The elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard verified the death of Daesh mastermind Abu Bakr al-Bagdhadi “through multiple channels,” a representative said Thursday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed urgent issues on the Russian-US agenda in a phone call, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday, Sputnik reports.

Potential legal risks to voluntary restructuring of foreign liabilities of the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) are left behind, Chairman of the IBA Management Board Khalid Ahadov said.

Turkish warplanes have neutralized at least seven PKK terrorists during airstrikes in northern Iraq, Anadolu reported.

A terrorist attack was committed near the building of the Trade University in Donetsk, part of the assembly hall was destroyed and the library was damaged, Sputnik reported.

Days of Azerbaijani Culture will be held in Iran on July 3-9, AzerTag reports.

Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company is overhauling the Jafar Jabbarli dry cargo ship at the Zikh shipyard, Trend reports.

US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany in July, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster told reporters on Thursday, Sputnik reports.

Protecting the labor rights of citizens, meeting the financial and social demands of workers and ensuring a decent standard of living remains the priority of socio-economic policy of the country.

Ukraine is facing a substantial fine over delays in the organization of May's Eurovision song contest and a decision to bar Russia's entrant from entering Ukraine, the European Broadcasting Union said on Thursday, according to Reuters.