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The European Union will launch a new Mediterranean naval and air mission in April to stop more arms reach warring factions in Libya, Reuters quoted EU diplomats as saying on Thursday. They added that Greece agreed to take in any migrants rescued at sea. The decision was delayed by divisions over migrants. It followed warnings...
Italy's Covid-19 death toll is the highest in the world. Yet a leading Italian newspaper decided to thumb its nose at a shipment of Russian aid, declaring it “useless.” To the liberal press, nothing is above politicization. The Covid-19 coronavirus has killed more than 7,500 Italians and infected ten times as many. Intensive-care units in...
Israel's ex-military chief Benny Gantz submitted himself Thursday as a candidate for speaker of parliament. Gantz is PM Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, and the move could lead to an emergency alliance between the two, AFP reports. The parliament announced that Gantz was the only candidate to succeed Netanyahu ally Yuli Edelstein, who resigned as speaker...
