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.
Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, El Pais says
Spain has closed its airspace to US planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Monday, citing military sources.
UN peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon after projectile explosion
A United Nations peacekeeper has been killed in southern Lebanon overnight, prompting condemnations on Monday after a weekend in which Lebanese journalists and medics were killed in Israeli strikes.
Iranian attack kills one in Kuwait, damages distillation plant
Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy has announced on Sunday that an Iranian attack has killed one worker and damaged a service building at one of its power and water distillation plants.
Iran accuses US of ground assault plans as Pakistan hosts regional talks
Iran said it was ready to respond to a US ground attack, accusing Washington on Sunday of preparing a land assault even as the Trump administration sought talks and as regional powers met in Pakistan to try to end the conflict.
Heavy rain, floods kill 22 people in Afghanistan
Heavy rain that triggered severe flooding and caused buildings to collapse has killed 22 people and injured 32 in Afghanistan over the last two days, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday, as it warned of continued risk due to bad weather.
