Russia & CIS

Military units of the armed forces of Armenia violated ceasefire 120 times throughout the day, using 60 and 82 milimeter mortars (9 shells) and large-caliber machine guns.

Belarusian gymnast Alina Garnasko was third with 17.9 points.

The Russian government took appropriate measures to protect the population from the impact of sanctions, UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures Idriss Jazairy said.

Representatives of Azerbaijan and the UAE will discuss creation of a joint venture (JV) in the agriculture sphere, Azerbaijani Deputy Economy Minister Sahil Babayev told Trend.

Turkey has started legal action for the return of a 5,000-year-old Anatolian marble figure currently on the sale at a New York auction house.

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies established a cybersecurity headquarters and a working group for the Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

"The meeting of the presidents was not discussed at the tripartite talks of the foreign ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told APA's Moscow correspondent.

Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) will hold a deposit auction on May 1 to raise funds, said the CBA Apr. 28.

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has hailed his country`s bilateral relations with Azerbaijan.

Armenia is fully responsible for the tensions on the contact line between the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Hikmat Hajiyev told Trend Apr. 28.

The visit of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to Russia has confirmed the transition of Russian-Japanese relations to a new quality. The most painful issue in bilateral relations between Russia and Japan has been resolved. The Kuril Islands will remain Russian territory, but will become an object for joint economic activity for Russia and Japan

Russia has been intensifying defence cooperation with Latin America, Alexander Denisov, the head of the department for marketing activities at Russia's defence export giant Rosoboronexport said. At an arms show in Mexico, Russia showcased Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile system, BTR-80A/82A armoured personnel carrier, Tiger-M and Ural vehicles

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An upgraded version of the strategic Tu-160 bomber aircraft, also known as the "White Swan," is to be passed into service only in 2022 in the amount of 30-50 pieces. The new "Swan" has significantly strengthened Russia's military arsenal, which became reason for concern for American experts in strategic aviation

For the first time, astronomers have caught a type Ia supernova being magnified by more than 50 times and split into four images in the night sky thanks to gravitational lensing.

Russia and Japan are developing 20 joint projects.

The number of people entered in the database of Belgian police as suspects in terrorist activities increased 10-fold in 7 years.

The Yerevan-based Public Information and Need of Knowledge (PINK Armenia) LGBT rights non-profit has conducted an online survey to find out how common name-calling, bullying and harassment of LGBT students is in Armenian educational institutions.

The Georgian Parliament has approved traffic security legislation changes which will see a demerit points system be introduced in the country from July 1.

Forty-five terrorists were neutralized in counterterrorism operations targeting the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK).