ICC Libya Case: The International Criminal Court confirmed all charges against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri and committed him to trial over alleged Mitiga Prison abuses, including torture, rape and other crimes against humanity—opening the first ICC trial from the Libya situation. Libya Politics & Dialogue: UNSMIL’s Stephanie Koury met Fezzan representatives to discuss Structured Dialogue recommendations and push for a Libyan-led political process with meaningful regional participation. US-Libya Ties: The US State Department notified Congress it plans to reopen the US Embassy in Tripoli after nearly 14 years, proposing about $41m for phased security and operations. Energy Strategy: Libya will spotlight upstream investment at LEES 2027 with a new Upstream Hub to accelerate exploration, production and technology deployment. Power & Utilities: North Africa saw sweeping blackouts; in Libya, a transmission line failure triggered a nationwide outage and Egypt resumed electricity exports to help restart stations. Agriculture Data: A GNU Ministry of Agriculture and FAO workshop wrapped up training to modernize Libya’s agricultural statistics system and census tools. International Engagement: Libya attended an ECOWAS summit in Sierra Leone and promoted “football diplomacy” at a UN mental health and sport event. Travel Advisory: The UK eased travel advice for parts of eastern Libya, advising travel only if essential in areas from Benghazi to beyond Derna.