Authorities in Türkiye have detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that broke out at a ski resort hotel in northern Bolu province as the death toll rose to 78, officials have announced.

French authorities have issued a new arrest warrant for former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, accusing him of war crimes related to actions taken in 2017, as reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Türkiye will observe a day of mourning on Wednesday to honor the victims of a fire that broke out in a hotel in Bolu, which claimed the lives of at least 66 people, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday, News.az reports citing Anadolu agency.

In the coffee-growing heartlands of Brazil, the effects of extreme weather are glaringly evident. In Divinolandia, about 270 km northeast of Sao Paulo, organic coffee producer Sergio Lange stands next to a struggling coffee plant. Rising temperatures and relentless drought are ravaging the region’s plantations, threatening livelihoods and driving up the cost of a cherished global commodity.

Marco Rubio was sworn in as the U.S. Secretary of State on Tuesday by Vice President JD Vance, who expressed strong confidence in Rubio's leadership, particularly in strengthening, securing, and advancing the interests of the United States on the global stage, News.az reports citing foreign media.

Ukraine has arrested its army's chief psychiatrist on charges of "illegal enrichment" for accumulating over $1 million (£813,000) in earnings since Russia's invasion began in February 2022, News.az reports citing BBC.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly chosen not to disclose full details of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, which aims to end the war in Gaza and includes the release of captives in exchange for Palestinian detainees, News.az reports citing foreign media.

Spain's Foreign Minister called on Israel on Tuesday to withdraw "from both Syria and Lebanon" as a step toward achieving stability and peace in the region, News.az reports citing Anadolu agency.

Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, hosted the Azerbaijani delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev, who is in Iran to co-chair the 16th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Trade, and Humanitarian Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran, News.az reports.

During a meeting on Tuesday with Yevhen Korniychuk, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Israel, Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel of Israel proposed transferring Russian-made weapons seized by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) to Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel's Facebook post, News.az reports citing Interfax.