The death toll from the coronavirus infection in the world neared 409,000, over 7.18 million cases of infection were detected, and over 3.35 million of those patients were cured, according to the US-based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from federal and local authorities, media and other sources

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concern over the escalation of hostilities in Libya in a phone conversation, the Kremlin said on Tuesday

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has condemned in the strongest terms a recent incident in which an armed group broke into the country's largest Sharara oilfield and ordered the employees to shut down production

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Tuesday, including on Libya, but contact can be quickly coordinated if need arises, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

Military equipment that has long been in use in Libya is passed off as recent deliveries from Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has refuted claims of Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group's presence in Libya and participation in fighting on the side of the Libyan National Army, stressing that these claims are largely based on fabricated data and are aimed at discrediting Russia