Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court has discontinued a money laundering trial against Gulnara Karimova, a daughter ​of Uzbekistan's former president, on the grounds ‌that she is not allowed to leave her country in time.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said the continuation of a temporary ceasefire agreement depends on the United States fulfilling its commitments.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a one-on-one meeting in Tbilisi on Monday with his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Kavelashvili to discuss bilateral relations and their strategic partnership.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian held a phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday to thank him for the humanitarian aid Azerbaijan has provided to Iran.

The detainee in the blackmail case involving the presidential family stated during questioning at the State Security Service that on February 11, he attempted to establish contact with Mehman Huseynov by sending him a message via Facebook and the Sancaq Media page, requesting videos or photos of a personal nature.

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.

Vladimir Putin holds continued phone talks with BRICS leaders to coordinate positions ahead of meeting with U.S. president.

On 21 May, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made a phone call to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, News.az reports.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a phone call his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on 20 May to discuss Türkiye-Azerbaijan relations, as well as regional and global developments News.az reports.