Macron on August 26 reiterated a commitment to building a better bilateral future between France and its former colony, saying a "painful common past (...) has at times prevented us from looking to the future".
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Trump sues US government over FBI search of Florida home
Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court to temporarily block the FBI from reviewing the materials it seized two weeks ago from his Florida home, until a special master can be appointed to oversee the review.
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