https://sputniknews.com/africa/201904201074300500-libya-usa-trump-haftar-talks-terrorism/

"Trump’s words mean that the United States is convinced that the Libyan Army plays a pivotal role in fighting against terrorism," Mismari said in an interview, released on Friday.

The spokesman added that the talks between Trump and Haftar would have "a positive role in fighting extremists."

The White House said on Friday that Haftar and Trump spoke this week to address the ongoing counterterrorism efforts taken by the LNA. According to the presidential administration, Trump recognized Haftar’s role in fighting terrorism and securing Libya’s oil resources.

https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-highly-qualified-for-eu-post-juncker/a-48410220

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told Germany's Funke Media Group on Saturday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is "highly qualified" for a top European Union job.

Asked whether he could imagine her assuming an EU office after her term as chancellor ends in 2021, Juncker said he "could not imagine" Merkel "disappearing into thin air."

"She is not only a person of respect, but also a complete and endearing work of art," Juncker said.

Merkel steered the bloc through a period of economic crisis and political turbulence after becoming chancellor in 2005, earning her the reputation of being Europe's most powerful leader.

Upon announcing her intention to step down as leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Merkel said she would not seek any other political offices after 2021. Her longtime ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has succeeded her as party leader and is widely seen as a contender for the chancellorship.

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citizens arrest

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/indian-national-involved-in-312m-call-centre-scam-extradited-from-singapore

In a joint statement on Saturday, the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) and the Singapore Police Force said that Singapore received a request from the US government for the extradition of Hitesh Madhubhai Patel last September.

Patel is suspected to be part of an Indian-based transnational criminal organisation and has been indicted in the US.

He allegedly carried out a large, sophisticated and highly successful India-based telephone impersonation fraud and money laundering scheme from January 2012 to October 2016.

Over 15,000 people in the US were cheated of at least US$230 million (S$312 million).

Twenty-four of Patel's co-conspirators have been sentenced in the US to up to 20 years in jail, in what has been described as the first large-scale, multi-jurisdiction prosecution targeting the India call centre scam industry, the statement said.

Officers from the Commercial Affairs Department arrested Patel on Sept 21, 2018, in consultation with the AGC and pursuant to a warrant issued by the State Courts of Singapore.