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The Justice

Drones hit two ships in the Black Sea: Bulgaria hunts for missing crew as a Togo-flagged vessel sinks

Bulgaria launched a search operation after drones struck two commercial vessels in the Black Sea and the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sank at the scene. The attack extends the Ukraine war's danger to civilian shipping lanes far beyond the front line.

6 October 2026 · 1 min read

International

Not an inch of our sea: Somalia rejects Israeli designs on the port of Berbera

In an exclusive Al Jazeera interview, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Israel is planning a naval base at Berbera — and that Somalia will not accept an Israeli presence 'under any circumstances'.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

Meskel Square, Addis Ababa; blasts were reported in the Ethiopian capital this week as tensions with Eritrea boiled over

International

Embassy closed, ties severed: Ethiopia and Eritrea edge the Horn of Africa toward wider war

Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats; Eritrea severed all ties in return, as Ethiopian forces neared the Tigray capital Mekelle in the worst escalation since the 2020–22 civil war.

2 October 2026 · 2 min read

Landscape in the Tigray region of Ethiopia

International

Ethiopian government-aligned force claims near-full control of Tigray as fighting flares

The Tigray Peace Forces claim TPLF units have been wiped out as federal troops close on Mekelle — a claim unverified. The 2022 peace deal has collapsed, fighting has spread to Amhara and Afar, and six to seven million people face blackouts and a deepening humanitarian crisis.

2 October 2026 · 2 min read