UNGA 81: Gaza, Ukraine and Middle East conflicts take centre stage at UN
U.S. President Donald Trump is addressing the UN General Assembly as world leaders gather in New York for the 81st session. Conflicts in the Middle...
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to allocate funds for the purpose of providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
According to the order, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy will receive $2 million from the Presidential Reserve Fund to purchase and deliver locally produced electrical equipment as humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
The order underscores Azerbaijan’s commitment to humanitarian principles, as reflected in its consistent bilateral and multilateral aid efforts internationally.
Azerbaijan has delivered multiple humanitarian aid packages to Ukraine in response to the ongoing crisis and highlighting relations between the two countries which are founded on "friendship and partnership".
Deputy Foreign Minister Yalchin Rafiyev said at the 4th Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome last month said that Baku has provided a total of $42 million as humanitarian aid for Ukraine's recovery, including medicine, food, electrical equipment amongst others.
President Ilham Aliyev had a phone conversation on with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, during which the two leaders touched on developing economic and trade relations, among other issues.
According to an official statement from President Aliyev’s office, both leaders condemned Russia’s deliberate airstrikes on an oil storage facility in Ukraine owned by Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, as well as other Azerbaijani facilities, including a gas compressor station used to transport Azerbaijani gas to Ukraine.
They expressed confidence that these attacks would not disrupt ongoing energy cooperation between the two countries.
U.S. President Donald Trump is addressing the UN General Assembly as world leaders gather in New York for the 81st session. Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, global security and diplomacy set to dominate the event.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities if Moscow stops targeting Ukraine’s energy sector, critical infrastructure, and food exports, as he prepared to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in New York.
While addressing the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes Washington and Tehran will reach a deal after the U.S. midterm elections.
Iran's military has threatened to launch sustained attacks on U.S. bases and interests across the Middle East if Washington resumes military action against Tehran.
Overnight Russian strikes on the city of Sumy, northeast Ukraine, have killed one woman and injured a man, the country's State Emergency Service has said.
Two of Georgia’s most senior officials used separate appearances in New York this week to deliver a similar message: the South Caucasus is gaining strategic importance, and Tbilisi wants to be at the centre of it.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in New York to lead Pakistan's delegation at the 81st UN General Assembly, where he is expected to outline Islamabad's position on regional security, diplomacy and global challenges.
Uzbekistan’s fast-growing technology sector is taking centre stage at ICTWEEK Uzbekistan 2026 in Tashkent, bringing together startups, investors, technology companies and industry experts from across the country and abroad.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its emergency response in Yemen as renewed fighting forces tens of thousands of people from their homes, putting further strain on the country’s already fragile food system.
Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic have been strategic partners for more than a decade. In an exclusive interview, AnewZ's Orkhan Amashov posed some questions to the Czech Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marie Chatardová, about how the two countries' relations continue to evolve.
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