7+ hour, 46+ min ago  (372+ words) EDNEWS Hikmat Hajiyev: Future of Global Urban Agenda Is Being Shaped in Azerbaijan Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, said the future direction of the global…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (407+ words) An independent commission of former heads of government, international organization officials, ministers and civil society leaders called on the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday to declare climate change an international public health emergency. The Pan-European Commission on Climate and…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago  (166+ words) Belarus" Defense Ministry on Monday announced the start of military drills on the combat use of nuclear weapons and nuclear support in cooperation with Russia. In a statement, the ministry said the exercises are aimed at enhancing the Belarusian armed…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (294+ words) Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Sunday that nuclear weapons are the "cornerstone" of Russia's national security, according to Russian media outlet Vesti. Peskov said Russia's nuclear arsenal protects the country from threats to its existence. "A nuclear power cannot be…...

23+ hour, 59+ min ago  (279+ words) EDNEWS On May 17, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vu'i, EDnews report. Russia Says Nuclear Arsenal Remains Key to National Security Iranian parliament speaker appointed as special envoy to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (283+ words) EDNEWS Albanian deputy PM visits Azerbaijan for UN World Urban Forum Albanian Deputy Prime Minister Albana Ko'iu arrived in Azerbaijan on May 17 to attend the 13th Session of the UN World Urban Forum (WUF13). EDnews informs that the guest was welcomed by…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (234+ words) At least 42 students were abducted in an attack by the Boko Haram extremist group in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, according to a Nigerian senator on Saturday. Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South in the National Assembly, said the students were…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (288+ words) EDNEWS King Mswati III arrives in Azerbaijan for WUF13 King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini arrived in Azerbaijan on May 17 to attend the 13th Session of the UN World Urban Forum (WUF13). EDnews informs that the guest was welcomed at Heydar…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (288+ words) EDNEWS Zimbabwe vice president arrives in Azerbaijan for WUF13 Zimbabwe's Vice President Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga has arrived in Azerbaijan to take part in the 13th session of the World Urban Forum 13. According to EDnews, the guest was welcomed at Heydar…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (470+ words) Bulgaria won the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday as the competition in Austria was overshadowed by protests, boycotts and demonstrations linked to Israel's participation amid the war in the Gaza Strip. The final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest was held…...