Turkey to deploy troops in Libya to support local government
Turkey has announced that it will be deploying troops in Libya in order to help the United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord. Details regarding this deployment are still unknown but many critics have said that more foreign interference will only make the situation in Libya more complicated and could even make things worse.
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Turkish prosecutors indict 20 suspects for Khashoggi killing
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Nikki Haley leaves Boeing board over government aid disagreement
Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador and former governor of South Carolina, has resigned from her position as a board member of the American plane manufacturer Boeing, after disagreements with senior management for seeking government aid due to the financial stress caused by the coronavirus crisis. Boeing seeks 60 billion USD from the Trump administration, which the government is willing to provide since Boeing is a prominent US defense contractor.
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