Russia & CIS

Government air raids struck more towns in rebel-held southwest Syria on Wednesday and knocked out hospitals overnight, a war monitor said, as a Russian-backed offensive gathered pace with no sign of Washington following through on a pledge to respond, APA reports Anadolu Agency.

Azerbaijan`s minister of culture Abulfas Garayev has met with Iran`s minister of culture and Islamic guidance Abbas Salehi to discuss the ways of enhancing relations between the two countries in the field of culture, AzerTag reports.

Earlier in the day, the US National Security Adviser John Bolton stated during his visit to Moscow said that Russia and the United States to declare the date of the upcoming meeting simultaneously on Thursday, Sputnik News reported.

News.Az reprints from Jerusalem Post an article headlined "Today Azerbaijan celebrates the 100 anniversary of the Azerbaijani army" by Arye Gut.

During the 7th session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels, member of the Azerbaijani delegation, MP Tahir Mirkishili was elected deputy chairman of the PA's Energy Security Committee.

Holders Germany are knocked out of the World Cup after shocking 2-0 defeat to South Korea in Group F, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency.

News.Az reprints from undp.shorthandstories.com an article headlined "Ancient Artistry" by Andrea Egan, David Angelson, Arzu Jafarli, Zaur Aliyev, Eltekin Omarov.

A delegation led by Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has left for Minsk, Belarus on an official visit.

Thanks to the successful counteroffensive by the Combined Arms Army in Nakhchivan, 11ha territory and strategic heights occupied by Armenia in the 1990s have been liberated.

Azerbaijani oil continues to grow in price.

Russia’s oil major Rosneft said on Thursday its oil production may exceed a forecasted figure of 250 million tonnes a year by 2022.

A delegation of 25 permanent representatives from the OSCE has arrived in Azerbaijan.

Armenia's Special Investigative Service searched a private house of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union Chairman, NA Republican Party of Armenia Faction MP Manvel Grigoryan in occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

The World Bank expects adoption of amendments to the financial legislation of Azerbaijan this year, which will attract new investments to the economy, WB leading expert in finance and private sector in the South Caucasus, Angela Prigozhina, said.

Oil prices fell on Thursday as Iran signaled it could be won over to a small rise in OPEC crude output, potentially paving the way for the producer cartel to agree a supply increase during a meeting on Friday.

Military units of the armed forces of Armenia violated ceasefire 125 times throughout the day, using large-caliber machine guns.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order on immigration on Wednesday to end the immediate separation of immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, which has sparked outrage in the United States and abroad, Reuters reported.

Georgia's parliament on Wednesday voted in acting Finance Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze as the country's new premier and approved a "temporary" cabinet which he intends to reshuffle as part of liberal reforms.

Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR intends to close its representative office in Estonia due to growing expenses, according to Estonia’s Äripäev financial newspaper.

The teams have to play with each other, but the game won't change the outcome of the group stage. In the second round, Uruguayan and Russian players from Group A are to face Spain, Portugal, or Iran from Group B, Sputnik reported.