Sending cargo along the North-South route will reduce transportation time from St. Petersburg to the Persian Gulf countries by 10 days, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the heads of world news agencies, News.az reports.

COP29 Azerbaijan Operating Company has kickstarted the first national discussions on the formulation of Sustainability and Environmental Criteria – an integral part of the COP29 Sponsorship and Partnership Strategy, News.az reports.

Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia are developing successfully, reliably and very pragmatically, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the heads of world news agencies, News.az reports.

Editor's note: Vakhtang Maisaya, Georgian political scientist and former diplomat. The article expresses the personal opinion of the author and may not coincide with the view of News.Az.

Editor's note: Moses Becker is a special commentator on political issues for News.Az, a PhD in political science and an expert on interethnic and interreligious relations. The article expresses the personal opinion of the author and may not coincide with the view of News.Az.

The American Boeing company has launched its Starliner capsule towards the International Space Station (ISS) with two Nasa astronauts aboard.

The online registration for volunteers to participate in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will be held in Baku on 11-22 November, closes today at 11:00 PM (GMT+4), News.az reports citing AZERTAC.

Editor’s note: Kazakh political scientist, and professor of the Department of Media Communication and History of Kazakhstan at MUIT JSC Saken Mukan.