Azerbaijan pardons French national Martin Ryan jailed on spy charges
The move comes after the EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs following what diplomats described as pressure from Baku.

The move comes after the EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs following what diplomats described as pressure from Baku.









Azeri president seeks Iran’s apology for the drone attack in Nakhchivan, but Tehran denies role in the incident.
Authorities accuse the suspects of conspiring with members of the ISKP armed group.
The US president claimed credit for ending eight wars but not all peace deals have survived.

Officials have recovered the remains of all 20 people who were killed when a Turkish C-130 cargo plane crashed Tuesday.

Footage shows a Turkish C-130 Hercules military cargo plane crashing near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border.
Turkiye and Azerbaijan have indicated that there are fatalities after a C-130 cargo aircraft crashed on Tuesday.
Putin told Azerbaijan’s Aliyev that Russia will provide ‘compensation’ for the deadly crash caused by its air defences.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says in Yerevan that ‘governance in the Caucasus region must remain Caucasian’.
A transit corridor pact signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia could be game-changing, according to several experts.

The US brokered the agreement, giving it leverage and business opportunities.