Nobel Peace Prize: How the award works and who could win
The Nobel Peace Prize 2026 will be announced on Friday, 9 October, bringing one of the world's most closely watched awards back into focus....
U.S. President Donald Trump has strongly denied reports suggesting his administration considered offering Iran $30 billion for a civilian nuclear program, calling the claims a “hoax.”
President Trump rejected media reports claiming his administration discussed a $30 billion proposal to help Iran build a civilian nuclear energy program. Outlets cited unnamed sources suggesting that preliminary economic incentives, including asset unfreezing, were floated in exchange for Iran halting uranium enrichment.
Trump blasted the reports on Truth Social, labeling them fake news and denying ever considering such a deal. Since April, Iran and the U.S. have engaged in indirect talks on Tehran’s nuclear activities, which Iran claims are peaceful.
A recent flare-up in the Israel-Iran conflict—sparked by Israeli airstrikes—led to U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and a retaliatory Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Qatar, before Trump announced a ceasefire.
While Israel seeks to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the UN nuclear watchdog maintains there is no credible evidence of an active weapons program in Iran.
Russia's health watchdog said on Tuesday that no cases of plague had been detected among anyone who had come into contact with a Siberian plague institute laboratory worker who died last week, and locals said their lives had barely been disrupted.
Russia struck Ukraine overnight in one of the biggest attacks of the conflict, killing at least 19 people, Kyiv's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Around 70 missiles were fired at Ukraine during the attack, as well as drones, the Ministry said.
The Saudi-led coalition says it has carried out a series of military operations against Houthi targets in Yemen after attacks on two Saudi airports left three people dead and dozens injured.
Azerbaijan and the five Central Asian states have signed two key documents at the 8th Consultative Meeting of Heads of State in Turkmenbashi, formalising a broader framework for regional cooperation in transport, trade, energy, digitalisation and security.
An investigation into August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has no connection to Azerbaijan, informed sources have told AnewZ.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2026 will be announced on Friday, 9 October, bringing one of the world's most closely watched awards back into focus.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday 8 October, that Yerevan will discuss the possible construction of railway connections with the Turkish city of Kars and the Azerbaijani city of Nakhchivan with Russian officials next week, according to local media.
It started with classrooms. Too many students, not enough teachers, deteriorating buildings and growing anxiety over what comes after high school. But within weeks, a movement that began outside French lycées had spread across the country.
Iran says it will deliver its response to recent U.S. proposals through intermediaries, underscoring that communication between the two countries continues indirectly alongside ongoing diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions.
International cooperation, lunar exploration and the growing role of artificial intelligence dominated the third day of a major astronautical conference now underway in Antalya.
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