live Armenia voters head to polls in major test of future political direction
Armenia heads to the polls on 7 June in a key parliamentary vote seen as a test of its democratic reforms and political direction since 2018. Prime Mi...
President Ilham Aliyev met with a member of U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss bilateral ties and future cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Steve Daines, a member of U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Daines congratulated Azerbaijan on its Independence Day and praised the country's contributions to joint missions in Afghanistan, especially its role in securing Kabul Airport. He expressed strong support for enhancing U.S.-Azerbaijan relations and called for more U.S. Senate visits to the region. President Aliyev appreciated the message from U.S. President Donald Trump, emphasizing the importance of furthering cooperation in security, energy, and the economy.
The meeting also highlighted Azerbaijan’s growing role as a key logistics hub in the Middle Corridor. At the end of the visit, Senator Daines presented a keepsake to President Aliyev.
Armenian authorities arrested six candidates from the pro-Russian Strong Armenia bloc on Saturday, one day before voters were due to take part in parliamentary elections.
More than 6,000 people gathered outside a vote-counting centre in Seoul on Friday night, demanding this week’s local elections be repeated after ballot shortages left some voters unable to cast their ballots.
Five Azerbaijani crew members were killed, and three others were injured after two cargo vessels were hit in a drone attack in the Sea of Azov, Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said on Friday, as Russia blamed Ukraine for the strike.
The U.S. said it struck Iranian radar sites on Qeshm Island and in Goruk after intercepting four drones, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launches retaliatory strikes on four tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted U.S. bases in the Gulf.
Armenia heads to the polls on 7 June in a key parliamentary vote seen as a test of its democratic reforms and political direction since 2018. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking re-election amid domestic polarisation, security challenges and regional diplomatic tensions.
The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with around 600 mothers dying for every 100,000 live births.
In a workshop surrounded by the wreckage of war, workers in Gaza are giving a second life to small leisure boats once used for family outings and swimming trips.
A seven-month-old Palestinian baby has been killed and his parents injured after Israeli forces fired at a vehicle in Hebron, Palestinian health officials say.
The U.S. said it struck Iranian radar sites on Qeshm Island and in Goruk after intercepting four drones, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launches retaliatory strikes on four tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted U.S. bases in the Gulf.
Azerbaijan is once again at the centre of global climate diplomacy, hosting World Environment Day 2026 and bringing together international leaders, policymakers and organisations to address urgent environmental challenges.
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