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  "id": 9322564,
  "title": "Tigray rebels seize airport and clash with federal forces as fighting in Ethiopia reignites",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/tigray-rebels-seize-airport-and-clash-with-federal-forces-as-fighting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T11:03:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/tigray-rebels-seize-airport-and-clash-with-federal-forces-as-fighting-in-ethiopia-reignite"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the country.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray amid concerns over renewed fighting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopian-airlines-cancels-flights-to-tigray-amid-concerns-over",
        "published": "2026-09-23T08:33:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to three northern Tigray airports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopian-airlines-suspends-flights-to-three-northern-tigray-airports",
        "published": "2026-09-23T09:58:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to Tigray region after takeover of Mekelle airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopian-airlines-suspends-flights-to-tigray-region-after-takeover",
        "published": "2026-09-23T10:30:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels seize airport, clash with govt forces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopias-tigray-rebels-seize-airport-clash-with-govt-forces",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/tigray-forces-seize-main-airport-in-northern-ethiopia-from-police",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:42:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Ethiopia: Fighting resumes in Tigray",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ethiopia-fighting-resumes-in-tigray",
        "published": "2026-09-23T12:06:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}