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Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties as Tigray fighting escalates
Addis Ababa closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled Eritrean diplomats; Asmara cut all ties as northern conflict deepens and Egypt is drawn into tit-for-tat expulsions.
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Zelenskyy presses allies for tighter sanctions after Russian drones choke Kyiv traffic
Overnight strikes closed key Dnipro River bridges; Ukraine’s president says foreign components still feed Russia’s drone and missile production.
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U.S. sending third aircraft carrier toward Iran as war enters eighth month
A U.S. official told Al Jazeera the Theodore Roosevelt strike group and a Marine expeditionary force left San Diego; by late November three carriers and two landing groups are expected around Iran.
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Putin says Russia would use all weapons, including nuclear, to defend Kaliningrad
At the Valdai forum, the Russian president framed Baltic naval drills as a threat to the exclave; NATO called the nuclear rhetoric unhelpful and restated it is a defensive alliance.
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Russian drones hit Kyiv’s Pivdennyi bridge as capital faces stepped-up winter campaign
Two drones struck a main Dnipro crossing during morning rush as a school was also hit; city officials reported no critical bridge damage while air defences struggle with new jet-powered designs.
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Pakistan airstrikes in Afghanistan kill civilians, UNAMA says, as Islamabad claims militants hit
Overnight raids in Kunar and Helmand leave at least nine to 10 civilians dead — most of them children, the U.N. says — while Pakistan reports 22 fighters killed at TTP and BLA hideouts.
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Flydubai co-pilot stabbed captain on Tel Aviv-bound flight, Netanyahu says
Flight FZ1073 from Dubai diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after a cockpit attack; passengers and other crew helped regain control as both pilots were hospitalised.
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U.S. completes Iraq troop withdrawal as anti-ISIS coalition mission ends
The Pentagon says the last American and coalition forces left Erbil Air Base on Sept. 30, shifting Iraq’s security fight to Baghdad with U.S. training and intelligence support still on offer.
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Russia warns NATO it could use nuclear arms if Kaliningrad is cut off
A diplomatic memo claims the alliance is preparing an air and naval blockade of the Baltic exclave; Secretary-General Mark Rutte told Moscow to stop the nuclear threats.
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Russia launches largest strike on Ukraine’s energy grid since spring
Overnight missile and drone attacks killed at least five people, damaged Kyiv’s main thermal plant and left households across several regions without power.
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U.S. ends Iraq combat mission after two decades as Iran celebrates pullout
Final troops leave Erbil as Baghdad assumes full security lead; analysts warn of empowered militias and a possible Islamic State rebound.
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Seoul demands apology after UNC finds North Korean mine injured three soldiers
A joint investigation says a Pyongyang anti-personnel mine on the southern side of the Military Demarcation Line violated the Armistice; Kim Yo Jong denies any border crossing.
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UNGA wraps with AI, Iran war and Palestine at centre stage
Guterres’s final debate warning meets Trump’s self-policing AI pitch and stalled Hormuz diplomacy.
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Sudan’s Burhan rejects U.S. truce terms after UN visa withheld
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Israeli strike kills Hamas northern Gaza commander Izz al-Din al-Beik
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China signals fresh stimulus as slowdown threatens growth target
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Thailand floods leave 2.6 million people affected across 29 provinces
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