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Armenia, Azerbaijan announce new attempt at cease-fire
Armenia and Azerbaijan on Saturday announced a new attempt to establish a cease-fire in their conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh starting from midnight, a ...Azerbaijan vows retaliation for deadly strike on civilians in Ganja
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev vowed on Saturday to take revenge on Armenia after a missile strike killed 12 sleeping people in the ...New Zealand’s Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in office Saturday in an election landslide of historic proportions. With most ...Nagorno-Karabakh volunteers get weapons as clashes intensify
As the fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces rages on in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, its residents are joining volunteer squads ...Thailand issues emergency decree in crackdown on swelling protests
Thailand issued an emergency decree banning gatherings of more than four people on Thursday as it launched a crackdown on escalating pro-democracy ...Azerbaijan strikes inside Armenia as Karabakh fighting widens
Azerbaijan said Wednesday it destroyed missile launchers inside Armenia that were targeting its cities, an escalation that threatens to further draw regional ...North Korea’s Kim pledges thousands of new homes as economic push begins
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to build at least 25,000 homes over the next five years as citizens begin an ...Japan vows to boost missile defense after North Korea parade
Japan vowed Monday to bolster its missile deterrence capability to respond to threats by North Korean weapons that are becoming “more diverse ...Armenia, Azerbaijan clash as ceasefire fails to stick
A ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region was failing to hold Monday as the two Caucasus rivals exchanged ...Heavy shelling and civilian casualties dash hopes for Karabakh ceasefire
Hopes that a Russian-brokered ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan might hold were further dashed Sunday, with both sides accusing the other of ...














