Alarm grows over escalating Ethiopia war as more foreign citizens told to flee

Hopes for talks fade as Tigrayan rebels say they are edging closer to Addis Ababa

International alarm mounted on Tuesday over the escalating war in Ethiopia as Tigrayan rebels said they were edging closer to the capital, Addis Ababa, and more foreign citizens were told to leave.

The US envoy Jeffrey Feltman spoke of some progress in efforts to reach a diplomatic settlement to end the year-long conflict but said it risked being jeopardised by alarming developments" on the ground.