World News by Wild Rose

Maysa Abu Daoud and her daughter Mary al-Najjar among five Palestinians killed in Gaza City attack.

Ethiopian forces seized control of the airport and other parts of Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, as leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city, a major turning point in the renewed conflict.

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers during olive harvest

The rebels have been seen leaving the capital of the northern Tigray region, according to local sources.

First, Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed ties and now with tensions spreading across the region, the African Union is urging all sides to show restraint. Meanwhile, Ethiopia's army is advancing toward the Tigrayan capital as fighting intensifies and new explosions rock Addis Ababa. Then, from boardrooms to cocoa fields, a growing number of urban Ivorians are turning to agriculture. On weekends, civil servants, entrepreneurs and traders leave Abidjan behind to tend farms in the countryside, seeking extra income. But running a plantation from afar comes with challenges. And, Senegal is counting down to a historic moment. In a few weeks, Dakar will host the 2026 Youth Olympic Games: the first Olympic event ever staged in Africa. But the stakes go far beyond sport. We speak to Senegal’s Minister of Sports, Djirèye Clotilde Coly.

Addis Ababa accuses Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan of backing armed groups.

A fome no Iêmen está se agravando, com número recorde de pessoas incapazes de suprir suas necessidades alimentares à medida que o conflito se intensifica no país, informou o Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA), da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), nesta sexta-feira (2). O Iêmen está passando pela escalada mais grave entre a Arábia Saudita e o grupo houthi, aliado ao Irã, desde que um acordo de trégua mediado pela ONU interrompeu em grande parte os ataques transfronteiriços em 2022. Notícias relacionadas:Houthis do Iêmen dizem que estão prontos para intervir na guerra .A retomada do conflito já causou o deslocamento de dezenas de milhares de pessoas e pode redefinir o controle no Iêmen, com implicações para as rotas marítimas do Mar Vermelho e do Estreito de Bab el-Mandeb. Em poucas semanas, um número recorde de pessoas nas áreas controladas pelo governo do país — às quais o PMA tem acesso — já não consegue mais suprir suas necessidades alimentares, com três em cada quatro famílias pulando refeições, segundo Matthew Hollingworth, diretor-executivo adjunto do PMA para Operações de Programa. A população total das áreas controladas pelo governo é estimada em cerca de 10 milhões de pessoas. “O efeito desse recente surto de insegurança sobre a situação de segurança alimentar ameaça ser absolutamente devastador”, disse Hollingworth a repórteres em Genebra por videoconferência de Roma.  

Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv’s Southern Bridge, the city’s mayor said on Friday. Russia also targeted a school and apartment buildings in the capital, killing at least one person. Ukraine, meanwhile, launched an overnight drone attack on the Russian city of Volgograd, targeting industrial facilities. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.

Addis Ababa accused Eritrea of supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which has launched attacks into the neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions. Ethiopia said it would expel 10 Eritrean diplomats and close its embassy in Asmara.

Ethiopia and Eritrea broke diplomatic ties on Thursday, accusing each other of stoking internal conflicts as fighting continued in northern Ethiopia. Long-standing tensions between the two neighbours reached a crisis point after heavy fighting broke out last week between Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), raising fears of a return to the devastating 2020–2022 civil war that killed an estimated 600,000 people. Ethiopia accused Eritrea of supporting the TPLF. Addis...

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station supplying the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, drawing condemnation across the Muslim world. The Houthis denied involvement in the drone attack, which came as fighting intensified between government forces and rebels in Yemen.

1,439 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and 5,052 injured since the 'ceasefire' began in October 2025.

A potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait could see crossfire exchanged between two mobile rocket systems: the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars), and its mainland Chinese counterpart, the PHL-16, also known as the PCL-191. Taiwan is set to receive all 29 Himars systems from its initial orders by the end of this year, with another 82 systems approved for purchase in a follow-on deal, bringing the planned total to 111. This does not include the US military’s Himars systems...

UK, US and Israeli officials point to Iranian involvement but remain tight-lipped on details.

Thousands flee Mekelle amid advancing troops and disrupted services as tensions rise in Ethiopia's northern territories.

The conflict is also spreading beyond Tigray, with fighting reported in neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions. Communications remain disrupted, making independent verification of battlefield claims difficult.

Israeli attacks on residential areas across Gaza killed at least eight civilians and wounded others on Wednesday

After contagion in the Arabian Peninsula, should the entire Horn of Africa fear a domino effect? Just as Donald Trump’s decision to invade Iran drew the Saudis back to Yemen: did threats over the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb light the fuse in Ethiopia, where last week, unresolved issues between the government and its Tigray region erupted? Could a potential return to civil war draw in regional rivals?

Israeli raids at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound have intensified during the Jewish holiday season.

Despite government warnings and efforts to release dozens of Indian recruits from contracts, Indians continue to travel to Russia and join the conflict, lured by job offers, hopes of migration, and misled by recruiters

In tonight's edition, Uganda's new king of Tooro is crowned before thousands. Also, Africa's richest man cautions the continent against losing control of its major projects. And dozens of civilians are killed as Ethiopian government forces bombard towns in the northern region of Tigray.

Ethiopia accuses Sudan and Egypt of backing armed groups, deepening tensions amid internal unrest.

More than 100 Israeli settlers stormed a village in the occupied West Bank early on Tuesday, setting fire to Palestinian properties and wounding three members of Israel's security forces. The raid, which drew rare government condemnation, came as the military attempted to accompany a Palestinian family back to their home after they had been displaced by earlier settler attacks.

Capture of key town could pave the way for federal forces to push towards Tigray's capital, Mekelle.

Nearly half a million people are displaced in Rakhine as a result of the conflict between the military and rebel groups.

Fighting is intensifying in northern Ethiopia, with pro-government forces saying they have retaken the strategic town of Alamata in southern Tigray.

There are reports of casualties in Baidoa where forces have launched attacks, triggering fighting with federal troops.

Beijing deployed its advanced WZ-7 high-altitude reconnaissance drone in the South China Sea for the first time during drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Sunday. The People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theatre Command announced on Sunday that it had conducted joint air and naval exercises in the waters and airspace around the shoal earlier in the day. In recent years, Scarborough Shoal – known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines – has been a major...

In rare access to Yemen's conflict zone the BBC travels to the front line with pro-government soldiers.

A strike on a market in the Yemeni city of Taiz has killed at least seven people and wounded 40.