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May 10, 2020
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2020-05-10
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Second Libyan Civil War
2019–20 Western Libya offensive
The
Libyan National Army
(LNA), led by
Khalifa Haftar
, carries out massive
artillery
bombardment of
Tripoli
,
Libya
's capital, in a push to capture the city from
Turkish
-backed
Government of National Accord
(GNA) forces.
Turkey
says Haftar's forces are now "legitimate targets" if attacks on its interests continue.
(Reuters)
Mali War
A
roadside bomb
strikes a
United Nations
vehicle in
Aguelhok
,
Kidal
,
Mali
, killing three
Chadian
peacekeepers
.
(Voice of America)
Business and economy
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
,
Coronavirus recession
Colombian
airline carrier
Avianca
files for
Chapter 11
bankruptcy
protection and liquidates its
Peruvian subsidiary
as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(
Financial Times
)
Disasters and accidents
Iran
says an
anti-ship missile
fired during a training exercise in the
Gulf of Oman
struck its naval support ship
Konarak
, killing 19 sailors and wounding 15 others onboard the vessel.
(
The Guardian
)
International relations
Iran–United States relations
Iranian government
spokesman
Ali Rabiei
says that Iran is prepared for a full
prisoner exchange
with the United States but that the American authorities had not yet responded. The swap could include Iranian university professor
Sirous Asgari
who is in U.S. custody and
Michael R. White
, a
U.S. Navy
veteran in Iranian custody.
(Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
An altercation between
Indian
and
Chinese soldiers
near the Naku La sector in
Sikkim
,
India
, leaves eleven soldiers wounded.
(BBC News)
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