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Azerbaijan accused of hypocrisy after calling for Cop29 global truce

Climate summit host positioning itself as peacemaker but is accused of ethnic cleansing and imprisoning opponents

The Guardian - UK

Azerbaijan's President's Party Dominates Parliamentary Elections

Azerbaijan's parliamentary elections reveal President Aliyev's party's continued dominance amid concerns of limited choices and low voter participation.

Top News

Putin Arrives In Azerbaijan For State Visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Azerbaijan's capital Baku on Sunday for a two-day state visit, Russian news agencies reported.

International Business Times

How ‘world’s first oil town’ is wrestling with fossil fuel legacy

Cop29 host Baku has cleaned up since its Black City days – but this summit needs to do more than whitewash the facade of a petrostate

The Guardian - UK

Azerbaijan reopens its embassy in Iran as the two countries try to ease tensions

Iran's semi-official media say the embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran has resumed its work after more than a year of negotiations between the two countries to ease tensions

The Independent UK

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Blinken Says Armenia, Azerbaijan Near 'Dignified' Deal

Armenia and Azerbaijan are on the brink of an agreement for a "dignified" peace, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as he brought the arch-foes' foreign ministers together for talks.

International Business Times

World leaders congratulate Iran’s Pezeshkian on presidential election win

Congratulations pour in after centrist Masoud Pezeshkian defeated challenger and hardliner Saeed Jalili in a run-off.

Al Jazeera

Azerbaijan accused of media crackdown before hosting Cop29

State reportedly arrested at least 25 journalists and activists in last year as it prepares for September climate summit

The Guardian - UK

‘Sorry, no one is in’: few are at home for Margaret Hodge’s ‘kleptocracy walking tour’

Campaigning Labour MP knocks on doors of wealthy London homes bought by foreign leaders who are subject to sanctions

The Guardian - UK

Iran Mourns President Raisi's Death In Helicopter Crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on Monday after rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic. Under the Iranian constitution, first vice president Mohammad Mokhber, 68, should replace Raisi until presidential elections are held within 50 days.

International Business Times

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash but UK minister says he won't be mourned

Tom Tugendhat says Raisi’s regime has ‘murdered thousands at home’ and targeted people in Britain

Evening Standard

Iran Media Says President Raisi Died In Helicopter Crash

Iranian state media said President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of the country. Rescue teams had been scouring the area since Sunday afternoon after a helicopter carrying Raisi, the foreign minister and other officials had gone missing.

International Business Times

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International Business Times

Iran President Raisi's Helicopter Found, 'No Sign Of Life

Rescue teams in northwest Iran early Monday located the missing helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi but no signs of life had been detected so far, state TV reported. Iran's Red Crescent chief Pirhossein Koolivand said rescue teams were heading toward the site after locating the aircraft.

The Independent UK

What do we know so far about the mysterious crash of the helicopter carrying Iran's president?

The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s president and foreign minister has sent shock waves around the region

Al Jazeera

Iran’s President Raisi killed in a helicopter crash: What we know so far

A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and FM crashed while travelling back from East Azerbaijan province.

WEKU

Iran's president has died in a helicopter crash, state media reports

Iranian state media reported Monday that no survivors had been found at the site of a helicopter crash and that an acting president has been named.

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France 24

What do we know so far about Iranian president’s helicopter ‘accident’

The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and the country’s foreign minister on Sunday sent shock waves around the region. Details remained scant in the hours after the incident, and it was unclear if Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the other officials had survived. This is…

International Business Times

Azerbaijan Says 'Closer Than Ever' To Armenia Peace Deal Amid Border Talks

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Tuesday that a peace deal with Armenia was closer than ever before, as teams from the two countries headed to the border to start demarcation work, hoping to end decades of territorial disputes.

France 24

France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan, accuses Baku of 'damaging' ties

France on Tuesday said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of taking actions that have damaged the bilateral relationship.

Radio France Internationale

EU vows €270m package for Armenia as ties with Russia collapse

The European Union on Friday pledged a €270 million financial package for Armenia as Brussels and Washington push to boost ties with Yerevan while its relations with Russia crumble.

International Business Times

EU Vows 270mn Euros For Armenia Amid Russia Tensions

The European Union on Friday pledged a 270-million-euro ($290 million) financial package for Armenia as Brussels and Washington push to boost ties with Yerevan while its relations with Russia crumble.

International Business Times

'Bracing For Conflict': Armenians Fear Azerbaijani Land Claims

Peering through the window at a bustling crowd outside the Voskepar village council in northeastern Armenia, mayor Ishkhan Aghbalyan said locals are on edge over arch-foe Azerbaijan's claims to their lands.

Radio France Internationale

France walks tightrope in Caucasus as Stoltenberg visits NATO partners

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is touring three Nato partner countries in the Caucasus, two of them divided by warfare - with two NATO member states backing each of the belligerents.

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