**🌍 World news – Saturday, 3 October 2026**
**Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties**
Eritrea cut diplomatic relations with Ethiopia on October 1, retaliating after Addis Ababa closed Eritrea's embassy and expelled ten Eritrean diplomats, reversing the 2018 rapprochement that won PM Abiy Ahmed the Nobel Peace Prize. The rupture followed explosions near Ethiopia's military headquarters in Addis Ababa.
**Sudan's army seizes RSF stronghold**
Beyond Sodri reported yesterday, Sudan's army said on October 2 it captured al-Mazroub, the RSF's largest stronghold in North Kordofan, aiming to cut the paramilitary's supply lines, as a separate RSF drone strike near a courthouse in Umm Rawaba killed 13 civilians.
**Flood toll climbs in Myanmar**
The Myanmar death toll has risen sharply since yesterday, from eight to at least 41 in Tanintharyi region, with dozens still missing and more than 120 villages hit by landslides; Thailand's toll stands at 23 with over 2.6 million people affected.
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Al Jazeera
Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move
Ethiopia says it will shut its embassy in Asmara, declares 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata.
Al Jazeera
Sudan’s army says it captured RSF stronghold in North Kordofan
Sudanese Armed Forces reportedly retake al-Mazroub, advancing the army's goal of cutting the RSF’s supply lines.
ucanews.com
Floods kill 41 in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region- UCA News
Rescue efforts are hampered by landslides, conflict and damaged communications
**🌍 World news – Friday, 2 October 2026**
**Trump cuts off Caracas outreach**
Trump instructed envoy Richard Grenell to end all diplomatic contact with Venezuela, a sharp escalation, as Caracas reported security operations in Bolívar state dismantling ELN and FARC-dissident camps in its mineral-rich mining areas.
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2026-10/sudan-42.php
**Sudan's army retakes Sodri**
Sudan's army said it recaptured Sodri in North Kordofan from the paramilitary RSF, while a separate RSF drone strike killed two civilians in El Obeid, as the 2026 civil war continues to shift front lines.
https://securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2026-10/sudan-42.php
**Floods kill dozens in Myanmar, Thailand**
Flooding and landslides have killed at least eight people each in Myanmar and Thailand, with 20-30 still missing in Tanintharyi Region and over 1.7 million people affected across Bangkok and 27 Thai provinces.
https://www.crisisgroup.org/sco/global/our-radar
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