NewsOvernight reports: Libya's rival parliaments agree to talks for joint elections

Overnight reports: Libya's rival parliaments agree to talks for joint elections

This happened while you were sleeping. Here's what global agencies reported overnight from Thursday to Friday.

It happened at night. Student accused of planning an attack in New York
It happened at night. Student accused of planning an attack in New York
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  • The two competing Libyan parliaments agreed in Morocco to start talks aimed at using UN assistance to facilitate joint elections, ending a decade of political stalemate. This was reported by Stephanie Koury, the acting head of the United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). Libya has been divided since 2011, three years after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. The country is split into two parts: the West is governed from Tripoli by the UN-recognized Government of National Unity, with the High Council of State acting as a parliament, while the East is controlled by General Khalifa Haftar and his supporting body, known as the House of Representatives, based in Benghazi.
  • The main Administrative Court in Lisbon (TCAS) acquitted 11 sailors from the Portuguese warship NRP Mondego, who in March 2023 refused to set sail from the Madeira archipelago following a Russian naval fleet. According to the court ruling, cited by Portuguese media, the presiding judge found that during the 2023 trial, which resulted in disciplinary penalties, the accused were not properly informed by their commander of their rights and obligations.
  • Egyptian national Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, a student at George Mason University (GMU) in Virginia, has been charged with possession of weapons of mass destruction and planning an attack on the Israeli Consulate General in New York using a bomb, assault rifle, or suicide vest. He faces up to 20 years in prison. According to "The Washington Post," prosecutors accuse him of demonstrating to an undercover agent how to build an explosive device with the intent to harm persons under international protection. During the investigation, additional charges may be added. Hassan will remain detained until the trial.
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