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stanley website se of Tigray in Falmouth, England, on June 12 | Hugh Hastings/GettyJune 12, 20216:55 pm CETBy David M. HerszenhornFALMOUTH, England 鈥?As G7 leaders prepared to rebuke the Ethiopian government over its handling of a military conflict in the Tigray region, the country foreign minister on Saturday landed a preemptive blow. The minister, Demeke Mekonnen, accused the group of rich countries of a condescending approach and demanded they desist from
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