„Italy closes Libyan embassy, urges U.N. mission amid migrant surge
By Isla Binnie
(Reuters) – Italy closed its embassy in Libya on Sunday and stepped up its call for a U.N. mission to calm the worsening conflict there as thousands of migrants approached Italy by boat from North Africa.
[…] Embassy staff have been sent back to Italy, the ministry said.
Violence appears to be intensifying in Libya, where Islamic State is also active. The militant group released on Sunday a video that purported to show the beheadings of Egyptian Christians it had kidnapped in Libya.