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Newsday: 27/05/2021 06:06 GMT : US appeals for ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray region

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27/05/2021 06:06 GMT : US appeals for ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray region

US appeals for ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray region

BBC World Service - Newsday, US appeals for ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray region

President Biden has also called for a halt to human rights abuses in Tigray

Mr Biden also said forces from Eritrea and Ethiopia's Amhara state must withdraw. Thousands have died since the conflict began six months ago.

We are live in Ethiopia following the call by President Biden for a ceasefire in the Tigray region.

We look at why the French President Emmanuel Macron is keen to open a new chapter in relations with Rwanda when he visits Kigali today. 

And we find out about the treasure trove of papers left behind by Britain's most eminent scientist Stephen Hawking.

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