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Oscar Piastri and McLaren ready to continue momentum at F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri scored his first F1 championship points last time out in Australia, finishing eighth in his home grand prix, and he's keen to add more in Baku.

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Armenia appeals to ICJ over Azerbaijani checkpoint on road to Karabakh

Armenia has appealed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Azerbaijan's installation of a checkpoint on the only road linking Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian media reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

The areas each team must address ahead of 2023 F1 development war

A fallow period on-track belies teams working to sign off upgrades to be manufactured and freighted to Azerbaijan.

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The areas each F1 team must address ahead of 2023 development war

A fallow period on-track belies teams working to sign off upgrades to be manufactured and freighted to Azerbaijan.

Motorsport

Russia holds talks with Armenia on easing Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions

The Russian foreign ministry said late on Tuesday that it held talks with Armenian counterparts on the need to ease tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Reuters

F1 reveals rules for new 'sprint shootout' qualifying session

The new format will be used for the first time this weekend in Azerbaijan, the first of the six sprint weekends on the 2023 schedule, with the Austrian, Belgian, Qatar, USA and Sao Paulo events to follow.

Autosport

Azerbaijani checkpoint blocks road next to Russians meant to keep it open

A new Azerbaijani checkpoint blocking access to an Armenian-held breakaway region is located right next to a base of Russian peacekeepers who are meant to be keeping the road open, footage filmed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty showed.

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Explainer-What is Nagorno-Karabakh - and why are tensions rising?

Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint at the start of the Lachin corridor, the only land route linking Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both Azeri and Armenian forces.

Reuters

Russia urges Armenia, Azerbaijan to comply with ceasefire agreement

Russia on Monday urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to comply with a 2020 ceasefire agreement, expressing "serious concern" about escalating tensions between the two countries over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Reuters

Azerbaijan sets up checkpoint on land link between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan on Sunday set up a checkpoint on the only land link between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, sparking an angry response from Yerevan.

France 24

US 'deeply concerned' by Azerbaijan's checkpoint on Lachin corridor bridge

The U.S. government said it is "deeply concerned" by Azerbaijan establishing a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, saying it undermines efforts toward peace in the region.

Reuters

Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia

Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both Azeri and Armenian forces.

Reuters

F1 drivers back move to standalone sprints

The revised rules have been agreed with the teams and are set to be formally approved next week and then used in Azerbaijan, the venue for the first of this season’s six sprint events.

Autosport

F1 drivers back move to standalone sprints ahead of Baku

The revised rules have been agreed with the teams and are set to be formally approved next week and then used in Azerbaijan, the venue for the first of this season’s six sprint events.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Cohen Meets Aliyev in Baku amid Tension with Tehran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen held consultations in Baku with senior Azerbaijani officials, before heading to Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, to inaugurate his country’s embassy there, in a move that would anger Tehran. Cohen met on Wednesday with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the presidential palace, a month after…

Daily Mirror

Max Verstappen concern ahead of Azerbaijan GP as F1 rival has key advantage

Verstappen is the current standings leader and already overwhelming favourite to secure his third successive F1 title this year, but one former F1 champion is not convinced he will have it all his own way in Baku

Al Jazeera

Azerbaijan slams flag burning at weightlifting event in Armenia

Azerbaijan withdraws from European Weightlifting Championships after Azeri flag burned during the opening ceremony.

Reuters

Azerbaijan protests 'barbaric' flag-burning at weightlifting championship in Armenia

Azerbaijan lodged a strong protest on Saturday after its national flag was grabbed and set on fire during the opening ceremony of a weightlifting championship in neighbouring Armenia.

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The long-simmering Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict is boiling over while the West and Russia look elsewhere

While the world is watching the destruction in Ukraine, in another corner of the former Soviet Union hostilities smolder.

Tribune News Service

At least seven killed in fresh Azerbaijan-Armenia border clash

At least seven troops were killed in renewed fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Tuesday in the deadliest clash between the former Soviet republics this year.

Reuters

Soldiers killed in firefight between Armenia and Azerbaijan

South Caucasus rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday accused each other of opening fire around the contested Nagorno-Karabkah region in a clash that resulted in deaths on both sides.

Reuters

Iran, Azerbaijan foreign ministers in talks amid tensions - Iranian state media

The foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan discussed "problems and misunderstandings" between the two countries in two phone calls, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, days after Baku expelled four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions".

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Will Azerbaijan-Iran tensions lead to war?

Tehran has warned it cannot ignore what it considers a security threat emanating from growing Azerbaijan-Israel ties.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vasseur Says F1 Teams Agreed on Sprint Weekend Changes

Formula One's first sprint weekend of the season in Azerbaijan at the end of April will have a second qualifying session instead of final practice, with Saturday's 100km race a standalone event, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said. Teams had agreed the change, which has yet to be confirmed by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Azerbaijan Expels 4 Iranian Diplomats for 'Provocative Actions'

Azerbaijan on Thursday said it was expelling four Iranian diplomats over "provocative actions" in the latest deterioration of relations between the neighbors, in part due to Baku's improving relations with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel. Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran have grown increasingly strained in recent months, with the dispute coming to…

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