Russia & CIS

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford spoke with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar over the phone on Friday, according to the Pentagon.

A fire broke out in a building formerly known as Trump Tower in Baku on Saturday, APA reports.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump aired differences over trade and NATO on Friday at a White House meeting where they tried to put on a show of warmth and friendship despite tensions between the two allies.

Baku excellently copes with organization of Formula 1, the former chief executive of the Formula One Group Bernie Ecclestone said in an interview with F1News, according to Trend.

As part of the official trip to the People's Republic of China, Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov on Saturday visited CETC International Company, which manufactures high-tech products in the sphere of the defense industry.

The situation is frantic at the office of the President of the Republic of Armenia (RA), according to Hraparak (Square) newspaper.

In April 2018, the environmental management system of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), that covers all pipeline construction activities in Italy, Albania and Greece as well as TAP corporate activities, has been certified according to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2015 standard, according to a message from TAP AG consortium.

Three Palestinians have been killed and more than 600 injured after Israeli troops opened fire amid fresh violence on the Gaza border.

The first feature race of FIA Formula 2 Championship has kicked off in Baku as part of 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, AzerTag reports.

Turkey and Ukraine will start joint manufacturing of An-188 military and transport aircraft, Turkish media reported April 28.

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 95 times violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, using large-caliber machine guns, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told APA on April 28.

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he might travel to Israel for the opening of a new US embassy there, located in Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post reported.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had a phone conversation with Armenian President Armen Sargsyan April 27, official spokesman for the Secretary-General Stefan Dujarrik told reporters, according TASS.

Armenia will remain committed to its international obligations, opposition leader, MP Nikol Pashinyan said during a rally in Gyumri, news.am reports.

A regular meeting of the Council of CIS Interior Ministers will be held in Azerbaijan, during which it is planned to transfer the chairmanship of this organization to Azerbaijan, AzVision reports.

The Swedish pop music band, ABBA, has reunited after 35 years, the band's manager Gorel Hanser announced on Friday, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency.

The leader of the Karabakh separatists Bako Sahakyan during the meeting with Leader of the Armenian opposition Nikol Pashinyan stated the need to resolve the disputable issues through dialogue. APA reports citing RIA Novosti.

On April 24, a joint dinner was held between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, APA reports.

Despite Azerbaijan is an energy-rich country, it is interested in the development of alternative energy sources, Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Coordination Council for Sustainable Development Ali Ahmadov said.

Leader of the Armenian opposition Nikol Pashinyan told reporters at a news conference on Tuesday that he is ready to become Armenia’s prime minister, if this is the will of the people, APA reports quoting TASS.