in libya clashes between rival forces outside the capital tripoli have escalated between fighters supporting the un backed government and those loyal to eastern military commander khalifa haftar are at least fifty one people have been killed and thousands displaced by the fighting have tars forces also shut down shipley's only functioning airport with an air strike. the u.s.

has formally declared iran's elite revolutionary guard a terrorist organization the white house that made the move to acknowledge what it called the reality in the region that iran was a state sponsor of terrorism who relied on the revolutionary guard to export iran has declared the us a state sponsor of terrorism in response. italy's far right interior minister mikhail salvini has announced plans to form a new populist alliance in the european parliament something he was hosting other populist talks in milan ahead of next month's european elections among the groups attending were germany's far right after the danish people's party and the finns party from finland the. turkish president russia type everyone has met his russian counterpart vladimir putin in moscow the pair discussed the syria conflict as well as turkey's plans to buy a russian missile system which angered nato partners it was everyone's third visit

to russia this year. it is like a scene from a mad max movie a barren desert as far as the eye can see in convoys of militias headed for battle their leader a seasoned warlord with powerful friends and enemies but this is no film this is libya a failed state on the verge of another civil war u.s. forces pulled out yesterday as the renegade general khalifa haftar our seizes a chance to take tripoli and then the rest of the country tonight we ask who's going to stop him i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. the horse up for our troops advance is going well. and that that the model that we made it clear that we were going to.