Fighting between Ethiopian and Eritrean forces has intensified near the disputed border town of Badme, with drone strikes and heavy artillery bombardments forcing civilians to flee amid fears of a wider war, according to diplomatic sources cited by local outlet Addis Standard on Saturday.

Two diplomats familiar with intelligence assessments told the Ethiopian news outlet that clashes had escalated over several days, with Ethiopian forces reportedly deploying drones and Eritrean troops using heavy artillery.

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Yemen’s government-aligned forces said Saturday that they had repelled a Houthi attack in the southwestern province of Lahj, while state-run media reported airstrikes targeting Houthi reinforcements in the neighboring Taiz province.

The government-aligned Giants Brigades said they had “repelled a Houthi attack in the Al-Mudharaba district” in Lahj.

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In videos posted on Telegram, people with weapons announce guerrilla actions against Moscow.

However, the organisation’s real size, capabilities, and even the location where the videos were filmed have not yet been established.

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The Polisario Front has pledged to confront what it calls Moroccan occupation and expansionism in Western Sahara

Western Sahara’s independence movement, the Polisario Front, has declared general mobilization over an alleged Moroccan military buildup, as UN peacekeepers withdraw from the disputed territory after 35 years.

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At least 10 police personnel, including two senior officers, were killed in a militant attack in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, officials told news agency AP.

The attack occurred in Kohat district, where militants targeted vehicles carrying police officers, leading to an exchange of gunfire between the attackers and security forces, local police official Faisal Khan said.

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A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced 66 soldiers to death for offences including desertion, mutiny and disobeying orders during fighting with rebels in the country’s east, according to local media.

The soldiers were among 71 troops tried in Walikale, North Kivu province. Four were acquitted, while one received a 10-year prison sentence.

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Clashes intensified on Sunday between the Sudanese army, backed by allied forces, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in West Kordofan State.

The military also said it shot down a long-range drone, the third intercepted in the Kordofan region within 72 hours.

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