Azerbaijan slams 'threats' from France after Paris recalls ambassador

Azerbaijan on Wednesday accused France of pressuring and threatening the country after Paris recalled its ambassador and accused the Caucasus country of damaging bilateral ties.

France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan, accuses Baku of 'damaging' ties

France on Tuesday said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of taking actions that have damaged the bilateral relationship.

EU pledges €270 million in aid for Armenia as Yerevan pivots away from Moscow

The European Union on Friday pledged a 270-million-euro ($290 million) financial package for Armenia as Brussels and Washington push to boost ties with Yerevan while its relations with Russia crumble.  

How the Pirate of Prague got away with it: Czech fraudster sweet-talked his way into Mayfair circles and hosted Ivana Trump at his Aspen mansion before running off with millions in investors' money - and two decades later he's still at large

The Pirate of Prague - by Apple TV+ / Blanchard House - named in honour of the scammer's nickname, tells the tale of the financier's fantastical rise to renown.

England star Harvey Elliott hides Nike's 'woke' St George's flag by turning up his collar while playing for U21s as FA insists it WON'T recall controversial kit - as new pictures show a second rainbow flag and collar on away kit

Liverpool's Harvey Elliott scored twice in the young Three Lions' 5-1 win over Azerbaijan in a Euro under-21 qualifier in Baku - but the flag on the £125 jersey could not be seen for the entire game.

England star Harvey Elliott hides Nike's 'playful' St George's flag by turning up his collar while playing for U21s as FA insists it WON'T recall controversial kit - and new pictures show a second rainbow flag and collar on away kit

Liverpool's Harvey Elliott scored twice in the young Three Lions' 5-1 win over Azerbaijan in a Euro under-21 qualifier in Baku - but the flag on the £125 jersey could not be seen for the entire game.

England star's message to Nike? Harvey Elliott hides 'rainbow coloured' St George's flag by turning up his collar while playing for U21s - as FA insists it WON'T recall controversial kit

Liverpool's Harvey Elliott scored twice in the young Three Lions' 5-1 win over Azerbaijan in a Euro under-21 qualifier in Baku - but the flag on the £125 jersey could not be seen for the entire game.

England star's message to Nike? Harvey Elliott hides 'rainbow coloured' St George's flag by turning up his collar while playing for U21s - as pressure grows on FA to say who signed off controversial design

Liverpool's Harvey Elliot scored twice in the young Three Lions' 5-1 win over Azerbaijan in a Euro under-21 qualifier in Baku - the flag on the £125 jersey could not be seen for the entire game.

Modern day Atlantis: Inside the 75-year-old Soviet floating city that's slowly slipping into the sea

A Soviet-era city that broke records for being the site of the world's first offshore oil well, is now slowly crumbling into the sea. Oil Rocks, also known as Neft Dashlari, is becoming a modern day Atlantis.

How France became the target of Azerbaijan's smear campaign

What do the absence of French observers at Azerbaijan's February 7 presidential election, a group denouncing "French colonialism" and an online campaign targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics have in common? They are three facets of a new offensive...

Armenia says several soldiers killed in border flare-up with Azerbaijan

Armenia said on Tuesday that four of its soldiers were killed by Azerbaijani fire along the heavily militarized border, the first fatal incident since they began negotiating a deal to end more than 30 years of intermittent war last year. 

Erdoğan congratulates Azerbaijan's Aliyev on re-election win

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, on Wednesday for securing a fifth consecutive term in elections.

Azerbaijan President Aliyev re-elected in landslide after historic Karabakh win

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev secured a fifth consecutive term in elections on Wednesday, official results showed, an expected outcome after his country's historic victory over Armenian separatists last year.

Torture in Azerbaijan: Europe looks away

In the run-up to February 7 presidential elections, repression has increased in Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic in the Caucasus that borders Iran and Armenia. Any opposition to President Ilham Aliyev is silenced. Human rights activists,...

‘Outcome all but certain’: Azerbaijan's Aliyev expected to secure fifth term

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is expected to secure a fifth consecutive term in presidential elections on February 7. Anita Khachaturova, a specialist in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, talks to FRANCE 24 about what is at stake. 

The Baku Connection continues work of imprisoned Azerbaijani journalists

In November 2023, several journalists and a member of the administrative team from Abzas, an online investigative media focusing on human rights in Azerbaijan, were arrested by the country's authorities. A few days later, Forbidden Stories, an...

Armenia joins International Criminal Court, Moscow decries 'unfriendly step'

Armenia on Thursday formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), officials said, in a move that traditional ally Moscow has denounced as "unfriendly".

Armenia PM Pashinyan proposes non-aggression pact to Azerbaijan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday that he has proposed the signing of a non aggression pact to Azerbaijan, pending a comprehensive peace treaty between the arch-foe Caucasus neighbours.

Panic as huge fire destroys vast online shopping warehouse in Russia used as location for recruiting migrant workers for Putin's war in Ukraine amid suspicions of arson

At least 1,000 staff members fled the inferno at the Wildberries facility early today. The huge blaze dominated the skyline and was seen by plane passengers.

Azerbaijan tells Paris not to ‘intervene’ over Frenchman’s arrest as tensions run high

Azerbaijan told France Wednesday not to “intervene” in its internal affairs after Baku arrested a Frenchman on espionage charges with tensions running high between the two countries.

'Pushes us closer to the abyss': Former Azerbaijani oil executive to head COP29

Azerbaijan's ecology minister and former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev was on Friday appointed to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks in a move that has sparked concern among NGOs and environmentalists who voiced similar worries over...