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After "stubborn resistance" by Libya's major political stakeholders, Abdoulaye Bathily, the UN special envoy for Libya, has resigned. Analysts say his replacement will need to disrupt the "dangerous" status quo.

Despite solidarity among Libyans across the political divide, civil society is weak after years of crackdown. Their efforts to provide aid remain curbed by logistical and structural problems caused by rival governments.

New York Times: Former PM left an imprint, or bruise, on just about everything he touched.

The tycoon, ex-Italian prime minister, and master of political and personal controversies was rarely out of headlines.

Whether as a politician or media tycoon, the former prime minister and businessman who died Monday at 86, left an imprint, or a bruise, on just about everything he touched.

As coalition talks begin, will Silvio Berlusconi’s pro-Putin antics derail Meloni’s bid to rule Italy?

Vincenzo Zoppi leans over the balcony of his cramped Naples apartment, surveying his impoverished neighbourhood he says has been betrayed by Italy's

Vincenzo Zoppi leans over the balcony of his cramped Naples apartment, surveying his impoverished neighbourhood he says has been betrayed by Italy's politicians.

Naples lays bare fall of Italys Five Star

Italy's political crisis comes to a head Wednesday as Prime Minister Mario Draghi discovers whether his fractured grand coalition can be saved or if snap elections are unavoidable.