{"id":73430,"date":"2020-11-21T12:45:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T12:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.140.144.153\/2020\/11\/21\/ethiopia-conflict-pm-vows-final-and-crucial-offensive\/"},"modified":"2020-11-21T12:45:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T12:45:31","slug":"ethiopia-conflict-pm-vows-final-and-crucial-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/ethiopia-conflict-pm-vows-final-and-crucial-offensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia conflict: PM vows &#8216;final and crucial&#8217; offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-responsive-container\" style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k3sjY4chkFIFMqwsvq7\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In tonight&#8217;s edition: Ethiopian troops march on the Tigrayan capital as the country&#8217;s war on the well-armed state continues. 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