Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, stoking a war of words between Rome and Paris, said on Tuesday that France did not want to bring calm to Libya because its energy interests there clashed with those of Italy. Source Channel New Asia
Further escalating regional tensions, Turkey on Tuesday issued four navigational telexes (navtexes), reserving areas in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean for naval exercises with live ammunition. Source Ekathimerini
The Ocean Viking has asked the Italian and Maltese Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers (MRCC) for a safe place and hopes for a ” quick landing of the 104 survivors ” Source Le Figaro
The Russian president has welcomed thousands of African leaders to discuss politics and business “worth billions of dollars.” Unlike China, Putin has promised to refrain from ‘political or other’ influence. Source Deutsche Welle
