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Government forces close a key crossing connecting Houthi-held al-Houban to government-held Taiz city.

Pakistani troops are expected to take over various defensive functions for Saudi Arabia to enable the Middle East country to fight an all-out war aimed at defeating Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. According to defence analysts, Pakistani troops are not expected to participate directly in ground offensives against the Houthis being planned by Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s squabbling government factions. Instead, their primary objective would be to free up Saudi forces to focus on what is likely to...

Ethiopia and Eritrea cut ties, Congo's Ebola toll tops 4,000, Nigerian workers strike, Algeria eyes the death penalty and Zambia cuts rates. The post African Pulse for Friday, October 2, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

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.

Vladimir Putin observed military exercises involving thousands of troops under the aegis of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization.

Ukraine said it attacked one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries and a key hub in the country’s crude-pipeline network, intensifying its campaign against key infrastructure to limit Moscow’s ability to finance the war.

By the end of November, three US aircraft carriers and two amphibious landing groups will be positioned near Iran.

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.

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...

Air strikes and difficult terrain have prevented the Houthis from turning coastal gains into a wider breakthrough.

At the same time in Yemen, the Saudi-backed government army says it is inflicting heavy losses on the Houthis in Taiz.

Russian drone strikes hit a school in Kyiv and the main bridge, disrupting transport in the latest wave of attacks.

Kordofan, between Darfur and central Sudan, has seen one in five recorded attacks in Sudan's war since April 2023.

Trump says the US may “blow up” Iran or strike a deal, insisting the standoff will end very soon one way or the other.

A foreign policy speech by the Russian president will be keenly watched, but all signs point to the full-scale invasion continuing.

At least six people were killed and 33 others injured across the country in the overnight attacks, local authorities reported.

City officials say three killed in Ukraine's capital, as emergency services say child killed in the surrounding region.

A landmine explosion which injured three South Korean soldiers in the Korean Demilitarized Zone last week.

Yemen's latest fighting has redrawn front lines after more than a decade of war, deepening hunger and displacement.

At least three people, including a child, have died after Russia launched another round of strikes on Kyiv and its surrounding regions overnight to Wednesday, officials said. Several people were also wounded in the attacks. In Poland, two airports, in Lublin and Rzeszow, were briefly shut over “military aviation activity” during Russian attacks on Ukraine. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.

Civilian displacement surges as key Yemen roads close, leaving thousands in camps amid dire humanitarian challenges.

Ireland played the first Nations League game despite unease among some players over Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.

Iranian children have missed schooling due to the US war.

Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy says Moscow launched nearly 4,000 drones, aerial bombs and missiles on Ukraine in past week.

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

Ethiopia’s army has reportedly recaptured the strategic town of Sekota from Tigrayan forces as fighting spreads.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran is prepared for war to resume, ‘even if it comes to a doomsday war’.

Smotrich’s words should not be dismissed as mere election rhetoric, human rights experts and analysts warn.

US president rejects Iran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the deal is not 'acceptable'.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov vowed that the objectives of Moscow’s military operation will be achieved.