The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani on charges of committing crimes against humanity through the persecution of women and girls.
Questions raised over "suicide note" pro-government media say was found in Tornike Rizhvadze's clothes after he was hospitalised with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Leaders from the BRICS group have convened in Rio de Janeiro for their 17th annual summit, casting the expanded bloc as a counterweight to Western institutions whilst grappling with internal divisions over key geopolitical flashpoints.
The 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) took place in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, with the first international visit of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian since Israel's bombing of the country
Russia has formally recognised the Taliban administration in Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so since the group seized power in August 2021, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on July 4.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called for developing relations with Syria's new authorities at the 17th ECO Summit in Azerbaijan's Khankendi.
Russia has become the first country to officially recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan, with the Islamic Emirate calling it a "brave decision."
The president of Uzbekistan is currently in Azerbaijan for a state visit that signals a deepening strategic alliance between the two countries, as Tashkent and Baku move to elevate annual trade to $1bn and expand cooperation across the board.
Killings of two Azerbaijani brothers by the Russian FSB in Yekaterinburg sparked the most serious confrontation between Baku and Moscow since independence.
London officially condemns the Georgian Dream government’s crackdown on civil society, independent media and its political opponents.
Economies across Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe are set to maintain solid growth in 2025 and 2026 but face downside risks from Middle East tensions, the war in Ukraine and US trade policy.
FSB killings of two Azerbaijani brothers in Yekaterinburg triggered a strong diplomatic response from Baku.
The killings triggered Azerbaijan's strongest diplomatic response since the AZAL aircraft downing in December 2024.
Kremlin seems to be worried its grip on Ashgabat is slipping.
The ruling Georgia Dream party’s ongoing crackdown on political opponents has placed the majority of Georgia’s pro-Western opposition leaders in jail and sparked a huge international backlash.
Iran has issued orders for all "unauthorised foreign nationals" to leave the country as part of new policies communicated to the national police commander, according to official statements targeting Afghans.
Moscow said dozens crossed western parts of its neighbour headed for Russian targets.
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National Security Service claimed Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and his supporters were preparing to seize power through violent means.
In a move widely interpreted as Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev consolidating his hold on power, he has appointed his daughter, Saida Mirziyoyeva, as head of the presidential administration – the second most powerful job in the country.