Under the slogan “Security Europe!”, Poland took over the rotating presidency of the European Union Council in 2025 at a critical juncture. The 27-member EU faces challenges, including a fragile economy, the ongoing consequences of Russia's war in Ukraine, and obstacles to further enlargement, News.az reports citing Voice of America.

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) on Wednesday announced that it has suspended all of its flights between the Azerbaijani capital Baku and the Russian city of Kazan for an indefinite period.

At least two people have died in a wildfire in Los Angeles, officials reported, as firefighters battle multiple blazes across California.

Ukraine is bolstering its border security with Belarus through the construction of fortifications and the expansion of its video surveillance system.

The working groups for inter-parliamentary relations and delegations to international parliamentary assemblies of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis (Parliament) have sent letters urging foreign parliaments and international assemblies to pressure Armenia, News.Az reports.

On January 8, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, made a phone call to Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, told the Security Council on Wednesday that while the U.S. sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria is a positive step, "much more significant work... will inevitably be necessary," News.az reports citing Reuters.

The claims made by the Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at a press conference on 8 January 2025, regarding the “Western Azerbaijan Community” and the deportation of Azerbaijanis from the territory of present-day Armenia in general, are a falsification of history by Armenia, Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada said, News.az reports.

More than half a million people in Germany are homeless, according to federal government statistics released on Wednesday, News.az reports citing Deutsche Welle.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken dismissed President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about wanting to take over Greenland, calling it a "bad idea" that was not worth further discussion, News.az reports citing News.az.