Russia & CIS

Russia's Lavrov noted that demonizing Russia had become a modern trend in the European Union

Germany's Merkel is named the world's most powerful woman for the sixth year in a row by Forbes.

Viktor Korchnoi is considered to be one of the world's best chess players that never became a world chess champion.

The request cannot be fulfilled pursuant to the 1957 European Convention on Extradition, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office says.

The OSCE Minsk Group expects the next presidential meting to take place in June while there is no data set.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is on a visit to Germany.

The meeting will be held behind closed doors.

The sides discussed the course of the negotiations to settle the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has injured his hand while playing football, according to an Instagram post by the Foreign Ministry.

Prosecutors have asked for extreme performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky to be fined 1.5 million rubles ($23,000) for setting fire to the doors of the FSB headquarters.

The Kremlin is worried by claims that Germany now sees Russia has a rival rather than a partner, the Interfax news agency reported Monday.

The European Union supports the launch of negotiations on a comprehensive settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, says Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for the EU high representative.

Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan has disseminated an information.

The YTM of SOCAR’s bonds dropped 14-17 points, of the Southern Gas Corridor’s securities slipped 13 points.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan has announced the US dollar rate for June 7.

The multinational joint drills of special forces kicked off in Turkey June 6, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry told Trend.

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev embarked on a working visit to Germany on June 6.