#BREAKING Rebel forces in Ethiopia's Tigray launch new offensive, seize town: spokesman
#UPDATES Tigrayan rebel forces launch new offensive in the northern region of Ethiopia and seize a major town, a spokesman says "We have been able to secure most of southern Tigray including Korem and Alamata (the main town in the area)"
A spokesman for the Tigrayan forces tells @AFP they have seized Alamata, the main town in southern Tigray, after launching the offensive on Monday, adding fighting was also taking place in western Tigray u.afp.com/Ubqy
#UPDATE Tigrayan forces told AFP they had seized Alamata, the main town in southern Tigray, after launching their latest assault in the conflict-torn northern region of Ethiopia u.afp.com/Ubpg
#BREAKING Clashes in refugee camp in Ethiopia's Tigray: humanitarian sources
#UPDATE Clashes erupted Tuesday between rival forces in a refugee camp in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region, humanitarian sources told AFP, citing witnesses
#UPDATE Tigrayan forces claimed on Tuesday to have launched a new offensive in the conflict-torn northern region of #Ethiopia, two weeks after the federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire in the face of rebel advances u.afp.com/UbY4#Tigray#TDF
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#BREAKING Biden says still considers Xi a 'dictator'
#UPDATE US President Joe Biden said after a summit with Xi Jinping that he still considers the Chinese president a "dictator", after he sparked fury from Beijing by making the comparison earlier this year.
"Well look he is, I mean he's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who's running a country, a Communist country, that's based on a form of government totally different than ours," Biden said at the end of a news conference when a reporter asked if he would still use the term to describe Xi
#BREAKING China will not begin armed conflict with any nation, President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, after a high-stakes summit with US President Joe Biden.
"China does not seek spheres of influence, and will not fight a cold or hot war with any country," he told a gathering of business leaders in San Francisco
#BREAKING Any compromise with Russia will 'destroy' Ukrainian statehood: presidential aide to AFP
#BREAKING Putin says West used grain deal for 'political blackmail'
VIDEO: Ukrainian firefighters battle flames after a Russian strike on Odesa.
Ukraine's president accused Russia of deliberately targeting grain export infrastructure in the city after Moscow ended a landmark deal and lifted security guarantees in the Black Sea
#BREAKING Putin says situation 'difficult' in Rostov in southern Russia
#UPDATE Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday acknowledged a "difficult" situation was unfolding in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites in an effort to oust Russian military's top brass.
#UPDATE President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday he would not allow Russia to slip into civil war, after the leader of the Wagner mercenary force seized a key military headquarters overseeing the offensive in Ukraine.
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#BREAKING Titanic sub operator believes passengers have 'sadly been lost': statement
#UPDATE The US Coast Guard now says the discovered debris from the submersible -- which was carrying five passengers down to the wreckage of the Titanic when the small vessel vanished on Sunday -- suggests 'catastrophic loss'
#BREAKING Pakistan offer condolences to family of British-Pakistan nationals on Titanic sub