Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Airlines says crashed flight saw ‘external and technical interference’ before it crashed
Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. The Embraer 190 aircraft was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia, but instead diverted far off course across […]
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Business leaders weigh the U.S.’ role in climate policy as Trump transitions to White House
Participants walk by the entrance of the U.N. COP29 climate conference at the Baku Olympic Stadium. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BAKU, Azerbaijan — Dubbed the “climate financing COP,” the 29th iteration of the U.N.’s annual climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, has hosted talks focused on unlocking crucial funds to combat environmental change […]
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Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi looks on during a press conference concluding his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating. Raisi was traveling in […]
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Armenia warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ as countless numbers flee the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave
Armenian police officers walks around refugees as they queue in autos around the border city of Kornidzor, arriving from Nagorno-Karabakh, on September 26, 2023. Alain Jocard | Afp | Getty Images 1000’s of ethnic Armenians on Tuesday fled their residences in the breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, as Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, publicly blamed Russia […]
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The Nagorno-Karabakh crisis raises significant issues for Russia — and the West
A protestor speaks with Armenian law enforcement officers as they guard the entrance to the Authorities Residence for the duration of a rally in Yerevan on September 21, 2023, subsequent Azerbaijani armed forces operations from Armenian separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. Karen Minasyan | Afp | Getty Visuals A short-lived armed service operation in the disputed […]
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Armenia’s PM claims 49 troopers died in clashes with Azerbaijan
A trench at a border checkpoint among Armenia and Azerbaijan in the vicinity of the village of Sotk, Armenia. Karen Minasyan | Afp | Getty Photographs Armenia’s Primary Minister Nikol Pashinyan reported 49 Armenian services personnel died through right away clashes with Azerbaijan, the Interfax information company claimed. In a speech to Armenia’s parliament, Pashinyan […]
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