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Unity at last: Is Libya's damaging power struggle at an end? For over a decade, Libya has been split between two opposing governments. Elections, meant to end the rivalry and unite the country, are now scheduled within two years. Macron visits Bayeux Tapestry with King Charles, PM Andy Burnham French President Emmanuel Macron is on a shorter-term visit to the UK than the renowned on-loan 11th century tapestry. He viewed the ancient artwork with the UK monarch and relatively new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. US sanctions halt TOEFL and GRE tests in Iran, disrupting study plans Students in Iran can no longer take TOEFL and GRE exams after a US sanctions exemption was suspended. Applicants say the move threatens university deadlines and adds costly travel obligations. Guinea-Bissau referendum tests democratic future Following voter approval of a constitutional change that expands presidential powers, Guinea-Bissau faces renewed debate over legitimacy, civilian rule and democratic safeguards. India rejects Hague ruling on Indus waters: What's next? By rejecting an international arbitration panel's ruling, New Delhi has cast fresh doubt on the future of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty. Armed men abduct Kenyan editor, employer suspects government A newspaper editor in Kenya was kidnapped from a car late on Tuesday and then located near a dam far away a few hours later. The Standard paper said it suspected state involvement in an attempt to intimidate reporters. EU summons Russian envoy over failed Leipzig drone attack The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the attempted attack had "all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism." She said the EU was summoning a Russian envoy, with France announcing a similar step. Germany says Russia behind attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport Investigators believe an explosives-laden drone was deliberately targeting a Ukrainian cargo aircraft at Leipzig/Halle airport in early August. The German government said on Tuesday that it held Russia "responsible." Congo's Ebola caseload tops 6,000 as concerns grow The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases, with nearly 3,000 deaths. As the virus spreads, authorities are racing to contain one of the deadliest outbreaks in history. Iran fuel crisis deepens amid war and sanctions Long lines at fuel stations are spreading across Iran as war damage, import constraints and new US sanctions squeeze supplies. Mladic's death, Bosnia and Serbia's unfinished reckoning The death of Ratko Mladic did not close a dark chapter of European history; it reopened old wounds. The ideology that created him lives on. The Dayton peace agreement ended the war, not the divisions that produced it. Will Bangladesh join the Mecca defense alliance? While Bangladesh weighs the risks of signing the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, experts warn that such a move could complicate relations with neighboring India. Norway's new King Haakon VIII takes oath in parliament The new king swore to uphold the constitution in parliament in Oslo, the first major institutional step of his reign. Haakon VIII's wife Queen Mette-Marit had to skip the event in the aftermath of her lung transplant.