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Humanitarian crisis feared as Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire buckles

Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Tuesday of violating a ceasefire agreed three days ago to quell fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, drawing warnings from international groups of a humanitarian crisis.

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China, Russia elected to U.N. rights council; Saudi Arabia fails

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EU pushes UK to budge at 'critical stage' in Brexit talks

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Mexico asks Austria to loan precious Aztec-era headdress

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