The United States and China are taking steps to resume top-level military-to-military communication, which analysts say is aimed at avoiding miscommunication and preventing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region from spiraling out of control.

Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, hosted the event “COP29: Promoting Solidarity and Unity in Climate Action” on Friday, alongside the 31st OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum.

Ali-Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has met with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Volfovich in Minsk, News.Az reports citing foreign media.

Pressure on Joe Biden and Keir Starmer over the Ukraine war has reached boiling point as the two men met in Washington DC with nuclear war threats from Vladimir Putin and desperate demands from Volodymyr Zelensky, News.Az reports citing The Independent.

On September 12, the forum "Prioritizing Climate Action on the Global Higher Education Agenda" commenced. This event is co-organized by the Ministry of Science and Education and Times Higher Education (THE), in collaboration with Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU) and Sumgayit State University (SSU).

Ukraine has lodged a diplomatic protest with Mongolia following Ulan Bator's refusal to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit, despite an outstanding International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant. Mongolia, which acknowledges the ICC's authority, has disappointed Kyiv, potentially impacting future relations between Ukraine and Mongolia, News.Az reports citing UAWire.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia next month for a summit of the Brics bloc of developing economies, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed on Thursday, News.Az reports citing foreign media.

By Asif Aydinli

Bolivia has been dreaming of becoming a major player in the global lithium market for years, thanks to its vast reserves of this valuable resource. Lithium, essential for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage, is at the heart of the world’s shift to cleaner energy. Recently, Bolivia took a significant step by partnering with Russia's Uranium One Group, part of the Rosatom state corporation, in a nearly billion-dollar deal to build a lithium carbonate plant in the famous Uyuni salt flats. This ambitious project aims to use cutting-edge Russian Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology, which could potentially revolutionize lithium extraction.

On Friday, WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the success of the initial phase of a massive polio vaccination campaign in conflict-stricken Gaza, noting that over 560,000 children have received their first dose, News.Az reports citing Gulf Today.