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  PM Modi to visit Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman during three-nation tour from December 15

  India | December 11, 2025 23:46 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman from December 15 to 18 to deepen ties and discuss regional issues.

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  Ethiopia volcano ash disrupts flights; elderly Indian traveler stranded in Doha for over 24 hours

  India | November 25, 2025 21:14 IST

  Authorities and airlines continue to monitor the movement of the ash cloud, with further disruptions possible depending on how conditions evolve.

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  'No cause for concern': Centre on Ethiopian volcanic ash in airspace, says flight ops running smooth

  India | November 25, 2025 16:55 IST

  Operations across India remain smooth, with only a few flights rerouted or descended as a precautionary measure, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Tuesday.

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  Will the ash from Ethiopia volcano eruption affect AQI in Delhi? Here's what IMD says

  Delhi | November 25, 2025 16:01 IST

  The ash plume reached Delhi around 11 pm on Monday and moved over Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab and Haryana. The India Meteorological Department says the cloud will shift towards China next and is expected to leave India by Tuesday evening.

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  Eyewitnesses recount moment of Ethiopian volcano eruption: 'It felt like a sudden bomb'

  World | November 25, 2025 11:36 IST

  The Hayli Gubbi volcano erupted after being dormant for 10,000 years in Ethiopia. The eruption left Afdera, a neighbouring village in the area covered under dust. The eyewitnesses recalled the moment of the eruption.

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  Ethiopia volcanic eruption: Hayli Gubbi volcano ash plume reaches Delhi; flight operations affected

  India | November 25, 2025 9:53 IST

  Ethiopia volcanic eruption: A volcano called Hayli Gubbi erupted in a remote region of Ethiopia. Enormous plumes of ash were blasted high into the atmosphere, rising 10 to 15 kilometers above the Danakil Desert—an area with almost no inhabitants.

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  Ethiopia tragedy: Truck carrying overcrowded wedding guests plunges into river, 66 killed

  World | December 31, 2024 13:27 IST

  Lemma Lagide, the medical director at Bona General Hospital in the southern Sidama region, reported that 64 people died at the scene, while two others passed away at the hospital. He added that patients requiring advanced critical care were transferred to a larger hospital in Hawassa.

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  Ethiopia landslide death count could rise to 500, says UN as search operation enters 4th day | VIDEO

  World | July 25, 2024 16:10 IST

  Young children and pregnant women were among the victims in Kencho Shacha Gozdi district of southern Ethiopia, said Dagmawi Ayele, a local administrator, adding that at least five people have been pulled out alive.

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  Ethiopia: Death count jumps to 229 after twin landslides, search for survivors on | WATCH

  World | July 24, 2024 8:56 IST

  A landslide buried people in the Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia's regional state, and then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help others. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said federal officials had been deployed to reduce the impact of the disaster.

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  Ethiopia Horror: Powerful landslide kills 157, families wiped out, children seen hugging corpses

  World | July 23, 2024 16:05 IST

  The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has risen sharply to 157 and the number could increase further. A landslide buried people in the Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia's regional state, and then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help others.

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  India welcomes Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia as new BRICS members

  World | June 10, 2024 22:40 IST

  All members of the BRICS in August 2023 approved the expansion of the bloc by including Iran, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia. Russia took over the presidency of the BRICS on January 1 and it will feature over 250 various events.

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  BRICS Summit: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Iranian President Raisi | Focus on Energy, Chabahar

  World | August 24, 2023 20:50 IST

  PM Modi's meeting with the Iranian President Ebraham Raisi focused on ways to boost bilateral relations in the sectors of energy, trade and investment, connectivity and counterterrorism

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  26 killed in airstrike at Ethiopia's conflict-torn Amhara region amid state of emergency

  World | August 14, 2023 23:30 IST

  Ethiopia had earlier declared a state of emergency in the Amhara region after a reported surge of violent clashes between a regional ethnic militia and military forces.

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  Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Amhara after surge in violent clashes

  World | August 04, 2023 22:06 IST

  "The threat the activity is imposing on national security and public peace is increasing day by day," said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Council of Ministers in its declaration.

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  New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray reps

  World | November 07, 2022 15:51 IST

  Issues expected to be discussed include how to monitor the deal and the resumption of humanitarian aid access and basic services to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

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  It's not just Sri Lanka, several other countries are facing an economic meltdown

  World | May 12, 2022 21:12 IST

  The Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have pushed debt levels for many countries to alarming levels.

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  Facebook removes Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed's post for inciting violence

  World | November 04, 2021 7:30 IST

  “The obligation to die for Ethiopia belongs to all of us,” Abiy said in the now-deleted post that called on citizens to mobilise “by holding any weapon or capacity.”

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  US cites China, Myanmar, Ethiopia in genocide report

  World | July 13, 2021 10:32 IST

  The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang region.

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  Airstrike hits busy market in Ethiopia’s Tigray village, dozens killed, say witnesses

  World | June 23, 2021 16:37 IST

  An airstrike hit a busy market in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray village of Togoga on Tuesday, according to health workers who said soldiers blocked medical teams from traveling to the scene. Dozens of people were killed, they and a former resident said, citing witnesses.

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  EXPLAINED: Why Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali has got Nobel Peace Prize

  Fyi | October 11, 2019 16:26 IST

  Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for 2019, defeating Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. The Norwegian Nobel Committee chose Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali as the Nobel Peace Prize winner 2019 for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation. The Nobel Peace Prize 2019 award has gone to the Ethiopian Prime Minister particularly for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.