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Libya's most powerful militia threatens to march on Tripoli
General Khalifa Haftar instructs Libyan forces to take the capital
The leader of forces in eastern Libya has ordered them to march on the capital Tripoli, where the internationally recognised government is based.
Plus, the father of the Ethiopian Airlines pilot, who died in the Ethiopian Airline flight crash last month, shares his grief.
And as Autism week draws to a close, we speak to a mother who shares the story of her struggle and her triumph.
(Photo: Libyan General, Khalifa Haftar. Credit: AFP)
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