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Blasts reported in Ethiopian capital hours after government banned drone flights

Blasts reported in Ethiopian capital hours after government banned drone flights

Blasts have been heard across Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa following a government ban on drones

US is moving thousands of troops aboard ships to the Mideast as Trump weighs new strikes on Iran

US is moving thousands of troops aboard ships to the Mideast as Trump weighs new strikes on Iran

The U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East

Trump hails the US military exit from Iraq after 12-year mission

Trump hails the US military exit from Iraq after 12-year mission

The U.S. military has completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission against the Islamic State group

Qatari mediators press peace deal between US and Iran

Qatari mediators press peace deal between US and Iran

By Steve Holland and Menna AlaaElDin WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Qatar said on Tuesday it hopes that shuttle diplomacy between Iran and the US can lead to a breakthrough despite US President Donald Trump's denial of media reports that he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 10 civilians, Kabul and UN say

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 10 civilians, Kabul and UN say

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan have killed 10 civilians, mostly children, Afghanistan and the United Nations say

Iran indicates it's received an official US response to its latest offer on ending the war

Iran indicates it's received an official US response to its latest offer on ending the war

Iranian officials say they have received an official U.S. response to Tehran's own proposal to end the seven-month war, which U.S. President Donald Trump rejected days earlier

US ceasefire plan for Sudan could lead to Libya-style partition, adviser says

US ceasefire plan for Sudan could lead to Libya-style partition, adviser says

By Khalid Abdelaziz Sept 30 (Reuters) - A US ceasefire proposal to pause Sudan's civil war could push the country towards a Libya-style partition in its current form, a top adviser to Sudan's army-led authorities told Reuters, in some of the strongest criticism by a Sudanese official of the plan so

Ethiopia’s army chief accuses Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting Tigray rebels

Ethiopia’s army chief accuses Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting Tigray rebels

Ethiopia's army chief has accused neighboring Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of backing rebel troops in the renewed fighting in the Tigray region

UN envoy meets Houthi negotiators in a bid to halt escalating violence in Yemen

UN envoy meets Houthi negotiators in a bid to halt escalating violence in Yemen

The U.N. envoy for Yemen says he met with Houthi negotiators over the weekend in efforts to prevent further escalation in Yemen

Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability

Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability

Iran’s currency has fallen to a new record low, with traders exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar

Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain

Mediators are working to broker a US-Iran deal, but major hurdles remain

Officials tell The Associated Press that mediators are working with Iran and the United States on a deal to end fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz

In a relatively mild speech, North Korea uses UN platform to lament 'mutual distrust' and tension

In a relatively mild speech, North Korea uses UN platform to lament 'mutual distrust' and tension

North Korea has used its yearly U_N_ platform to warn other world leaders of “a harsh reality rampant with unprecedented mutual distrust and confrontation.”