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The umbrella organisation criticises Union Minister Kiren Rijiju for viewing the prolonged violence solely as a communal conflict

Displaced Yemenis are fleeing again, as the Houthis capture the Red Sea coast.

Orthodox Ethiopians celebrated Meskel over the weekend, one of the holiest days on their calendar. But this year, the festivities were overshadowed by an armed rebellion aimed at overthrowing the Ethiopian government. While the main celebration took place in the capital Addis Ababa, heavy fighting ravished several regions across the country, including an attack reported only 45 km away from the capital.

Ethiopia's military and allied militiamen captured a strategic town in the conflict-hit region of Tigray, a pro-government militia said on Monday, turning the tables after an opposition offensive launched from the region last week. The fighting in Tigray and the ‌neighbouring regions of Amhara and Afar marks the collapse of a fragile, four-year-old peace deal that ended one of Africa's deadliest recent conflicts and raises the prospect of a broader war. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Comments come as Israeli authorities announce military closure across occupied West Bank, citing Jewish holiday Sukkot.

Pakistan's security forces report ongoing cross-border fire in latest fighting with Afghanistan.

Tigrayan authorities say they are responding to attacks by federal forces, while the federal government has described the Tigrayan military action as an offensive. Both sides have accused the other of triggering the latest escalation.

Three members of one family killed in air raid on house in Kunar province, Afghan Taliban deputy spokesperson says.

Children in Gaza are heading back to school as a new academic year begins, returning to classrooms that remain heavily damaged and lacking basic equipment after years of war.

EU chief warns of wider conflict as border incursions stoke fears that Ukraine war is spilling into neighbouring states.

Houthi-run TV has aired drone video of Yemen’s Mocha International Airport, empty and abandoned.

According to the UN, more than 86,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since July, following fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis rebels and government forces. Many have fled to refugee camps in government-controlled Aden, while others have headed to neighbouring Djibouti.

The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces to the Red Sea coast and one official conceded a “painful” defeat last week when Houthis captured the port city of Mokha and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

The head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation ⁠accused Ukraine on ⁠Sunday of attacking diesel fuel trucks, ⁠killing two Russian servicemen and deliberately jeopardising safety at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Alexei Likhachev said the attack took place on Friday and also resulted in injuries to other ‌Russian soldiers. The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early weeks of the Ukraine war that broke...

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Ecuador's navy found ten missing crew members of the Don Rufo two days after US forces sank the vessel — the sixth Ecuadorian boat destroyed since August 28 — as Washington released boarding photos and Rubio visited Quito. The post Don Rufo: Ecuador Navy Finds 10 Missing Crew of Boat Sunk in US Strike appeared first on The Rio Times.

Ukraine said it hit Rosneft PJSC’s major oil refinery in the Volga region as Kyiv intensified its campaign against Russian energy infrastructure.

Iran has increased its targeting of Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base near Al-Azraq in recent weeks.

Oil prices edged closer to $100 a barrel after an escalation in the tit-for-tat strikes between the US and Iran.

Colombian police killed the ACSN leader known as Bendito Menor and his partner in one Riohacha operation on 4 September, opening a vacuum in La Guajira. The post Colombia Pachenca Leader Killed, and the Funerals Follow appeared first on The Rio Times.

Two women killed in an air attack on Arab Salim, and two people killed in strike on Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

Iran said Sunday it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a new flare-up of fighting between the two countries.