China has invited Colombia to join the Belt and Road Initiative and is "exploring the possibility of a free-trade agreement" with the South American nation, according to Beijing's ambassador to Bogota, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
At least seven people, including security personnel and civilians, were killed and six others injured in a suicide bombing at a cafe in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
Ukraine, under the Budapest Memorandum, gave up nuclear weapons in exchange for guarantees of peace, territorial integrity and sovereignty from influential nuclear states, but in return received aggression from Russia. At the same time, Ukraine has never declared its intention to restore nuclear arsenal, News.Az reports citing Ukrinform .
After confidentially briefing it around various Western capitals, President Zelensky has unveiled — to a degree — his much-trailed “victory plan” to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament. His statement on the plan came ahead of today’s meeting with the European Council, News.Az reports citing The Spectator World.
The COP29 Azerbaijan Operating Company is rolling out a range of initiatives at Baku Stadium to foster an inclusive atmosphere for the COP29 climate conference, to promote accessibility and comfort for all attendees, News.Az reports.
China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with a high-level Brazilian delegation led by Rui Costa, chief of staff of the presidency, in Beijing on Thursday, calling for deepening practical cooperation between the two countries, News.Az reports citing Xinhua.
British foreign secretary David Lammy will visit China on a two-day visit starting on Friday in a bid to improve relations between the two countries after years of tensions over security concerns and alleged human rights abuses, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will say on Thursday that walling off the U.S. economy as proposed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would be "deeply misguided," raising prices for American consumers and making US companies less competitive, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
The European Council on Thursday reiterated its continued support for Ukraine, stressing that "no initiative about Ukraine can be taken without Ukraine," News.Az reports citing foreign media.
