Libya

The UN Security Council faces a Saturday deadline to renew the arms embargo on Darfur, Sudan, which would otherwise expire. German daily taz highlights the stakes, with discussion pointing to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the United Arab Emirates' alleged role, and the war's spillover into Libya, Colombia and beyond. Commenters warn that letting the embargo lapse would further fuel the conflict.

An Indian court has granted default bail to American filmmaker and former Libya war participant Matthew VanDyke along with six Ukrainian nationals arrested in a case involving alleged militant training in Northeast India. The court has also permitted them to travel to the United States and Ukraine for one month to meet their families while the investigation continues. Critics are questioning how suspects were allowed to leave the country mid-probe, calling the decision extraordinary.