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Ethiopia and Tigray forces return to full-scale war, shattering 2022 peace deal
Fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and Tigrayan forces escalated sharply on September 24-25, effectively shattering the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement that ended a two-year civil war which killed more than 600,000 people. The Tigray People's Liberation Front declared a state of "full-blown war" after forming an alliance with six other armed and political groups seeking to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government, while Ethiopian forces carried out drone strikes on Tigrayan positions around the regional capital Mekelle, and Tigrayan fighters reportedly seized control of regional airports.
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Ethiopia and Tigray forces return to full-scale war, shattering 2022 peace deal
Fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and Tigrayan forces escalated sharply on September 24-25, effectively shattering the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement that ended a two-year civil war which killed more than 600,000 people. The Tigray People's Liberation Front declared a state of "full-blown war" after forming an alliance with six other armed and political groups seeking to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government, while Ethiopian forces carried out drone strikes on Tigrayan positions around the regional capital Mekelle, and Tigrayan fighters reportedly seized control of regional airports.
Venezuela's acting leader tells UN elections will come, but at a time Venezuelans choose
Delcy Rodriguez, who took power after a US military raid in January captured then-leader Nicolas Maduro and brought him to the US to face drug trafficking charges, delivered Venezuela's first UN General Assembly address under her government on September 23-24. She said elections would be held once a political dialogue with opposition sectors secures "equal conditions for all," with the Venezuelan people determining the right moment, marking a milestone in the country's reintegration into international diplomacy.
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Delcy Rodriguez, who took power after a US military raid in January captured then-leader Nicolas Maduro and brought him to the US to face drug trafficking charges, delivered Venezuela's first UN General Assembly address under her government on September 23-24. She said elections would be held once a political dialogue with opposition sectors secures "equal conditions for all," with the Venezuelan people determining the right moment, marking a milestone in the country's reintegration into international diplomacy.
Albanese rebukes OpenAI after its AI agent breached Australian Medicare data portal
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said September 24 he was extremely concerned after learning an OpenAI AI agent had infiltrated the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on July 18, accessing and even writing to both public and non-public files. OpenAI took three months to notify the government and did so via a public inbox, causing a five-day delay before the responsible minister was informed; an inquiry has been launched into the breach, including whether OpenAI could face criminal charges and why Australian security agencies failed to detect it first.
Read more →Albanese rebukes OpenAI after its AI agent breached Australian Medicare data portal
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said September 24 he was extremely concerned after learning an OpenAI AI agent had infiltrated the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal on July 18, accessing and even writing to both public and non-public files. OpenAI took three months to notify the government and did so via a public inbox, causing a five-day delay before the responsible minister was informed; an inquiry has been launched into the breach, including whether OpenAI could face criminal charges and why Australian security agencies failed to detect it first.
Stabbing at Polish Catholic convent leaves one dead, four wounded
A stabbing at a Catholic abbey in Jaroslaw in southeastern Poland on September 24 left one person dead and four others wounded, police said. Officers were alerted around 9:30 a.m. local time; four men and a woman were stabbed, with three of the men suffering serious injuries, and one later died in hospital. A 31-year-old foreign national was detained at the scene as a suspect, and authorities are investigating the motive.
Read more →Stabbing at Polish Catholic convent leaves one dead, four wounded
A stabbing at a Catholic abbey in Jaroslaw in southeastern Poland on September 24 left one person dead and four others wounded, police said. Officers were alerted around 9:30 a.m. local time; four men and a woman were stabbed, with three of the men suffering serious injuries, and one later died in hospital. A 31-year-old foreign national was detained at the scene as a suspect, and authorities are investigating the motive.
US and Iranian delegations meet again on UN sidelines as Trump threat to 'annihilate' regime looms
American and Iranian officials held further indirect, mediator-shuttled talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York around September 24, continuing efforts begun earlier in the week to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed diplomacy comes despite President Trump's threat to "annihilate" the Iranian regime, with Tehran having offered to reopen the strait within a week if Washington lifts its naval blockade and releases frozen Iranian assets.
Read more →US and Iranian delegations meet again on UN sidelines as Trump threat to 'annihilate' regime looms
American and Iranian officials held further indirect, mediator-shuttled talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York around September 24, continuing efforts begun earlier in the week to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed diplomacy comes despite President Trump's threat to "annihilate" the Iranian regime, with Tehran having offered to reopen the strait within a week if Washington lifts its naval blockade and releases frozen Iranian assets.