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Azerbaijan will not attend an EU-brokered event in Spain where its president, Ilham Aliyev, was set to hold talks with his Armenian counterpart over the future of Nagorno-Karabakh.Aliyev had been considering taking part in a meeting to discuss the breakaway region – which has largely emptied out after the mass exodus of ethnic Armenians – with the leaders…

On October 4, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a phone call to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Azernews reports. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude for the significant humanitarian aid provided by Azerbaijan to Ukraine, especially for the support for the energy sector in winter conditions….

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, Interfax news agency reported.

The State Migration Service and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population released joint information on the process of reintegration of Armenians in Garabagh, Azernews reports.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has said he plans to attend European Union talks scheduled for October 5 in Granada, Spain, despite reports that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has decided not to take part in the meeting where discussions over a peace deal were expected.

A still pictures from a drone footage shows military hardware on fire, near Svitle President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said Ukrainians will “do everything” in their power to prevail over invading Russian forces despite all difficulties as Britain urged the West to beef up its military assistance to help Ukraine “finish the job.”…

The opening ceremony of the 74th International Astronautical Congress has been held at the Baku Convention Center. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and their son Heydar Aliyev attended the event. First, the Congress participants posed together for photographs. The opening ceremony saw a musical show…

An exhibition has been organized as part of the 74th International Astronautical Congress. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and their son Heydar Aliyev attended the opening of the exhibition. Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony symbolizing the opening of the exhibition, the attendees familiarized…

15:14, 1 October 2023 YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS. France is examining Armenia’s defense needs, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu has said. In an interview with Franceinfo, Lecornu said that French President Emmanuel Macron is personally following the situation concerning Armenia. “The President of the Republic is personally following…

Share Photo Brad Sherman, a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, who is part of the Armenia Friendship group in the United States (US) Congress, suggested that the United States (US) should supply Armenia with appropriate defense weapons to prevent the occupation.”It makes little sense to say that Ukraine should not lose territory to armed…

Moscow said Russian and Azerbaijani forces on Monday came under sniper fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, days after Baku secured the surrender of Armenian separatists in an offensive to regain control of the mountainous territory. Issued on: 02/10/2023 – 19:45Modified: 02/10/2023 – 21:13 3 min A view through a car window shows a checkpoint of Azerbaijani…

After the end of the occupation in Karabakh, the new point of tension was Zangezur. In addition to the Armenian gang members expelled from Karabakh, hundreds of terrorists from different countries, including Lebanon, Syria, Iran, the United States (US), and France, declared war on Azerbaijan with the training videos they filmed in Zangezur.It was determined…

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna speaks to the media before EU-Ukraine foreign ministers meeting, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) – France has agreed on future contracts with Armenia to supply it with…

The European Union and its member states can “do more” to help Armenia and send “a clear signal”, said French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who also announced on Tuesday that France would be delivering “military equipment”. “I have made an official written request to the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, […] to include…

Former Nagorno-Karabakh leaders Arkadi Gukasian (left), Bako Sahakian (center), and Arayik Harutiunian (file photo) Authorities in Azerbaijan reportedly have arrested more former separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh after Baku reclaimed control of the ethnic Armenian-populated breakaway region in a lightning military operation…

Russia sees substantial potential in the implementation of the Zangazur corridor project for moving towards the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a briefing, according t

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), together with its partners, has invested $18 billion in the Turkish economy over the past 15 years

Russia has suffered huge losses in Ukraine, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense Report informs.

On October 3, the Embassy of Germany in Azerbaijan organized a solemn reception on the occasion of the national holiday of this country, the Day of German Unity.In his welcoming speech, German Ambassador Ralf Horleman touched upon Berlin’s policy towards Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus. He noted the importance of achieving peace in the region. “Germany…

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According to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) National Assembly (NA) member Davit Galstyan, Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan is already in Armenia. Galstyan said this in response to Armenian News-NEWS.am’s question. On Tuesday, Azerbaijan arrested former Artsakh presidents Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan and Arayik Harutyunyan, as well as NA speaker…

President Ilham Aliyev has canceled his visit to Granada, Spain, where a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was to be held with the participation of leaders of the European Union, France, and Germany, News.Az reports citing Trend. There are several reasons for this, including France’s destructive position as well as disagreements…

The French government condemned Azerbaijan’s September 19-20 military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh that paved the way for the restoration of Azerbaijani control over the region and displaced its virtually entire ethnic Armenian population. President Emmanuel Macron suggested last week that Baku might now attack Armenia as well. “The president of…

PARIS — France will send military equipment to Armenia amid escalating tensions with its neighbor Azerbaijan, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Tuesday evening.  “France has agreed to forge future contracts with Armenia for the delivery of military equipment to enable Armenia to defend itself,” she said during a press conference in Yerevan. …

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on a visit to Armenia on Tuesday that Paris agreed to deliver military equipment to the small South Caucasus nation. Issued on: 03/10/2023 – 17:40Modified: 03/10/2023 – 19:39 1 min 19:12 French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, accompanied by Armenian Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan, visits…

Karabakh: Azerbaijan rejects the EU’s invitation to talks with Armenia mediated in Granada Read the news on Agenzia Nova

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has refused to attend a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan scheduled to be held in Granada, Spain, on Thursday, October 5, the Azerbaijani media reported on Wednesday. European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron were also expected…

MOSCOWAzerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has refused to attend Thursday’s meeting on the Karabakh settlement in Granada, Spain, in which the participation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and leaders from EU, France and Germany was expected.Azerbaijan insisted on Türkiye’s participation too but Germany and France strongly opposed it, Azerbaijani…

09:37, 4 October 2023 YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed former Human Rights Defender Kristinne Grigoryan as Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service. The decree was posted online at e-gov.am.

Former Armenian Ombudsperson Kristine Grigoryan has been appointed to the post of head of the External Intelligence Service by the decree of the country’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Report informs referring to the Armenian media. The corresponding document is posted on the website of the Armenian government. “Guided by Part 1 of Article 19…

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Armenian residents who left Karabakh reserve their right to return, Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Special Assignments Elchin Amirbayov said in an interview to the French radio channel Radio J, Report informs.

Paris has agreed to conclude an agreement with Yerevan in the future, which will make it possible to provide military equipment to Armenia

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Türkiye has identified the terrorist who committed a terrorist attack near the MIA building in Ankara, Report informs.

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A series of events were held in institutions and military units under the Defense Ministry on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the election of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev as President for the first time, Azernews reports, citing the Ministry.

France is ready to begin deliveries of military equipment to Armenia to beef up its defense capabilities, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on a visit to Yerevan on October 3.

A wreck of a van was abandoned on the side of the road on the outskirts of the city of Stepanakert, retaken last week by Azeri troops, during an Azeri government organised media trip, in Azerbaijan’s controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on Monday. — AFP photo Armenian separatists from Nagorno-Karabakh said on Monday their officials would stay…

Turkish law enforcement agencies conducted an operation in Istanbul, Van, Sanliurfa, Elazig, Duzce, Diyarbakir, Bursa, Edirne, Kirklareli, Kilis, Igdir, Hatay, Adana, Kahramanmaras and Denizli provinces, the Minister of Interior of Türkiye Ali Yerlikaya s

“Azerbaijan wants to sign a peace treaty with Armenia,” Azerbaijani Presidential Representative for Special Assignments Elchin Amirbayov said in an interview with the French Radio J, Report informs.

Caucasus analysts are weighing up whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan means what he says when he states that Turkey and Azerbaijan would settle for a land corridor that links their two countries via Iran rather than Armenia. Earlier this week—with Armenia facing a grave crisis with tens of thousands of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees pouring over…

Former Nagorno-Karabakh leaders Arkadi Gukasian (left), Bako Sahakian (center), and Arayik Harutiunian (file photo) Authorities in Azerbaijan reportedly have arrested more former separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh after Baku reclaimed control of the ethnic Armenian-populated breakaway region in a lightning military operation…

Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, combating authoritarian aggression has taken center stage in Washington’s foreign policy agenda. But given the West’s inaction in the face of yet another Azerbaijani assault on Nagorno-Karabakh this week—which resulted in the death of at least 32 people and the forced displacement of several thousand…

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu sought to film and record a closed-door meeting with visiting US senators and diplomats this week, but was told by the American officials to shut off the equipment if he wanted the meeting to proceed, according to a report Wednesday. Two unnamed individuals familiar with Monday’s incident told Walla news that…

Bibi Netanyahu is poised to form a government with allies once seen as completely outside the norms and boundaries of Israeli politics.

The indictment unveiled on Friday against Sen. Robert Menendez marks another chapter in a series of troubling allegations that have dogged the New Jersey Democrat for years, marking the second time in a decade that he has faced corruption charges. The question the indictment leaves unanswered is, did the Egyptian…

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The top ranking Democrat on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday he had asked the US State Department to “pause” a portion of US military financing to Egypt that is conditioned on human rights criteria, Reuters reports. Congress needs more clarity from @StateDept on how concerns about treatment of political prisoners,…

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) spent years as the top Democrat on the powerful Foreign Relations Committee in the Senate, wielding tremendous influence over Congress, the White House and government agencies. With Menendez facing the biggest crisis of his career ― federal corruption charges and calls for his resignation from a growing number of his fellow…

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Armenia parliament ratifies ICC’s founding statute, subjecting itself to court’s jurisdiction and vexing Russia.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he expected concrete steps from allies in support of Turkey’s counter-terrorism fight after a weekend bomb attack in Ankara, for which a Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility. Erdogan was speaking after Turkish police staged raids across the country on Tuesday, detaining tens of suspects…

Russian authorities accidentally revealed the addresses of the country’s secret military buildings, institutions, and spy homes, in Moscow and in St. Petersburg, an investigative site found.The Dossier Center, a project launched by Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky, found the addresses listed in a 434-page document titled “Special Group”,…

Ukraine’s operation to strangle supply lines in annexed Crimea and make it untenable for occupying Russians is going according to plan, with Kyiv one step closer to an attempt to liberate the Black Sea peninsula, an official said on Thursday.The peninsula was rocked by explosions on Wednesday and Thursday. Attacks targeted the Russian navy’s Black Sea…

Public to vote in contest organized by Katmai national park to see which bear looks to have put on most pre-hibernation weightFat Bear Week, the annual competition to see which Alaskan bears can pack on the most pounds before hibernation season, begins this week, with a combination of fan favorites and newcomers vying for the title of the state’s most…

The flags of Ukraine and the United States are attached to a backpack on October 1, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. | Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images In the US and across Europe, politics are complicating support for Ukraine. Western unity around Ukraine is starting to strain as the conflict grinds on with…

Former FBI Director James Comey urged supporters of former President Donald Trump to consider his “retributive goals” before deciding to vote for him next year.During a National Press Foundation event, Comey implored people, regardless of their position on the political spectrum, to “take the time to think about what it would mean if Donald Trump…

The annexation of this corridor, strategic to Tehran, would cut off Iran’s access to Armenia and consequently to Europe TEHRAN: Iran on Monday said it opposes any “geopolitical changes” in the Caucasus, where it has long been angered over Azerbaijan’s desire to set up a transport link along the Armenian-Iranian border. Foreign Ministry…

Protests erupted in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi this month after the country’s national bank refused to enforce sanctions placed on individuals by the US, UK and EU.Hundreds of individuals deemed to be acting on Russia’s behalf or in Russia’s favour were added to a list, although some appear to have been protected by the Georgian government.On top…

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According to the latest Morning Consult tracking poll, released Monday, Donald Trump now has 61 percent support in the Republican contest, nearly 50 points ahead of the rest of the field.  The post Donald Trump Gets Some Shockingly Good News appeared first on 19FortyFive.

In the poor outskirts of the Cuba’s capital, Havana, a spate of men have been recruited to fight for the Russian army in Ukraine. Reuters has traced their stories, and spoken to the loved ones they left behind. Read the full story: https://reut.rs/3ZDLfGG Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ #Cuba #Russia…

A Russian tank explodes and driver flees wreckage as Ukrainian forces strike as the counter offensive continues to build momentum. In this footage, released by the 66th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and shows an armoured Russian T-90 tank going up in flames after being struck from distance by a deadly missile. The driver of…

Mr. Bankman-Fried is accused of orchestrating a vast scheme to siphon billions of dollars of FTX customer money.

Wagner Group set for major rejuvenation as Prigozhin’s son ‘takes command’ of unitThe Wagner Group is set for a major rejuvenation as Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son Pavel is poised to take command of the mercenary unit.Pavel, 25, is reportedly negotiating with Moscow on returning Wagner troops to the war in Ukraine.The Institute for the Study of War suggested…

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Ohio’s “Operation Buyer’s Remorse” human trafficking crackdown brought 160 arrests throughout the state. Attorney General David Yost told NewsNation that the sting “describes” the problem of human trafficking —“Everywhere that people are is a potential place where human trafficking is going on.” #Ohio #humanttrafficking #OperationBuyersRemorse …

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, was carjacked by three armed assailants Monday night, his office said. The attack happened while the Texas Democrat was parking outside his residence in the Navy Yard area of Washington, D.C., about a mile from the Capitol. #carjacking #Washington #congressman Start your day with “Morning in America,” NewsNation’s…

A weeklong human trafficking crackdown brought 160 arrests throughout the state of Ohio, including EMTs, nurses, educators, former law enforcement officers, delivery drivers and others. #Ohio #humanttrafficking #OperationBuyersRemorse Start your day with “Morning in America,” NewsNation’s live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Adrienne…

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11:00 French FM due in Armenia French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna will travel to Armenia on Tuesday. “I’ll be visiting Armenia on…

A meeting was held with the heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations accredited in Armenia at the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, October 2. The meeting was coordinated by Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan and Mher Grigoryan also attended and…

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Minister Shlomo Karhi arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a government delegation, and held holiday prayers in the Saudi capital.

The U.N. Security Council voted to send a force led by Kenya to Haiti as it continues to deal with rampant gang violence.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing an extraordinary referendum on his leadership of the House after a conservative member of his own Republican majority, a longtime critic, moved to launch a vote to oust him from the helm.

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In India where police have raided the homes of several journalists at more than 30 locations in and around New Delhi. The journalists are associated with the news website NewsClick. A case has been filed against the website under an anti-terror law. This comes after the New York Times alleged in August that NewsClick received funding from a businessman…

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The Pope has given cautious backing to the blessing of gay unions for the first time in a further step away from the Catholic Church’s traditional intolerance of homosexuality.Francis, who famously said “Who am I to judge?” when asked about homosexuals in 2013, gave his verdict on gay unions in response to doctrinal questions from five hardline cardinals.The…

Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, is currently requesting $250 million in fines as well as the ouster of Trump and his sons from the family business. James declared that “justice will prevail” and accused the former president of “persistent and repeated fraud” on Monday. #us #donaldtrump #WION About Channel: WION The World is…

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia, the Security Council of Armenia said, Report informs.

Germany has transferred a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which includes, in particular, 14 Bandvagn 206 all-terrain vehicles and a Biber bridge laying vehicle, as well as radio stations for Leopard tanks.

British police on October 2 said they were attending the scene of a fire believed to have been caused by a lightning strike on gas containers near the city of Oxford.Eyewitness video showed a huge fireball lighting up the night sky over the southern English city. The eyewitness said that they felt shockwave, and heard a loud rumble in the distance,…