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Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 30, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, April 30, the 120th day of 2021. There are 245 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, March 24, 2021, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech during his ruling party's congress inside a packed sports hall in Ankara, Turkey. Libya's visiting interim prime minister and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirmed their commitment to a controversial maritime demarcation agreement, Monday April 12, 2021, that has angered Greece and Cyprus. (Turkish Presidency via AP, FILE)
Turkey, Libya recommit to contested maritime borders deal

By Suzan Fraser Apr. 12, 2021 02:30 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 31, the 90th day of 2021. There are 275 days left in the year. Today’s...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 30, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 30, the 89th day of 2021. There are 276 days left in the year. Today’s...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 23, the 82nd day of 2021. There are 283 days left in the year. Today’s...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, March 19, the 78th day of 2021. There are 287 days left in the year. Today’s...

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 26, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2021. There are 308 days left in the year. Today’s...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2021. There are 312 days left in the year. Today’s...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 21, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 21, the 52nd day of 2021. There are 313 days left in the year. Today’s...

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By The Associated Press Feb. 20, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2021. There are 314 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2020, file photo, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 in Paris. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has given his support to a transitional government that would lead neighboring Libya through elections late this year. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Egypt's president says he supports interim Libya government

By Samy Magdy Feb. 07, 2021 07:12 AM EST

FILE - In this March 26, 2011 file photo, anti-government protestors react during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen. Ten years ago, an uprising in Tunisia opened the way for a wave of popular revolts against authoritarian rulers across the Middle East known as the Arab Spring. For a brief window as leaders fell, it seemed the move toward greater democracy was irreversible. Instead, the region saw its most destructive decade of the modern era. Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq have been torn apart by wars, displacement and humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)
A decade later, Arab Spring legacy lost in wars, repression

By Lee Keath Dec. 15, 2020 01:21 AM EST

File - In this Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 file photo, an Egyptian protester using scrap metal as a shield takes cover from tear gas during clashes with security forces near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Ten years ago, an uprising in Tunisia opened the way for a wave of popular revolts against authoritarian rulers across the Middle East known as the Arab Spring. For a brief window as leaders fell, it seemed the move toward greater democracy was irreversible. Instead, the region saw its most destructive decade of the modern era. Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq have been torn apart by wars, displacement and humanitarian crisis. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
After Arab Spring, a decade of upheaval and lost hopes

By Lee Keath Dec. 15, 2020 01:07 AM EST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is seen on a computer monitor at United Nations headquarters as he speaks during a virtual high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council meeting on safeguarding international peace and security and global governance in the post-COVID-19 era happening during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Latest: China, U.S., Russia trade blame over pandemic

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 10:25 AM EDT

Member state flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. This year's annual gathering of world leaders at U.N. headquarters will be almost entirely "virtual." Leaders have been asked to pre-record their speeches, which will be shown in the General Assembly chamber, where each of the 193 U.N. member nations are allowed to have one diplomat present. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Latest: Nigeria urges vaccine to be available to all

By The Associated Press Sep. 22, 2020 10:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2020 file photo, Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, speaks at a joint news conference with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Libya’s U.N.-supported government Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
Libya's Tripoli- based gov suspends minister after shooting

Aug. 28, 2020 05:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2020 file photo, Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, speaks at a joint news conference with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Libya’s U.N.-supported government Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
Rights group urges release of abducted Libyan protesters

By Samy Magdy Aug. 26, 2020 11:25 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Lahore, Pakistan. Guterres expressed hope Tuesday, June 23, 2020 that Israel will hear global calls and will not go ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank, which would undermine a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry, File)
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented'

By Edith M. Lederer Jul. 08, 2020 02:52 PM EDT

French, Tunisian heads of state meet in Paris

By Sylvie Corbet Jun. 22, 2020 12:40 PM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday evening for discussions that are set to include...

Police forensic officers search near the scene of a fatal multiple stabbing attack in Forbury Gardens, central Reading, England, Monday June 22, 2020. The English town of Reading is mourning for three people stabbed to death on Saturday in what is being treated as a terror attack. Residents gathered for a moment of silence Monday as police questioned the suspected lone wolf attacker. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
English town mourns victims of suspected terror attack

By Danica Kirka And Jill Lawless Jun. 22, 2020 09:41 AM EDT