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Photo: Sailko / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Ethiopia's foreign minister says Eritrean troops have advanced up to 60 kilometres into Tigray and must withdraw. Eritrea rejects the charge and denies backing the TPLF. Witnesses and a conflict monitor report Ethiopian drone strikes on Eritrean forces near Adigrat.
By Eyob Hadgu · 10 October 2026
António Guterres has called for an immediate end to hostilities and a return to talks under the 2022 Pretoria Agreement. The UN says people are being displaced across Tigray and that it has no verified figures.
By Eyob Hadgu · 10 October 2026
From 13 October, asylum seekers living in the two states can be scheduled for interviews in Charlotte. The office is by appointment only, and applicants still have to bring their own interpreter.
By Eyob Hadgu · 10 October 2026
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