The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources has announced a series of environmental side events that will take place during the upcoming World Urban Forum 13, which will be held in Baku from May 17 to 22.

More than 80 people have died and over 100 others have been injured across northern India after severe weather battered large parts of the region, particularly the state of Uttar Pradesh. Heavy rains, strong winds, lightning strikes, hailstorms, collapsing walls, and uprooted trees caused widespread destruction over a 24 hour period.

Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa is expected to visit Kazakhstan next week, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during a ceremony to receive the credentials of four foreign ambassadors.

A series of severe natural disasters has been recorded across different parts of the world within a single day, highlighting the growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.

Commemorative events have been held in Kaliningrad to honor Azerbaijani soldiers who took part in the historic assault on Königsberg during the final stages of the Second World War.

Russian Embassy in Seoul has removed a banner bearing the slogan “Victory will be ours.”

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Winter Olympic Games have officially begun in Italy, marking the start of one of the most anticipated global sporting events.

Editor's note: Faig Mahmudov is a journalist based in Azerbaijan. The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of News.Az.