Russia & CIS

Voting at all polling stations in the municipal elections went fine Chairman of the Central Election Commission CEC Mazahir Panahov said at a press conference on the municipal elections which were held on Dec 23 in Azerbaijan Trend reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a letter of congratulations to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 22 times using largecaliber machine guns and sniper rifles the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Dec 24

At least two dozen people died and 13 others were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia police said AFP reported

Azerbaijans Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with Chairperson of the Georgian Parliament Archil Talakvadze on the sidelines of the 8th trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan Georgia and Turkey in Tbilisi the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told NewsAz

December 24 is the birthday of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has given an interview to a group of local journalists on the results of the year

Voting in municipal elections has ended at all polling stations in Azerbaijan

As of 1700 the voter turnout in Azerbaijans municipal elections stood at 3057 announced Chief of the Seckiler Information Center of the Central Election Commission Secretariat Farid Orujov

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party health and local authorities said on Monday Reuters reported

Schools in Irans Tehran province have been ordered shut until Friday due to severe air pollution authorities announced extending their closure to a full week AFP reported

Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid and Italys Juventus are the bestpaid teams in world sports according to the 2019 Global Sports Salaries Survey conducted by the website sportingintelligence AP reported

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday expressed concerns over rising tension between North Korea and the United States calling for them to maintain the momentum for dialogue South Koreas presidential office said Reuters reported

President of the International Judo Federation Marius Vizer has congratulated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of his birthday

Japans economy and industry ministry proposed on Monday the gradual release or evaporation of massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water being stored at the tsunamiwrecked Fukushima nuclear plant Associated Press reported

The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan Turkey and Georgia held the 8th trilateral meeting in Tbilisi on Monday

Saudi Arabias public prosecutor said five people had been sentenced to death and three more to jail terms totaling 24 years in the case of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year Daily Sabah reported

Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov cast vote at the municipal elections which are underway in the country Trend reports

Former Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic won the first round of presidential election on Sunday and will compete with incumbent President Kolinda GrabarKitarovic in a runoff two weeks later Xinhua reported

Oil prices fell on Monday but were holding near recent threemonth highs amid expectations that the United States and China will soon agree on a trade deal with President Donald Trump saying an agreement would be signed very shortly Reuters reported