Russia & CIS

Japans economy and industry ministry proposed on Monday the gradual release or evaporation of massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water being stored at the tsunamiwrecked Fukushima nuclear plant Associated Press reported

The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan Turkey and Georgia held the 8th trilateral meeting in Tbilisi on Monday

Saudi Arabias public prosecutor said five people had been sentenced to death and three more to jail terms totaling 24 years in the case of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year Daily Sabah reported

Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov cast vote at the municipal elections which are underway in the country Trend reports

Former Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic won the first round of presidential election on Sunday and will compete with incumbent President Kolinda GrabarKitarovic in a runoff two weeks later Xinhua reported

Oil prices fell on Monday but were holding near recent threemonth highs amid expectations that the United States and China will soon agree on a trade deal with President Donald Trump saying an agreement would be signed very shortly Reuters reported

Head of Azerbaijans Presidential Administration Samir Nuriyev has voted in the municipal elections Trend reports on Dec 23

Turkey cannot handle a fresh migrant wave from Syria President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday Daily Sabah reported

Romanias former President Emil Constantinescu has congratulated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on his birthday

Eighteen inmates were killed in a new violent clash between prisoners at a jail in central Honduras on Sunday afternoon authorities said Xinhua reported

Vaira VikeFreiberga Cochair of Nizami Ganjavi International Centre President of World Leadership AllianceClub de Madrid former president of Latvia has sent a letter of congratulations to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev

The construction of compressor and metering stations of TransAdriatic Pipeline TAP in Greece and Albania has been completed TAP AG consortium said

Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov has sent a congratulatory letter to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has sent a letter of congratulations to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev

December 23 is the day of the next municipal elections in the history of modern and independent Azerbaijan

An event dedicated to Azerbaijani cuisine with a special focus on Azerbaijans dolma making and sharing traditions was held in Los Angeles

Another person has died after a volcanic eruption on a New Zealand island earlier this month bringing the death toll to 17 authorities said Monday NBC News reported

Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 23 times using sniper rifles the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Dec 23

All conditions have been created for free voting and holding transparent municipal elections in Azerbaijan the chairman of the countrys Central Election Commission CEC Mazahir Panahov said at a press conference on Monday AzVisionaz reports

Trade between Azerbaijan and Belarus increased to exceed 175 million according to the Belarus National Statistical Committee AZERTAC reported