Individuals who incited unrest in Iran received payments of $3,500 for killing people during protests, nearly $1,500 for setting cars on fire, and about $500 for torching police stations, TASS writes,...
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As Iran faces violent anti-governmental protests across major cities, officials across the border in Azerbaijan have refrained from commenting, bne Intellinews writes. Like Iran’s other near neighbour...
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Washington and unveiled the implementation framework for TRIPP, signaling a significant strategic realignment by Yerevan...
Canada welcomes Azerbaijan’s release of four Armenian prisoners as a positive step toward a just and durable peace in the South Caucasus, Canada’s Foreign Policy—Global Affairs Canada writes. “We look...
The European Union has welcomed the handover of Vagif Khachatryan, Gevorg Sujyan, Davit Davtyan, and Vigen Euljeqchyan to Armenia by Azerbaijan, Anitta Hipper, Spokesperson for the EU’s External Actio...
Thousands gathered in Sofia to demand fair elections and the coalition’s resignation, Euronews writes. The protest followed earlier rallies sparked by a proposed 2026 budget that many feared would dee...
Iran reopened its airspace after a near-five-hour closure amid concerns about possible military action between the U.S. and Iran that forced airlines to cancel, reroute or delay some flights, Reuters ...
A labor rights organization claims it has found evidence of worker exploitation in a Chinese factory that makes the viral Labubu dolls, the BBC writes. China Labor Watch (CLW), a US-based non-governme...
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has shot a man in the leg in the US city of Minneapolis, the BBC writes. In a statement, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said federal ...
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support within Iran to ...
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff has announced the launch of the second phase of the Gaza peace plan, which envisages a transition from a ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic g...
Some personnel have been advised to leave the U.S. military’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, three diplomats told Reuters. “It’s a posture change and not an ordered evacuation,” one of the diplomats told...











