 In Libya, fighting breaks out in triply between supporters of two rival administrations. The parliament-appointed prime minister tried to take control of the government from an administration that is refusing to step down. In China, officials in Shanghai begin easing a COVID-19 lockdown that has kept most people at home for more than six weeks. In Lebanon, the militant Hezbollah group and its allies lose 10 parliamentary seats and their legislative majority. And in South Africa, a high court approves another postponement in former President Jacob Zuma's arms deal corruption trial.