The US has imposed sanctions on the leader of an Islamist-allied government that has ruled part of Libya for the past two years in an attempt to support the UN-backed unity government that is trying to consolidate power in the country. Source: FT
Sweden’s top three parties are running almost level four months ahead of a general election, with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats polling a record 20 percent, according to poll in daily Dagens Nyheter. Source Reuters
Yulia Skripal and her father, Sergei, were exposed to nerve agent Novichok in the city centre on 4 March. In her first filmed public statement since the attack, Ms Skripal told Reuters that her life had been “turned upside down” but she hoped to return to Russia in the future. Source BBC
Israeli aircraft destroyed a boat moored in Gaza city early on Wednesday morning, local residents said. There were no reports of casualties. The Israeli military said aircraft had struck “military targets belonging to the Hamas terror organization’s naval force” and “underground terror infrastructure” belonging to Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip. Source: Reuters
