By Asif Aydinli

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Pakistan on Tuesday advised its citizens to leave Lebanon amid escalations in the Middle East, News.Az reports citing Anadolu Agency .

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel to prepare for “any scenario” as the Middle East braced for Iran and the Lebanese group of militants to respond to the killing of a high-profile Hamas figure in Tehran last week, News.Az reports citing The Telegraph .

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu paid a visit to Baku on Tuesday.

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Tehran has asked for modern air defense systems from Russia as it prepares for a possible war with Israel, with deliveries already underway, the New York Times (NYT) reports on Aug. 5, citing undisclosed Iranian officials.

By Samir Muradov

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as dip buyers became active in beaten-down tech stocks following a sell-off the day before.

At 12:55 ET (16:55 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 570 points, or 1.5%, the S&P 500 index increased by 2%, and the NASDAQ Composite gained 2.2%, News.Az reports citing Investing.com.

The Central Asia and Azerbaijan Energy Investment Forum will take place with the framework of COP29, Deputy Energy Minister Orkhan Zeynalov said at the first meeting of Central Asian energy ministers in Astana, Kazakhstan.