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  "id": 11642911,
  "title": "Ethiopia's Tigray rebels abandon regional capital as govt advances: journalist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/ethiopias-tigray-rebels-abandon-regional-capital-as-govt-advances",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T07:58:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261003-ethiopia-s-tigray-rebels-abandon-regional-capital-as-govt-advances-journalist"
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  "summary": "Tigray rebels were abandoning their regional capital in northern Ethiopia on Saturday, a local journalist and residents told AFP, as pro-government forces advanced on the city.",
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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": "Al-Monitor",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:46:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Ethiopian pro-government militia claims Tigray airport as regional tensions spike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ethiopian-pro-government-militia-claims-tigray-airport-as-regional",
        "published": "2026-10-02T20:51:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ethiopia's Tigray rebels abandon regional capital of Mekelle as pro-government forces advance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/ethiopias-tigray-rebels-abandon-regional-capital-of-mekelle-as-pro",
        "published": "2026-10-03T07:58:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Ethiopia's government forces look to take regional capital from Tigray rebels",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/ethiopias-government-forces-look-to-take-regional-capital-from-tigray",
        "published": "2026-10-03T09:22:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}