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  "id": 11228328,
  "title": "Ethiopia closes embassy in Eritrea, expels 10 diplomats amid rising tensions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ethiopia-closes-embassy-in-eritrea-expels-10-diplomats-amid-rising",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:25:27.000Z",
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  "summary": "Ethiopia has shut its embassy in Asmara and expelled ten Eritrean diplomats, citing hostile acts by Eritrea, but reaffirmed its commitment to peaceful solutions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Explosions heard in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa amid renewed fighting in Tigray",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/explosions-heard-in-ethiopias-capital-addis-ababa-amid-renewed",
        "published": "2026-10-01T13:08:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Explosions rock Ethiopia’s capital after drone flights banned",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/explosions-rock-ethiopias-capital-after-drone-flights-banned",
        "published": "2026-10-01T13:33:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Ethiopia army HQ rocked by explosion as Tigray fighting intensifies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ethiopia-army-hq-rocked-by-explosion-as-tigray-fighting-intensifies",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Ethiopia to close embassy in Eritrea, accusing it of 'acts of hostility and belligerence' amid war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ethiopia-to-close-embassy-in-eritrea-accusing-it-of-acts-of-hostility",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:38:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}