The killing of a powerful militia leader in the Libyan capital on Monday night sparked hours of intense clashes that drove his group from its main stronghold and may prompt a consolidation of power among armed factions aligned with the Tripoli government.

Human rights organisations have expressed alarm at possible US plans to send a group of migrants from Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines to Libya on a military flight. They have pointed to the appalling conditions migrants face there, which the US State Department described as “harsh and life-threatening” in its 2023 Libya review.

Big Oil’s bets on a production rebound ignore the geopolitical and security risks that now threaten every barrel.

The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to transport a group of undocumented immigrants to Libya on a US military plane, an administration official told CNN.

The immigrants were woken up at 2:30 a.m. and boarded on a bus to wait for hours outside a military plane in Texas. They were then sent back to solitary confinement.

A judge has ruled that deporting noncitizens to Libya without due process would violate his court order, after sources said the White House has discussed such plans.

A federal judge said the Trump administration cannot send deportation flights to Libya without allowing illegal aliens a chance to raise "fear-based claims."

Experts, human rights workers and lawyers criticized reports of plans to deport migrants from the U.S. to Libya.

President Donald Trump 's administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, according to reports. The U.S. military could fly deportees to the country as soon as Wednesday, The New York Times and Reuters reported, citing officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

After clashes kill six in Tripoli, PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah says a military operation restored calm in the capital.