Azerbaijan escalates rare standoff with Russia over downing of passenger plane

Baku reportedly preparing to appeal to โ€˜an international courtโ€™ unless Moscow takes responsibility for crash Europe live โ€“ latest updatesAzerbaijan is escalating its rare standoff with the Kremlin as the fallout from the downing of an Azerbaijani passe…

Azerbaijan halts gas deliveries to Serbia, Bulgaria

Supplies were interrupted because of “an issue” at the Alpha platform at the offshore Shah Deniz gas field in the Caspian Sea.
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Moscow may be behind Azerbaijan plane crash, US says

White House cites “early indications” of possible Russian involvement in the crash on Christmas Day.

Flights suspended to Russia following deadly Azerbaijan Airlines crash

Azerbaijani, Kazakh and Israeli airlines suspended flight to several Russian cities.

NATO seeks probe into Azerbaijani plane crash, as suspicions grow Russia downed it

The Kremlin warns against premature conclusions despite reports that its air defenses misidentified the airliner as a Ukrainian drone.

Trumpโ€™s return provokes worry, not shock, at world climate talks

Beneath the brave words at the president-electโ€™s victory were real worries that action will stall without the United States.

Odour of oil and return of Trump hang heavy over Cop29 in Baku

Prospects of strong outcome appear dim but there is hope the talks will address pressing issue of climate financeMore than 100 heads of state and government are expected to land in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, over the next few days and the first t…

Russia, Iran and the fast track to a new world order

Because of Western sanctions, Moscow is redirecting its exports to Asian and Gulf countries, and now an old project for a railroad along the Caspian Sea could become a reality โ€“ another step towards Putin’s new world order built around the Global South.

How โ€˜worldโ€™s first oil townโ€™ is wrestling with fossil fuel legacy

Cop29 host Baku has cleaned up since its Black City days โ€“ but this summit needs to do more than whitewash the facade of a petrostateJust a few miles from the site of the next UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a district that for more than …

Dagestani official sacked after sons implicated in Sundayโ€™s deadly attacks

Russian officials blame the West for the slayings, following the same script used after the Crocus City Hall mass shooting in March.

Ukraine war briefing: Russia blames US for deadly Ukrainian attack on occupied Crimea

Moscow says responsibility for strikes using US-supplied Atacms missiles โ€˜borne above all by Washingtonโ€™. What we know on day 852Russia claimed on Sunday that the US was responsible for a Ukrainian attack on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula in whi…

Gunmen target religious sites in Russiaโ€™s Dagestanย region in โ€˜terror attacksโ€™

Shooting leaves at least seven officers dead and more than two dozen injured in second major incident this year.

Cop29 at a crossroads in Azerbaijan with focus on climate finance

Fossil-fuel dependent country hopes to provide bridge between wealthy global north and poor south at November gatheringOil is inescapable in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The smell of it greets the visitor on arrival and from the shores of the Caspi…

Azerbaijan president: COP29 wonโ€™t stop us investing in โ€˜god-givenโ€™ gas

President Ilham Aliyev used a Berlin climate speech to push for major foreign investments to boost its natural gas exports to Europe.

Russia floods: waters rising in two cities and thousands evacuated after dam bursts

Federal emergency declared in Orenburg region and at least 6,000 homes inundated after Ural River overflowsFlood waters were rising in two cities in Russiaโ€™s Ural mountains on Sunday after Europeโ€™s third-longest river burst through a dam, flooding at l…

Tony Blair seeks climate role at COP29 in Azerbaijan

The former PM’s interest highlights the contradictions for the powerbrokers and consultants running U.N. climate talks.

Azerbaijan can become a constructive player in the Caucasus

The US, EU and Turkey must lead this mediation process, as they would directly benefit from a settlement that could foster security links and economic interconnectivity in the region.

Kazakhstanโ€™s transport strategy advances in cooperation with global partners

Since its independence, Kazakhstan has made great efforts to develop its transport and transit potential and modernise transport corridors, having allocated over the past 15 years over $35 billion for these purposes, writes Marat Karabayev.