As Gaza's death toll passes 61,000, nations meeting in Bogotá pledge concrete measures to halt arms flows to Israel. Ex-US official Annelle Sheline, who resigned over Washington's Gaza policy, calls it a turning point for the Global South.
Egypt's government has allocated EGP 6bn ($123.6mn) for the implementation of the first phase of a strategic land connection project with Libya.
Fast and chaotic urban population growth combined with climate challenges on multiple fronts are putting cities at risk around the world.
Renewed violence raises fears of a new wave of conflict in Libya, which has remained in a political stalemate since the ousting of former dictator Gaddafi in 2011.
The oil market has entered choppy waters once again. Crude prices fell by a dramatic 18% in April y/y – the sharpest monthly drop since November 2021 – partly due to a global slowdown, but more due to a power struggle within OPEC+.