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France Struggles to Retain Karabakh Sway After Armenia Defeat

President Emmanuel Macron faces a major challenge to retain France's influence over resolving the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, needing to take account of the large Armenian minority in his country and accused by Azerbaijan of bias.

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Armenia Says Fighting Continues for Key Karabakh Town

Armenia said on Monday that fighting was continuing for the key town of Shusha in Nagorno Karabakh, a day after Azerbaijan claimed to have captured it from Armenian separatist forces.

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Warring Sides in Geneva for Talks Over Karabakh

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday were in Geneva for talks with international mediators in a new effort to negotiate a ceasefire over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region after weeks of fighting.

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Azerbaijan Says 21 Dead in Armenia Missile Attack

Azerbaijan accused Armenia of killing 21 people and wounding dozens in a missile strike near Nagorno Karabakh on Wednesday, the deadliest reported attack on civilians in a month of fighting over the disputed region.

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Erdogan Says Karabakh Ceasefire Hinges on ‘Armenians’ Withdrawal’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that a ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh was only possible if Armenian-backed forces withdrew from the separatist region and the rest of Azerbaijan.

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Heavy Losses as Armenia-Azerbaijan Defy Calls for Calm

Azerbaijani and Armenian forces claimed to have inflicted heavy losses as fighting raged for a third day on Tuesday over Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh.

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At Least 39 Killed as Karabakh Fighting Enters Second Day

Armenian separatists in the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh said Monday 15 more of its fighters have been killed in a flare-up of a territorial dispute, bringing the total death toll to 39.

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Nine Soldiers Dead in New Fighting on Armenia-Azerbaijan Border

At least nine soldiers were killed Tuesday as fighting broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia for a third day despite international calls for restraint.

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Two Killed in Azerbaijan-Armenia Border Clashes

Arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday traded accusations of launching a military offensive using artillery fire along their shared border, with Baku reporting two troops killed.

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