The Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the Yukhari Shorzha settlement of the Basarkechar region using small arms unreasonably subjected to intensive fire the Azerbaijan Army positions in the Zeylik settlement of the Kalbajar region …
Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu had a telephone conversation on December 8, the Azerbaijani ministry reported. According to the ministry, the parties discussed …
The Omicron coronavirus strain has been detected in 57 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. The organization’s COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update noted that "at present, Omicron cases have …
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is in self-isolation until Thursday after coming into contact with a UN official who tested positive for COVID-19, but he has no symptoms of the infection, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the …
Azerbaijan suffered from the fact that an equal approach was shown towards the aggressor and to the one who was subjected to aggression, on the political arena, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov said at a briefing. …
Russia has registered 30,752 new confirmed COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections reaching 9,895,597 cases, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday. According to the crisis …
Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin reported to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev about the results of the national census, which took place from September 1 to October 30, Akorda said. The total number of Kazakhstani citizens …
Georgia has reported 4,226 new cases of coronavirus, 4,091 recoveries and 53 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate in the country stands at 8.31% as of December 8 over the last 14 days. Overall 45,298 remain infected with …
The United States is considering the option of isolating Russia completely from the global financial system with all of the fallout that that would entail for business and people, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria …
Iran on Tuesday denounced fresh sanctions imposed by the United States on its officials and entities over alleged human rights abuses. The US "fails to understand that 'maximum pressure' and a diplomatic …
Authorities in central Turkey have completed preparations to mark the 748th anniversary of the passing of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi – known in the West only as "Rumi" – a 13th-century mystic, poet and philosopher …
The German parliament on Wednesday elected Social Democrat Olaf Scholz as the country’s ninth postwar chancellor. Scholz takes office at the head of a coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats, heralding a new …
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Belovezh Accords, which marked the official collapse of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the CIS. On December 8, 1991, the leaders of the Russian Soviet Federative …
Israel on Tuesday announced the completion of a sensor-equipped underground wall on its side of the Gaza border, a counter-measure developed after Hamas militants used tunnels to blindside its troops in a 2014 war. Israel went public …
Oil prices eased on Wednesday, taking a breather after gains earlier this week, as investors waited for more information on to what extent the Omicron coronavirus variant will likely hurt the global economy and fuel demand. Brent crude …
Georgian chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili's defamation lawsuit against Netflix for a reference to her in the popular TV series The Queen's Gambit has received a date for hearing, with the United States District Court in the …
The U.S. Treasury Department targeted nine individuals and four entities for what it called "serious" human rights abuses. Those designated include special units of Iran's law enforcement forces and counter-terrorism …
U.S. President Joe Biden warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the U.S. and its allies would hit Russia with economic and other measures in the event of military escalation against Ukraine and called for a return to diplomacy, the …
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry commented on the statement of the Armenian Foreign Ministry dated December 7, 2021, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said. "The statement made by the Armenian Foreign Ministry about the alleged …
Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi lost to reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen in game nine of the battle for the world chess crown in Dubai on Tuesday. With nine games already played, Carlsen leads 6-3. The tenth game …
