The Azerbaijani parliament is discussing an amendment under which a citizen would lose internally displaced person (IDP) status if they refuse accommodation provided by the state under the current law on the status of refugees and internally displaced persons.

The Baku Court of Appeal on Tuesday began preliminary hearings on appeals filed by Armenian citizens Arayik Harutyunyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Davit Ishkhanyan, David Babayan, Levon Mnatsakanyan and others.

An AI-generated image falsely depicting victims of a raid in the Philippines as communist insurgents has been circulating online, misleading users in the aftermath of a deadly security operation, according to fact-checkers.

France has urged its citizens to leave Mali "as soon as possible", after a weekend of co-ordinated attacks by separatist fighters and Islamist militants.

China has renewed its warning for citizens in Iran to leave the country as soon as possible, citing ongoing security risks following recent military tensions.

The U.S. Department of State has issued an urgent warning to American citizens in Saudi Arabia, advising them to remain indoors following reports of potential threats targeting locations associated with U.S. nationals.

From Iran, a total of 2,853 people were evacuated to Azerbaijan between 8:00 on February 28 and 10:00 on March 20.

The U.S. State Department said Friday that nearly 24,000 U.S. citizens have returned to the United States from the Middle East since the U.S.-Israel military strikes launched against Iran on Feb. 28.

Croatia's Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs on Monday advised its citizens to avoid travel to the Middle East due to the deteriorating and unstable security situation in the region.