On January 1, 2025, Romania and Bulgaria will officially join the Schengen Area, marking a historic moment in their European integration journey. The two countries will eliminate border controls at their shared land borders, ensuring the free movemen...
Iranian authorities have confirmed the arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala on charges of violating the country’s laws. The 29-year-old journalist and host of a prominent foreign affairs podcast was detained on December 19, just before her sched...
Former US President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer turned statesman who sought to restore morality and truth to American politics after the Watergate scandal, passed away Sunday at the age of 100. The Carter Center announced that the 39th pre...
The government of Azerbaijan has announced new visa restrictions for Russian citizens, limiting their stay in the country to a maximum of 90 days per year without a visa. The decision will take effect on January 1, 2025. According to Azerbaijan’s Mi...
A major air disaster occurred in South Korea on December 29, when a plane crashed at Muan International Airport, leaving more than 170 people feared dead. The incident took place at 09:07 local time when a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, en route from Bang...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the Christmas Day crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Russian airspace, which claimed 38 lives. However, Putin refrained from acknowledging Russia’s respon...
India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, known as the architect of the country’s economic reforms and a pivotal figure in the landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has passed away at the age of 92. Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s All I...
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has confirmed that he was at a Yemeni airport when it came under Israeli air strikes. “One of our plane’s crew members was injured. At least two people were...
An Azerbaijani passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan may have been struck by fire from a Russian air defense system, according to discussions circulating among social networks, Russian military bloggers, and security experts. The speculation ar...
A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, while en route from Baku to Grozny, leaving 67 passengers and five crew members on board, according to preliminary reports. The Embraer 190 aircraft reportedly ...
