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ERITREA SEVERS ALL DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH ETHIOPIA AS HORN OF AFRICA CRISIS ESCALATES

Eritrea has severed all diplomatic relations with neighboring Ethiopia, marking a dramatic collapse in relations between two countries that restored ties only eight years ago. Asmara announced the decision after Ethiopia ordered the closure of its embassy in Eritrea and gave 10 Eritrean diplomats 48 hours to leave, accusing them of activities threatening Ethiopian national security. Eritrea denies Ethiopia's accusations and says it is responding in kind. The diplomatic rupture comes as renewed fighting intensifies in northern Ethiopia and concerns grow that the conflict could expand beyond Ethiopia's borders into a wider Horn of Africa crisis.