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At least 17 killed in Tigray strikes after Mekelle takeover

At least 17 people were killed in strikes across Tigray as Ethiopian forces pushed north from Mekelle

Wreckage was found near a naval base in Igbokoda, with no immediate confirmation of casualties

Doctors’ union says Mubarak Bashara Ahmed was detained by RSF intelligence in Geneina and calls for his immediate release

Government forces say they have secured key positions near Bab el-Mandeb, while Houthis advance around Taiz and threaten Saudi airspace

MSF calls for early deployment of medical teams and supplies to Sudan’s cholera-risk areas

Port Sudan’s interior minister rejected the proposed truce and sharply criticised Washington during a visit to Moscow

Community leaders meet in Nyala to seek reconciliation after deadly Fellata-Masalit violence in Gereida

Osama Said confirms his TASIS justice nomination from the Netherlands but says he has yet to formally accept the role

Addis Ababa says its geographic and historical interests cannot be changed by pressure or destabilisation

AU says its appeal for restraint was meant to prevent regional escalation, not blame Egypt for Ethiopia’s internal crisis