Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia as fears rise of return to civil war
Hundreds of people from Ethiopia's Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan after fighting between regional forces and the Ethiopian army over the weekend. The clashes broke out on Saturday morning in Shererina, near the border with Sudan, and continued into Sunday. The violence is being described as one of the most serious confrontations since the 2022 peace deal that ended the Tigray war.A member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front said the fighting involved heavy artillery and drones. The TPLF-led regional administration accused the federal government of launching an open war in the Shererina area and said the offensive... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Aug 2026 15:00 LONDON
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Sudan army drone strike on Darfur court session kills 35, rights group says
A drone strike in North Darfur has killed 35 people and injured dozens more during a traditional court session in a village controlled by the Rapid Support Forces, according to a local rights group. The attack took place on Sunday afternoon in Ghara al-Zawiya, in the west of Sudan, as the country's civil war between the Sudanese army and the RSF continues. The Emergency Lawyers Group said the gathering was held under a tree with local community leaders present.The rights organisation said the strike was carried out by the Sudanese army. The army has not commented on the allegation. A... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 Aug 2026 12:05 LONDON
Fighting breaks out in western Tigray as Ethiopia and TPLF trade blame
Clashes have broken out in western Tigray near Sheraro, in what is being described as one of the most serious threats yet to the fragile 2022 Pretoria peace deal. The fighting is taking place in a region close to Ethiopia's border with Sudan, adding to concern about the scale and possible spread of the violence. Both Ethiopia's federal authorities and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, are blaming each other for starting the assault.Tigray's regional government said in a statement from Mekelle that federal forces opened the attack at dawn on Saturday and advanced from the direction of Sheraro.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 01 Aug 2026 22:29 LONDON
Houthis threaten full escalation as Saudi Arabia launches Red Sea coalition
Yemen's Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has threatened Saudi Arabia with what he called "full escalation," hours before Riyadh announced a new maritime defence coalition aimed at countering attacks on Red Sea shipping. In a televised address on Thursday, he said the group would respond to any Saudi escalation in kind. He also accused Saudi Arabia of prolonging Yemen's political and economic crisis and rejected claims that the movement acts as a proxy for Iran.Saudi Arabia's response took institutional form on Thursday when it hosted representatives from 43 countries, out of 51 invited, along with a European Union delegation, to discuss... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 31 Jul 2026 14:02 LONDON
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