The U.S. State Department has confirmed that as many as 10,000 North Korean troops have already been deployed in Russia's Kursk Region, with potential plans to enter combat in the near future.

The U.S. commends Armenia and Azerbaijan for formalizing the rules of procedure for border delimitation, demonstrating that progress is possible through sustained dialogue, the US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller wrote on X, News.a z reports.

The US is keen on organizing a meeting between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said.

The United States has not ruled out imposing additional restrictions on Georgia in response to the country's new law on the transparency of foreign influence, also known as “foreign agents law”.

The United States continues to support engagement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a regular briefing, News.Az reports.

Iran asked the United States for assistance after a helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday, the US State Department says, without providing further details, News.az reports citing the Barrons.