The Tigray People's Liberation Front reportedly seized airports in Tigray and clashed with government forces in Afar and Amhara. The renewed fighting has raised fears that intense conflict could return to the war-ravaged region; Tigray's government said its forces had entered a defensive battle.

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Tigray's regional government said its fighters had begun a defensive war against Ethiopian federal troops, hours after Tigrayan forces seized the main airport in the northern region.

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TPLF forces seized Mekelle airport and clashed with federal troops at two sites in the Afar region. Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports, suggesting the Pretoria Agreement that ended Ethiopia’s 2020–2022 war is apparently collapsing.

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Riot police used teargas and baton charges against hundreds of protesters who tried to block the eviction of Maricarmen, an 87-year-old disabled woman who had lived in her Madrid apartment for 71 years. The eviction was eventually carried out after a developer bought the building and raised her rent beyond her pension. Housing campaigners called the landlord’s conduct “barbaric”.

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Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged countries at the United Nations General Assembly to recognise Palestine.

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The Justice Department argues in a court filing that access to White House grounds is a privilege rather than a right, saying the president determined CNN, MS NOW and Politico had not met basic standards of professionalism and decorum. The outlets contend the ban violates due process and First Amendment rights.

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In a court filing submitted late Tuesday, the Department of Justice argued that President Donald Trump may bar CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House. It characterized media access as a “privilege” and pointed to national security concerns.

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The US Justice Department asked a federal judge to reject CNN, MS Now and Politico’s request to restore White House press credentials for their journalists. President Donald Trump had barred the outlets after deeming their coverage of his administration negative.

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US news organisations are normally fierce rivals, but Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW has triggered an unusual display of solidarity among journalists. The decision is reshaping White House coverage as Trump arrives in New York for the UN General Assembly.

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The US Justice Department has accused CNN, Politico and MS NOW of spreading “verifiable falsehoods” and publishing reports that threatened national security as it defends their White House ban. A judge will decide on Wednesday whether to lift the restriction temporarily while the broader case proceeds.

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The Department of Justice defended President Trump’s decision to bar MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House, arguing that access is a privilege rather than a right. It also said national security concerns motivated the ban.

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Police said Wednesday that three shooters attacked a house party in South Africa, killing at least 11 people and wounding three others. The dead included a woman believed to have been pregnant.

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Police said three assailants opened fire at a house party in South Africa, killing at least 11 people. One victim was believed to be pregnant, while three others were wounded.

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Police say assailants opened fire at a house party in South Africa, killing at least 11 people and injuring three others.

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Hurricane Polo has intensified into one of the Pacific’s most powerful cyclones in decades and was expected to pass near Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm.

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Hurricane Polo has intensified into one of the Pacific’s most powerful cyclones in decades and is expected to pass near Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 storm. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center called it “extremely dangerous”; maximum sustained winds reached 165 miles per hour.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office sharply rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron’s UN speech condemning settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. It called Macron’s claim that Hamas had never attacked in the West Bank a “grotesque absurdity.”

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Israel has condemned the French president’s comments on the West Bank at the United Nations as a “grotesque absurdity”. In his Tuesday speech, Emmanuel Macron criticised Gaza’s humanitarian situation and urged countries to recommit to international law and the UN system.

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In a Tuesday speech, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the humanitarian situation in Gaza and urged countries to recommit to international law and the UN system. Israel denounced his remarks on the West Bank as a “grotesque absurdity.”

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Bitcoin is consolidating near $86,000 as the rally becomes narrower, while Brent crude falls below $100. Thirty-eight of the 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents declined on the day, while bitcoin cash gained 32% in 24 hours following its CME futures listing.

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