Protesters have taken to the streets in Ethiopia to declare a new region.
They blocked roads and burned tires as security forces put an end to a meeting of activists in the city of Hawassa.
Thousands had gathered on Thursday to pronounce a new region for their Sidama ethnic group.
The country's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has promised that his regime will implement peaceful political reforms.
However demands from competing ethno-nationalist groups have been on the rise.
Israeli tanks push back in northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah
Israeli tanks pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes conducted air strikes on Rafah, the Palestinians' last refuge in the south of the territory, killing and wounding several people, medics and residents said.
Iran says it will respond in 'seconds' to any Israeli retaliation
Iran will respond to any action against its interests, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday, according to the Iranian Student News Agency, a day after Israel warned it will respond to Tehran's weekend drone and missile attack.
Heavy rains in north west Pakistan leave 21 dead
Four days of widespread rains across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan have left 21 killed and 32 injuries, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) confirmed.
Biden and his wife report $620,000 income in 2023 tax returns
US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill on Monday released tax returns showing that their income rose 7 per cent to $619,976 in 2023 and that the couple paid 23.7 per cent of their income in federal taxes.
Several people injured in second stabbing in Sydney in 3 days
A number of people were injured in a stabbing at a church in a suburb of Sydney on Monday, police said.
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