{
  "id": 11441076,
  "title": "Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ethiopian-forces-near-tigray-capital-fears-grow-of-wider-conflict",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:46:30.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/ethiopian-forces-near-tigray-capital-fears-grow-wider-conflict"
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  "summary": "Oct 2 (Reuters) - Ethiopian government forces closed in on the capital of the northern rebel stronghold of Tigray onFriday, residents and a diplomat said, as fears grew that fighting could spill into a wider war after Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties. Banks and shops in the city, Mekelle, were closed with the Ethiopian National Defence Force and allied militiamen reported to be within…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ethiopian gov’t-aligned group claims close to full control of Tigray region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ethiopian-govt-aligned-group-claims-close-to-full-control-of-tigray",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:27:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ethiopian-forces-near-tigray-capital-fears-grow-of-wider-conflict-11452677",
        "published": "2026-10-02T13:59:31.000Z"
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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."
}