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Added on the 08/07/2020 17:32:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
World powers pledge to "refrain from interference" in Libya's war, vowing to uphold a weapons embargo during a summit in Berlin. SOUNDBITE of UN chief Antonio Guterres
The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell meets with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the UK in Brussels for emergency talks on Libya. IMAGES of group photo and roundtable
UN chief Antonio Guterres warns that Israel's military offensive on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for their unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, has created a "humanitarian hellscape" for civilians trapped in the besieged Palestinian territory. SOUNDBITE
France's National Assembly passes a bill designed to combat foreign interference, including a trial allowing intelligence services to use algorithmic surveillance techniques, currently reserved for counter-terrorism, for this purpose. IMAGES
EU foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg, with Israel's conflict with Hamas at the top of the agenda. EU foreign police chief Josep Borrell urged faster aid deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip, saying that the few dozen trucks of humanitarian aid that had been allowed into the enclave from Egypt were not enough. Borrell added that the bloc was debating calling for a humanitarian pause in the conflict. IMAGES