Eritrea and Ethiopia shutter embassies as new Red Sea conflict looms

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In response to Ethiopia's embassy closure, Eritrea accused Addis Ababa of funding armed groups to topple government Eritrea and Ethiopia have severed all diplomatic ties after accusing one another of engaging in hostile actions, in a major flare-up that could foreshadow another war on the volatile Red Sea. Ethiopia on Thursday announced it was expelling 10 Eritrean diplomats and closing its embassy in Eritrea’s capital of Asmara, after reports of explosions in Addis Ababa. The strike punctured A