Nepal summit calls for urgent action to protect melting Himalayas
Nepal opened a major climate summit on Friday, urging global unity to protect the world's mountain ecosystems, as climate change rapidly melts glaciers across the Himalayas.
The Committee on International Affairs, Defense, Security, and Migration of the Kyrgyz Parliament (Jogorku Kenesh) has approved in its second reading a draft law to ratify an agreement on migration cooperation with Azerbaijan, according to a statement from Kyrgyzstan's Parliament.
The Committee on International Affairs, Defense, Security, and Migration of the Kyrgyz Parliament (Jogorku Kenesh) has approved in its second reading a draft law to ratify an agreement on migration cooperation with Azerbaijan, according to a statement from Kyrgyzstan's Parliament.
The agreement aims to enhance collaboration and governance in migration matters between the two nations. It focuses on improving the quality of migration-related statistical data, facilitating smoother operational interactions for Kyrgyz citizens residing in Azerbaijan, and expediting information exchange on labor migrants.
The agreement was signed on April 24 during President Sadyr Zhaparov's state visit to Azerbaijan. The signing took place in Baku, cementing commitments made between the Government of Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers.
The ratification of this agreement is expected to strengthen bilateral ties and streamline migration processes for both countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on May 15, with discussions reportedly focusing on upcoming peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegates in Istanbul.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war in Gaza will not stop until Hamas is destroyed, following the release of US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander.
Qatar signed a landmark agreement with U.S. aerospace giant Boeing on Wednesday to acquire 160 aircraft for Qatar Airways, a deal valued at $200 billion. The signing took place in Doha during the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ukrainian and Russian delegations meet behind closed doors at Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace at 10:00 local time today to explore security guarantees, territorial integrity and a possible ceasefire.
EU approves 17th Russia sanctions, blacklisting almost 200 shadow‑fleet ships, 30 evasion firms and 75 defence figures, banning missile chemicals and arming Brussels to strike Kremlin hybrid and operations.
A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel is underway in Qatar's Doha, Hamas official Taher al-Nono told Reuters on Saturday.
The informal summit of the heads of state of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) will take place on 20–21 May 2025 in Budapest, the capital of Hungary.
A meeting of the security agencies of the CIS member states took place on May 16th in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
Azerbaijan has dismissed recent remarks by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in an interview with Azerbaijani Public Television in Albania, accusing him of misleading the international community on territorial claims and the OSCE Minsk Group’s dissolution.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay official visits to Hungary and Slovenia from May 19 to 22, holding talks with top leaders and participating in key bilateral and multilateral events.
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