Hurricane Isaias leaves two dead and 800,000 without power in US Southeast
Storm damage stretches across Florida and Alabama as officials warn of continued flooding and possible tornadoes.
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Storm damage stretches across Florida and Alabama as officials warn of continued flooding and possible tornadoes.
Eight children are said to be among those killed by the strike, which hit a gathering of displaced people.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an immediate end to the renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, saying he is deeply worried by reports that Eritrean forces are present in the country.
More than 664,000 customers in Florida and Alabama have been left without power as Isaias downs trees, power lines.
The storm took direct aim at Florida and is expected to impact Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana.
Drone reportedly linked to RSF targets Wad al-Mahi, killing dozens near displacement camp, including women and children.
Truckloads of Eritrean soldiers have been seen driving into Ethiopia, which has reportedly responded with drone strikes.
The major storm is expected to make landfall along the US Gulf Coast later on Friday or early Saturday.
Ethiopia and Eritrea are trading blame for confrontations in Tigray amid international calls for restraint. Their respective allies have the potential to catapult the conflict into a regional war.
Eritrea denies backing TPLF as Ethiopia alleges collusion, further straining their already volatile relationship.
Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a "war of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethiopian officals estimate that up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels…
Storm expected to make landfall on US’s northern Gulf coast with risk of flash floods and isolated river flooding Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, with wind speeds of 80mph and a minimum pressure of 975mb.…
Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.
BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes says the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season could bring dangerous winds, storm surge and heavy rains to the Gulf Coast Friday.
The storm is forecast to strike Florida, Alabama and Mississippi with up to 10 inches of rain this weekend.
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Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war Eritrean troops who crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region have come under drone attack from government forces, raising the risk that…
The latest escalation in the Middle East is taking place just a few kilometers off the coast of Africa, at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Djibouti and its neighbors are particularly exposed.
Eritrea dismisses allegation as Ethiopia's pretext for more war.
Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which Yemeni government forces are trying to take back from the Houthis, is located not far from Djibouti and other African states.
Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.
With 3,700 fleeing to Djibouti amid Houthi clashes, the UN warns three in four families in parts of Yemen face hunger.
The Ethiopian photographer Sosina Mengistu’s self-portraits draw on personal experience to reflect young people’s anxiety and frustration This self-portrait is part of my project So I See Me, which I began in 2020 during the Covid-19…
At least 10 civilians were killed in West Kordofan and 5,500 displaced in Blue Nile as clashes widened on Tuesday.
I was sentenced to three years in jail for insulting government institutions. Now I am free, I will carry on fighting for the women I met in prison ‘Why don’t you just drive your tuk-tuk and do your work?” the judge asked me after videos…
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is consolidating power, but he must contend with a regional alliance opposing him and a Tigray conflict that could spill over into Eritrea.
Civilians try to flee as men and boys rounded up on streets by new alliance as Ethiopia conflict erupts again As renewed fighting has threatened a fresh humanitarian crisis in the northern region of Ethiopia, reports are emerging that a…
Ethiopia is facing renewed fighting in the north, just four years after the devastating Tigray war ended.
In tonight's edition, Ethiopia's leader Abiy Ahmed secures another term, but his country is sliding back into conflict. Also, several major cities across Senegal are battered by torrential rains. And some of the migrants being deported…
Neighbouring countries say coastal states must govern Red Sea as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia.