Here’s your AnewZ Daily Brief for 29 September 2026, with the latest from Azerbaijan, from $10.8 billion in investment deals and Formula 1 drama to diplomacy and preparations for major FIFA tournaments.
The two-day Azerbaijan International Investment Forum concluded in Baku, bringing together global investors, financial institutions and business leaders to discuss investment, connectivity, energy, technology and economic diversification.
The forum ended with 23 agreements and documents covering planned investment projects worth $10.8 billion across sectors including artificial intelligence, renewable energy, construction, the digital economy, industry, agriculture and finance.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Baku on 29 September to discuss football development in the country and opportunities for further cooperation.
Aliyev highlighted preparations for the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival, which Azerbaijan will host for the first time in October, as well as the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2027.
Infantino said the U-15 event would attract international attention, while both sides highlighted recent progress in Azerbaijani football and cooperation between Azerbaijan and FIFA.
George Russell won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku on 26 September, holding off Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by just0.196 seconds in a dramatic 51-lap race.
The Mercedes driver converted pole position into victory despite two safety car periods and late pressure from Verstappen, while Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar finished third.
The win marked Russell’s third victory of the 2026 season and the eighth of his Formula 1 career.
Azerbaijan has marked the sixth anniversary of the start of the Patriotic War, which began on 27 September 2020 and lasted 44 days.
The conflict ended with a trilateral statement signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia on 10 November 2020, after Azerbaijan regained control of territories that had remained outside its control for almost three decades.
A key turning point came on 8 November, when President Ilham Aliyev announced that Azerbaijani forces had taken control of Shusha. Azerbaijan later said it had restored full state sovereignty across its internationally recognised territory.
The 81st session of the UN General Assembly brought world leaders and senior officials to New York to discuss major international issues.
Speaking at the gathering, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said Azerbaijan has achieved “de facto peace” with Armenia following the Washington Peace Summit and the initialling of an agreement on peace and interstate relations.
He said Azerbaijan’s peace agenda had helped turn the South Caucasus into an “anchor of stability, connectivity, and tangible economic dividends.”
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Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 28 September 2026. These are the top stories making headlines in technology.
British police have arrested five men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act after a major security incident was declared near RAF Fairford, a British air base used by U.S. air forces in Gloucestershire, England.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has arrived in Washington for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on bilateral ties and key regional and international developments, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić resigned on Sunday, ending his second and final five-year term and paving the way for an early presidential election as the country prepares for a snap parliamentary vote on 25 October.
Crude oil exports from major Middle Eastern producers rebounded in September to their highest level since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began in late February, according to data from analytics firm Kpler.
Russian strikes hit Kyiv and Ukraine’s Black Sea region of Odesa overnight into Tuesday, damaging infrastructure and civilian sites, while Moscow said it had also targeted vessels carrying military cargo.
British police are investigating whether individuals linked to a foreign state were involved in an apparent plot targeting RAF Fairford, a British airbase used by the United States, while five suspects arrested in connection with the case are being released on bail.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that more than 8,000 North Korean troops are currently in Russia, with preparations under way to send another 10,000.
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are warning that gaps in contact tracing and continued deaths outside treatment centres are contributing to a renewed rise in Ebola transmission, as the country’s latest outbreak passes 8,000 confirmed cases.
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