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Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea as tensions with neighbors escalate
Oct 5, 2026 - World 
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed insists his country must have access to the Red Sea
Driscoll speaks out for first time since ouster by Hegseth as Army secretary
Oct 5, 2026 - World 
In his first interview since his abrupt Aug. 31 ouster from the Pentagon, former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll he agreed with his former boss, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, more than 50% of the time.
Guardian readers fund life-changing surgery for Somali boy injured in US airstrike
Oct 5, 2026 - World 
After Guardian investigation uncovered drone strike that killed 12 civilians and injured many more, seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent vital operation in MogadishuOn the rickshaw ride to the hospital, Marian Haji Abdi Guled felt a mixture of joy and apprehension: the day they had been waiting for had finally arrived.Almost a year earlier, her then seven-year-old son, Abdiqadir Salah, had been seriously injured, alongside his two siblings, in what a Guardian investigation found was a US drone strike on the village of Jamaame in Somalia that killed at least 12 civilians, including eight children. Continue reading...
Italy’s Meloni follows pop stars in seeking to trademark her voice to combat AI deepfakes
Oct 5, 2026 - World 
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has applied to trademark her voice with the European Union intellectual property office in a bid to bolster protections against AI-generated deepfakes
ICC will unseal warrants for 4 Taliban leaders wanted on gender persecution charges
Oct 5, 2026 - World 
The International Criminal Court says it is unsealing arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders on charges of crimes against humanity
