Libyan factions urged to refrain from violence and pursue framework

Libyan cadets demonstrate skills during their graduation ceremony at the War Academy in Misurata, Libya (Yousef Murad/AP)

The UN’s top official for Libya urged the country’s divided factions to refrain from violence and agree on a framework for the future.

Libya is being pulled apart again, with two rival governments claiming power after tentative steps towards unity in the past year following a decade of civil war.