Analysts say the move could cause deep strain between the U.K. and the European Union, and undermine peace in Northern Ireland. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the move “would not create a conducive environment” for crafting a long-awaited U.S.-UK trade deal coveted by Truss and her Conservative Party. The White House confirmed the U.N. meeting just as the president boarded Air Force One. Truss, as foreign secretary, accompanied her predecessor, Boris Johnson, on a White House visit last year. Biden staunchly opposed Brexit as a candidate and had expressed great concern over the future of Northern Ireland.

Libyan Parliament Speaker Aqila Saleh will visit Russia in the coming days. The visit will address common interests between Libya and Russia, Parliament Media Adviser Fathi Al-Marimi told Alwasat newspaper on Saturday. Last Sunday, Saleh visited Qatar and met with its Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, two days after a visit by Government of National Unity Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dabaiba. A statement by parliament stated that the Emir of Qatar reiterated his country’s position towards the Libyan people, supporting their choices, and achieving development and prosperity for the sake of Libya’s unity and stability.

The Pro Asyl charity in Germany has called for the dismissal of the trial against three young migrants accused of terrorism in Malta. The migrants from Guinea and Ivory Coast were rescued in the Central Mediterranean in 2019 by a freighter, which brought them to Malta, according to Infomigrants website.

A group of Somali migrants attempted to break into their country’s embassy in Libya before being placed under arrest by police, according to the Libyan Interior Ministry. In a brief statement via its official Facebook page, the ministry said that officers of the the General Department for the Protection of Diplomatic Missions intervened and apprehended the migrants within 15 minutes after their attempt to storm the embassy, which is located in the Janzur district of Tripoli.

The Head of the Presidential Council (PC), Muhammad Menfi, met with the President of the High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri on Thursday. A statement by the HCS media office said the discussions focused on the developments in the political and security situation in the country. The two sides stressed the need to intensify efforts to complete the constitutional base and ways to move forward toward the elections.

The Public Prosecution has ordered the imprisonment of the director of Tripoli’s Tax Authority, pending investigations, over corruption allegations. The Office of the Attorney General stated that the Anti-Corruption Prosecution of the Tripoli Appeals Court considered the charges against the accused, including illegally obtaining funds valued at 250,000 dinars from the department's treasury. It added that preliminary investigations proved that the accused had committed the aforementioned charges, in addition to charges that he had used forged banking cheques to cover for the documentary cycle. The Public Prosecution recently ordered the imprisonment of a number of officials in various sectors and departments in the country, and charged them with corruption, forgery and harming public interest.

AP FILE1973 — O.J. Simpson rushes for 250 yards to lead the Buffalo Bills to a 31-13 victory over the New England Patriots. Buffalo's O.J. Simpson finds a wide opening for a first-quarter gain Sunday, Sept. 16, 1973 against the New England Patriots at Foxboro, Mass. Other Bills are J.D.

Police have charged a minibus driver with possession of cocaine, heroin and cannabis while on bail for similar offences, after he led police on a car chase which led to the discovery of the drugs inside his bus. Small amounts of substances suspected to be heroin and cannabis were also recovered from inside the accused’s van, said the inspector. Etienne Farrugia was charged with possession of cocaine in circumstances which indicated that the illegal substance was not intended for his personal consumption, as well as possession of heroin and cannabis. The prosecution requested the court order the confiscation of his bail security money, amounting to €35,000 in total. “The minibus was transporting workers to a factory, but next week it will start being used to transport schoolchildren.

At its session held in Benghazi yesterday, parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), agreed on nine issues the most prominent of which was the appointment of Abdalla Aburezeza as head of the Supreme Court. Aburezeza was nominated by the General Assembly of the Court and, according to the HoR, was approved by the High State Council. Here are the nine issues that the HoR agreed upon yesterday:Unanimously voted to assign Abdalla Aburezeza as head of the Supreme Court. Exempted HoR members who hold positions in the state from membership in the HoR. Accepted the resignation of HoR members who submitted their resignations.

Because of the Speaker Aqila Saleh's unilateral approach at the House of Representatives (HoR), member Mohammed Al-Raeid and other west-based members rejected attending the session that was held in Benghazi on Thursday. Al-Raeid told reporters that the reason for their rejection was the fact that Saleh had been working unilaterally without any commitment to the bylaws of the HoR. He also said the HoR Speaker had beeing issuing decisions and laws without putting them for vote, reiterating that there's no quorum nor there is any agenda for those laws and decisions. Speaker Saleh convened Thursday an HoR session in Benghazi to discuss the outcome of his recent visit to Qatar and Turkey.

Copy LinkEmir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, confirmed that Doha cannot replace Russian gas given the fact that it is an important source for the global market, noting that his country will supply Europe with gas. “We repeated the same thing a few years ago by increasing our production of liquefied natural gas, although the global trend at that time was towards eliminating these sources and focusing on energy sources that are considered ‘clean’ such as solar and wind energy. But I assure you that gas is also a source of clean energy, and it is very important for the upcoming transitional period. The war in Europe complicates matters in an unprecedented way, but the problem was already there.”Al-Thani stressed that Qatar mainly exports energy to Asian countries and to Europe based on long-term agreements. When asked about Europe’s sanctions on the Russian energy sector, Sheikh Tamim said: “We have to tread carefully with sanctions that complicate matters for the whole world.”“In this particular case, I cannot assess the correctness of the European decision or not, but we all see the problems caused by the lack of energy supplies on the European continent today.

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Today in HistoryToday is Friday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 2022. In 1974, President Gerald R. Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam war deserters and draft-evaders. One year ago: Health officials said the state of Florida had surpassed 50,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic. Rock musician Ron Blair (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; Mudcrutch) is 74. Rock singer Teddy Geiger is 34.

The Secretary General, Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr Paul Adalikwu, has promised to facilitate seamless transit cargo movements from Nigeria’s Dry Ports to the Republic of Chad. He also promised to make arrangement for officials of Chad government to visit the proximate dry ports in northern Nigeria as a way of preparing grounds for the promotion of intra-African trade in line with the focus, African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA). The MOWCA SG reassured that all 25 member-countries of the organisation, including landlocked states, will enjoy technical support to uncover and harness the economic benefits of a thriving blue economy. Hajia Weddeye, who commended Adalikwu for championing a reawakening in MOWCA, described the SG as a dynamic leader who has shown transformational traits within a short period. The Minister said upon study of the bank’s charter by her ministry’s technical team, an informed decision will be taken on the country’s endorsement of the bank.

Algeria polio: The first cVDPV2 case identifiedNewsDesk @bactiman63According to the World Health Organization:On 8 July 2022, WHO was notified of a case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) from Tamanrasset province, southern Algeria. This represents the first cVDPV2 case identified in the country. Description of the outbreakOn 8 July 2022, a case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Algeria was notified to WHO through the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN). The child had not received any polio vaccine doses and has no history of travel outside Tamanrasset province. This represents the first cVDPV2 case identified in Algeria, where, according to the 2021 WHO-UNICEF immunization coverage estimates, Pol3 (3rd dose of polio-containing vaccine) coverage was 91% and IPV1 (one dose of the inactivated polio vaccine) coverage was 94%.