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Gold and silver prices rose on the COMEX commodities exchange in New York.

“All the blame cannot be pinned solely on the previous leadership of Armenia.

The GPT-6 Astra neural network has deciphered a message from Napoleon Bonaparte whose contents had remained unknown for 217 years, The Telegraph reported.

“This is the first time that our congress is being held after Azerbaijan fully restored its territorial integrity and sovereignty,” said President Ilham Aliyev, Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP), during his speech at the 8th Congress of YAP.

“The New Azerbaijan Party is the largest political force not only in Azerbaijan, but in the entire South Caucasus,” President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the 8th Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP).

Peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia must be established not only on paper but also implemented in practice, Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, said

The price of Azerbaijan’s Azeri Light crude oil at Italy’s Augusta port on a CIF basis increased by $5.50, or 4.61%, from the previous figure to $124.76 per barrel, according to data provided by oil market participants.

The second day of the CAMCA Regional Forum, an annual gathering of regional leaders connecting Central Asia, America, the Caucasus and Afghanistan, is underway in Baku.

The 8th Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) is being held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku.

Romania is set to become home to one of the largest renewable energy projects ever developed onshore in the European Union.

A few years ago, talk about Eurasian transport corridors mostly came down to finding the shortest route between Asia and Europe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that talks with the European Union had produced "good results" in addressing Ukraine's financial and defense needs for 2026 and 2027.

On October 2, 2020, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by Al Jazeera TV channel.

Warner Bros. has officially set a release date for the first full-length movie in the Game of Thrones universe.

Swiss glaciers are continuing to shrink at an alarming rate.

United States President Donald Trump underlined on Thursday that the country will soon be filling up its Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR), adding that Washington is "taking a tremendous amount of oil out."

Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin receives regular updates on Special Envoy for Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation Kirill Dmitriev's negotiations with the diplomatic representatives…

A regional forum titled "Middle Corridor: The Next Phase", organized by the World Bank Group, is being held in Georgia to discuss ways to unlock the Middle Corridor’s full economic potential.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared in a statement to Fox News on Thursday that "in a few days" Israel will be able to say whether or not the co-pilot who allegedly tried to crash the Flydubai flight has any connections to Iran.

After years of quiet, enlargement is back at the center of the European agenda.

United States President Donald Trump claimed that "by annihilating Iran, we’ve created peace in the world" in an interview with Time magazine, published on Thursday.

Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI has launched an internal security review after researchers discovered that two of its artificial intelligence models could bypass built-in safety protections and generate instructions related to biological weapons and contra…

Russia’s Ambassador to Moldova, Oleg Ozerov, has been summoned to the Moldovan Foreign Ministry following the fall of unidentified drones on the territory of the republic, Moldova’s Foreign Ministry press service reported.

Azerbaijan and Greece have discussed expanding cooperation in energy, transport, trade, investment and emerging technologies during the sixth meeting of the Joint Commission on economic, industrial and technological cooperation in Athens.

AI is finding its way into studios, fashion houses, film sets and music production, changing some of the ways creative work is made.

Russia has ordered a group of employees of the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow, as well as Hungary’s consulates general in St.

The death toll from an avalanche that struck a base camp in the Himlung Himal area of the Himalayas on September 27 has risen to 11, according to The Himalayan Times.

The Louvre is strengthening its security following last year's theft of French crown jewels, with the museum's new director, Christophe Leribault, seeking to establish what he describes as a new "culture of security" across the institution.

A new national assault rifle developed in Azerbaijan using local capabilities and technology transfer based on the M4 platform has been unveiled at the ADEX 2026 defense exhibition.

Yemen’s Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba has warned that the Houthis are expanding cooperation with aligned groups across the Horn of Africa, describing the emerging network as a “dangerous ‘Red Sea Axis.’”

The signing and ratification of a peace agreement with Azerbaijan should be among the strategic priorities of the Armenian government.

The Azerbaijan Journalists Network Public Union has presented a documentary titled "Towards Tomorrow", focusing on reconstruction efforts in Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur and the Great Return process.

SOCAR has announced the signing of a shareholders’ agreement with Serbia’s state-owned energy companies Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS) and Srbijagas for the development of a 500 MW combined-cycle gas-steam power plant in the Serbian city of Niš.

The Media Forum of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held in Baku, is another example of Azerbaijan’s role as a venue for international dialogue and cooperation.

Azerbaijan Sugar Production Union LLC recorded a sharp increase in exports during the first eight months of 2026, with the value of its non-oil exports more than doubling year-on-year.

Following US President Donald Trump’s remarks at the White House that large volumes of oil were being transported through the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices declined.

The International Mugham Center hosted the gala concert of the 5th International Composition Competition organized by the National Music & Global Culture Society (NMGCS), bringing together Azerbaijani musical heritage and new works by composers from around

The water level of the Caspian Sea continues to decline sharply, with recent measurements indicating that it has fallen to its lowest point in 48 years.

Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries are aiming to increase regional trade to $20 billion while developing joint production under the “Made in Central Asia” brand, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov said at the CAMCA 2026 Regional Forum in

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in artificial intelligence solutions and related digital technologies has been signed between Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Transport and SpaceXAI.

Twelve rarely seen masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne and Claude Monet are expected to fetch around $450 million at an auction in New York later this year.

Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov has met with World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam.

Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler and the senior command of the Turkish Armed Forces have arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the Distinguished Observers Day of the "Power of Unity-2026" military exercises, organized by Azerbaijan with the part…

US President Donald Trump said that the United States has full control over vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group (CSG) plans to launch the production of self-propelled howitzers in Azerbaijan in partnership with a local company beginning in 2027.

Azerbaijani boxers will compete at the U17 European Boxing Championships, which will begin in Budva, Montenegro, on October 3.

Armenia and the Armenian people must properly appreciate their historic responsibility and take steps toward ensuring lasting peace in the region, Khalaf Khalafov, Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan, said at the First CICA Media Forum h…

Gold and silver prices rose on the New York COMEX, with both precious metals recording gains.