What to know

• [UG Diplomat] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian federal forces and allied fighters have retaken control of Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, following renewed fighting with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).S1
• Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels' regional capital, a local journalist said on Sunday, while Ethiopia's regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war.S2