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Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Cavusoglu said the difference of opinion in Syria would not affect the Turkey-Russia relations.(Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

Powers renew pledge to uphold Libya arms embargo

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

Yemeni Shiite fighters stand guard during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's Mideast plan in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

UN: Warring parties in Yemen agree on major prisoner trade

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

In this May 21, 2019 file photo, Tripoli government forces clash with forces led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, south of the capital Tripoli, Libya. Two Libyan militia commanders and a Syrian war monitor group say Turkey is deploying Syrian extremists to fight in Libya's civil war. These extremists are affiliated with groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State. They're fighting as mercenaries on behalf of the United Nations-supported government in Libya. The Libyan sources told The Associated Press that Turkey has airlifted more than 2,500 foreign fighters into Tripoli, and that dozens are extremist-affiliated. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File) **FILE**

U.S. inaction leaves others to fill vacuum, Libyan official says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral of military cadets in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. Health officials said the death toll from the airstrike climbed to at least 30 people, most of them students and over 30 others were wounded. The airstrike took place in the city's south late Saturday, an area which has seen heavy clashes in recent months. Forces based in eastern Libya and led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter have been fighting to seize the capital from the weak but U.N.-supported government. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed)

EU officials push for bloc to enforce Libya arms embargo

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

UN official: justice for victims can’t replace punishment

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 29, 2020 photo, Howard Buffet receives presents during a visit, with Colombia's President Ivan Duque, right, to a cocoa farm in La Gabarra, Colombia. As a philanthropist, Buffet's priority now is helping Colombia and El Salvador, whose fight against drug trafficking has a direct impact on the U.S. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Warren Buffett’s son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 26, 2020, file photo, shows a view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mitzpe Yeriho. The United Nations Human Rights Council released a list of more than 100 companies it says are operating in Israel's West Bank settlements. In a report Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, the council said the companies' activities “&quot;raised particular human rights concerns.” The list is dominated by Israeli companies, but it also lists a number of international firms. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

Pompeo ‘outraged’ by UN list of firms with settlement ties

By JOSEF FEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2011, file, photo taken on a government-organized tour, airplanes are parked in the tarmac of the international airport in Tripoli, Libya. The only functioning airport in Libya's capital suspended its operations after coming under attack Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, airport authorities said, despite a tenuous truce that world powers have pushed warring parties to respect. Authorities at Mitiga airport said six Grad missiles crashed into the tarmac. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)

UN says rival force is blocking OK for UN flights to Libya

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

UN council endorses 55-point road map to end war in Libya

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 26, 2020, file photo, shows a view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Mitzpe Yeriho. The United Nations Human Rights Council released a list of more than 100 companies it says are operating in Israel's West Bank settlements. In a report Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, the council said the companies' activities “&quot;raised particular human rights concerns.” The list is dominated by Israeli companies, but it also lists a number of international firms. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

UN list targets firms linked to Israeli settlements

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

UN to vote on endorsing road map to end the war in Libya

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Libya’s oil corporation: blockade losses exceed $1.3 billion

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, young desert locusts that have not yet grown wings jump in the air as they are approached, as a visiting delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) observes them, in the desert near Garowe, in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. The desert locusts in this arid patch of northern Somalia look less ominous than the billion-member swarms infesting East Africa, but the hopping young locusts are the next wave in the outbreak that threatens more than 10 million people across the region with a severe hunger crisis. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

UN warns of ‘major shock’ as Africa locust outbreak spreads

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

Yemenis board a United Nation plane at Sanaa International airport, Yemen, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. The United Nations medical relief flight carrying patients from Yemen's rebel-held capital was the first in over three years. The U.N. said eight patients and their families were flown to Egypt and Jordan to receive “life-saving specialized care not available in Yemen.&quot; (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemen talks about prisoner exchange underway in Jordan

Associated Press

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, a young desert locust that has not yet grown wings is stuck in a spider's web on a thorny bush in the desert near Garowe, in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. The desert locusts in this arid patch of northern Somalia look less ominous than the billion-member swarms infesting East Africa, but the hopping young locusts are the next wave in the outbreak that threatens more than 10 million people across the region with a severe hunger crisis. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

“Where it begins”: Young hungry locusts bulk up in Somalia

By JOSPHAT KASIRE and BEN CURTIS - Associated Press

UN medical relief flights continue from Yemen’s capital

By BY SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

UN refugee agency: Major rise in migrants stopped off Libya

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

Karen Pierce listens to questions from the media in New York on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Britain has appointed Pierce as the country's new ambassador to the United States. Pierce is currently ambassador to the United Nations and will be the first woman to hold the prestigious job. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

New UK envoy to US wants expanded ties and talks with Trump

By DANICA KIRKA and EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Former National security adviser John Bolton leaves his home in Bethesda, Md. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

John Bolton, Susan Rice to speak at Vanderbilt University

Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug 31, 2019 file photo, fighters of the 'Shelba' unit, a militia allied with the U.N.-supported Libyan government, aim at enemy positions at the Salah-addin neighborhood front line in Tripoli, Libya. Two Libyan militia commanders and a Syrian war monitor group say Turkey is deploying Syrian extremists to fight in Libya's civil war. These extremists are affiliated with groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State. They're fighting as mercenaries on behalf of the United Nations-supported government in Libya. The Libyan sources told The Associated Press that Turkey has airlifted more than 2,500 foreign fighters into Tripoli, and that “dozens” are extremist-affiliated. (AP Photo/Ricard Garcia Vilanova, File)

UN envoy says push continues toward cease-fire deal in Libya

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press