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Bloomberg
21-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Libya Racks Up $1 Billion Dues for Fuel Imports, Risking Supply
Libya has piled up about $1 billion of arrears to its fuel suppliers after the country ended a controversial oil barter program about three months ago, according to people familiar with the matter Dues owed by state-owned National Oil Corp. are likely to triple by the end of the year if it doesn't start clearing them, said two people with knowledge of the situation, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The company's inability to pay risks the availability of products such as gasoline in a country beset by political unrest.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Canada Issues 'Urgent' Travel Warning for Two Countries
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways The United States isn't the only country issuing serious travel warnings as of late. While the United States has issued travel warnings for several notable countries in recent weeks, Canada has also issued "urgent" warnings for two notable countries. America's neighbors to the north have issued "urgent" travel warnings for two countries amid times of unrest overseas. Canada has officially issued "urgent" travel warnings for both India and Pakistan. There is ongoing tension in both countries, amid a time of unrest and multiple airstrikes. Canadians have been warned to proceed with a "high degree of caution" due to ongoing threats of terrorism, insurgency, and political unrest in the two countries. Airport warning. (Photo by)The United States issued a Level 3: Reconsider Travel warning for Pakistan back on March 7. The warning was issued due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict. U.S. citizens were warned to specifically avoid the following areas: Balochistan Province and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province , which include the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), due to terrorism. The immediate vicinity of the India-Pakistan border and the Line of Control due to terrorism and the potential for armed conflict. "Violent extremist groups continue to plot attacks in Pakistan. Terrorist attacks are frequent in Balochistan Province and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KP), which include the former FATA. Large-scale terrorist attacks have resulted in numerous casualties, and small-scale attacks are frequent. Terrorism and ongoing violence by extremist elements have led to indiscriminate attacks on civilian, as well as local military and police targets," the U.S. State Department said. "Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting transportation hubs, markets, shopping malls, military installations, airports, universities, tourist attractions, schools, hospitals, places of worship, and government facilities. Terrorists have targeted U.S. diplomats and diplomatic facilities in the past." A Level 3 warning is the second highest warning the U.S. State Department can issue for traveling abroad.
