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The strategic yet isolated Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan

The autonomous landlocked exclave of Nakhchivan was the scene for a meeting on Monday between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev

Egypt announces presidential vote on December 10-12

Egypt will hold a presidential vote on December 10-12, the election authority said Monday, with the winner to be announced by December 18

Kosovo marks day of mourning after deadly clashes in troubled north

Kosovo was in mourning on Monday after a deadly clash between authorities and gunmen near the Serbian border that has triggered a large police operation and raised many unanswered questions

Azerbaijan vows to guarantee rights of Karabakh Armenians

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev promised Monday that the rights of ethnic Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region would be protected after Baku's victory over the rebel enclave

Germany's housing sector slumps into crisis

Valeriy Shevchenko felt like he made the purchase of his lifetime when he beat a queue of prospective buyers to secure a two-bedroom apartment in one of Berlin's most popular districts

Indonesia to regulate social media sales soon: leader

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said new regulation on social media commerce could be passed as soon as Tuesday, as Jakarta aims to rein in sales on tech platforms it says are harming local businesses

US to 'evaluate' next steps after French announce Niger withdrawal: Austin

Washington will "evaluate" its future steps on the Niger crisis after France announced the withdrawal of its ambassador and troops from the coup-hit nation, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday

US Abrams battle tanks arrive in Ukraine, Zelensky says

Ukraine has received US Abrams battle tanks, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday, boosting Kyiv's forces as they seek to break through heavily-fortified Russian defensive lines

Mali's junta delays February presidential election

Mali's ruling junta on Monday announced a delay to a presidential election scheduled for February that was aimed at returning civilian leaders to power in the West African nation

US Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said his army had taken delivery of US Abrams battle tanks, boosting Kyiv's forces in their slow-moving counteroffensive against Russian troops

Ukraine says Russian Black Sea fleet commander killed in attack

Ukraine claimed Monday it had killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea fleet in an unprecedented missile strike on the naval headquarters in the annexed Crimean peninsula last week

Russian soldier missing after attack on Crimea naval HQ: Moscow

The Russian defence ministry said one of its servicemen was missing Friday after a Ukrainian missile struck the headquarters of Moscow's Black Sea fleet in annexed Crimea

Karabakh rebels say negotiating their troops' withdrawal

Nagorno-Karabakh separatists said Friday they were negotiating their troops' withdrawal from the disputed enclave after Azerbaijan reclaimed control in a lightning offensive

Charles in Bordeaux on last day of climate-focused France trip

King Charles III on Friday arrived in France's southwestern city of Bordeaux on the final day of his state visit, putting the environment at centre stage in a region famed for its vineyards but also hit by climate-induced wildfires

Debris and dead bodies clutter flood-hit Libyan port

Libya's devastating flood has transformed Derna from a busy port welcoming fishing boats and ships loaded with goods and passengers into a dump brimming with rubble, car wrecks and dead bodies

Over 10,000 power pilferers netted across the MEPCO region so far

Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) in its ongoing drive against power pilferage on Friday netted 151 more power pilferers and the number of total power pilferers reached 10227

Africa sentences exiled ex-leader Bozize to life

Exiled former Central African Republic president Francois Bozize, who became a rebel leader, has been sentenced in absentia to forced labour for life for conspiracy and rebellion, authorities said Friday

Russia says Crimea naval HQ hit in missile attack

A Russian-occupation official in annexed Crimea said Friday that a Ukrainian missile had struck the headquarters of Mocow's Black Sea fleet, the latest assault by Kyiv on the peninsula

Climate crisis has 'opened the gates to hell' UN chief tells summit

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told world leaders humanity's addiction to fossil fuels had "opened the gates to hell" as he kicked off a climate meeting where leading polluters China and the United States were conspicuously absent

Pakistan's traditional products attract China-ASEAN Expo visitors

Pakistan's traditional products exhibited at the Belt and Road International Pavilion have attracted a flock of visitors during the 20th China-ASEAN Expo commenced in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region

Son of ousted Gabon leader held in corruption case

Three weeks after Ali Bongo Ondimba was overthrown in a coup, one of his sons and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor said Wednesday

India's lower house votes to reserve third of seats for women: speaker

India's lower house of parliament passed a bill Wednesday that would more than double the number of women lawmakers in its ranks, following several failed attempts to enact the measure stretching back decades

Azerbaijan says aims for 'peaceful reintegration' of Karabakh Armenians

Azerbaijan said Wednesday it aimed to peacefully "reintegrate" Armenians living in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, and that it supported normalising ties with historic rival Armenia

Charles III welcomed in France for first visit as king

King Charles III on Wednesday embarked on his first state visit to France as monarch, a three-day trip aimed at showing the fundamentals of the cross-Channel alliance remain strong despite a litany of political tensions after Brexit