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Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pressed Ethiopia to address what he called an impending humanitarian “disaster” in Tigray, including rising fears of famine. In a phone call with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Blinken voiced “grave concern about the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights crisis in the country,” a State Department statement said. Blinken pressed for troops from neighboring Eritrea — which first acknowledged a presence in Tigray earlier this month and promised a withdrawal — to pull out “immediately, in full and in a verifiable manner.” Forces…