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Foreign powers to push Libyan rivals for truce in Berlin
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- Published on Monday, 20 January 2020 08:45
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Germany and the United Nations will push rival Libyan camps and their foreign backers fighting over the capital to agree on Sunday to a truce and monitoring mechanism as first steps towards peace, diplomats and a draft communique said.
German chancellor Merkel says Berlin will host Libya peace talks
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- Published on Monday, 13 January 2020 09:51
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Libyan peace talks will be held in Berlin, as Turkey and Russia appealed to the north African nation’s warring factions to enter a ceasefire.
Libyan rivals, cajoled by Putin and Erdogan, to hold Moscow peace talks
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 January 2020 10:09
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Libya’s warring leaders were due to hold peace talks in Moscow on Monday with Russia and Turkey urging the rivals to sign a binding truce to end a nine-month-old war and pave the way for a settlement that would stabilise the North African country.
At least 24 killed in Tunisia bus crash
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 December 2019 07:28
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At least 24 Tunisians were killed on Sunday after a bus crashed during an excursion in the northern town of Amdoun, the health ministry said.
The bus veered off a winding road when the driver failed to negotiate a sharp turn and crashed to the bottom of a ravine, the interior ministry said.
The bus was carrying 43 people, officials said.
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