Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov has sent letters of condolences to First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Eshaq Jahangiri and Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk as a passenger plane of Ukraine International Airlines crashed near the city of Tehran.

Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that lightning will spark more fires before dangerous hot and windy conditions return, according to Daily Sabah.

Italy’s news portal Eurasiaticanews.altervista.org has published an article by European News Agency journalist Carlo Marino headlined “Ilham Aliyev – President

"The US would impose "new powerful economic sanctions" against Iran in light of the attack against the American military bases," US President Donald Trump said while addressing the American people following Tehran's airstrikes on US military facilities, APA reports.

Armenia's Investigative Committee said it has launched a criminal case over the death of a contact serviceman who is presumed to have been driven to committing suicide, ARKA reports.

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin will call for reaching a cease-fire in Libya by midnight on Jan. 12, Foreign Minister

There is not enough time to negotiate all aspects of the future relationship between the European Union and Britain by the end of this year so both sides will have to choose what they want to focus on, the head of the European Commission said, Reuters reported.

Azerbaijan's Foreign Affairs Ministry has issued a statement in connection with the death of a border guard, soldier Farzaly Farzaliyev on Jan. 7, as a result of sniper fire opened by the Armenian armed forces in the direction of the village of Gushchu Ayrim in the Gazakh district of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev sent a letter of condolences to his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

Turkey’s foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart Wednesday discussed the recent tensions in the region, particularly the U.S.- Iran row, over the phone, ac