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Blow to European leaders' summit as Azerbaijan, Turkey are no-shows

Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan pulled out of the gathering in Granada, Spain, at the last minute, robbing the summit of one of its key deliverables, an EU-brokered meeting with his Armenian counterpart to diffuse tensions in the Caucasus.

05/10/2023

My Europe Series

Armenia is facing a refugee crisis. A political crisis could follow

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan faces the challenge of providing for Nagorno Karabakh refugees while mitigating risks of Azeri aggression against sovereign Armenian territory.

05/10/2023

France

French foreign minister pledges arms for Armenia in visit to Yerevan

Catherine Colonna said Armenia needed to be able to defend itself two weeks after Azerbaijani forces invaded Nagorno-Karabakh despite the presence of Russian peacekeepers.

04/10/2023

Armenia

The challenges ahead for Armenia after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

Tens of thousands of homeless people travel to Armenia, where the leader faces daily protests amid a row with Russia.

02/10/2023

Azerbaijan

The first UN mission in three decades has arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh

Almost all the enclave's ethnic Armenian population of 120,000 people have now fled to Armenia as Azerbaijan cements political control of the region.

02/10/2023

Armenia

Azerbaijan issues warrant for former Armenian separatist leader

Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general issued an arrest warrant for ex-Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arayik Harutyunyan on Sunday as it enforces its grip on the region.

01/10/2023

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WATCH: Las Vegas' newest concert venue, the Sphere, opens

The Sphere is the most expensive entertainment venue built in Las Vegas, eclipsing the approximately $1.9 billion, 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium sports facility that opened in 2020.

01/10/2023

Azerbaijan

UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh for first time in 30 years

The move comes as more than 100,000 people have fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region - equivalent to almost the entire population of the ethnic Armenian enclave - since Azerbaijan seized the region last week.

01/10/2023

World News

The week in pictures: Thousands flee Nagorno-Karabakh as European leaders discuss migrant crisis

The best photos from across Europe this week.

01/10/2023

Azerbaijan

Almost all Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenians have fled, Armenia says

The exodus came after Azerbaijan attacked Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19th and ordered the breakaway region’s militants to disarm.

30/09/2023

Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh: More than 70% of population flees, future uncertain

More than 70% of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled the ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan for neighbouring Armenia, the Armenian government said Friday, as the enclave's separatist government said it will dissolve itself by the end of the year after a three-decade bid for independence.

29/09/2023

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WATCH: More than half of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh have now fled

Some 66,500 forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh crossed into Armenia as of 10am, Thursday, 28 September, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan said at the Cabinet sitting. He said that the intensity of the influx is not decreasing.

28/09/2023

Azerbaijan

In pictures: Nagorno-Karabakh evacuation

Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians are fleeing what they see as their ancestral homeland over fears of ethnic cleansing.

28/09/2023

Armenia

'I left to stay alive': Nagorno-Karabakh empties of ethnic Armenians

Baku has promised to guarantee the safety of residents, but Armenia's prime minister warned of "ethnic cleansing".

27/09/2023

World News

Thousands flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seizes control

Azerbaijan says it's looking for perpetrators of 'war crimes' as people continue to travel to Armenia.

26/09/2023

Armenia

Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan pledged to respect the rights of ethnic Armenians in the region but many local residents fear reprisals and said they were planning to leave for Armenia.

25/09/2023

World News

Nagorno-Karabakh: Leaders to meet next month in Spain for peace talks

Nikol Pashinian and Ilham Aliyev will meet 5 October in the Spanish city of Granada, the Armenian Security Council informed Sunday.

24/09/2023

Armenia

Armenia calls for a UN mission to be sent to Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive. On Thursday, it held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population to discuss reintegration.

22/09/2023

World News

Peace talks over Nagorno-Karabakh as ethnic Armenians flee

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev declared victory in a televised address to the nation, saying his country had restored its sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh.

22/09/2023

Azerbaijan

Officials decide the fate of Nagorno-Karabakh in round table talks

High-stakes talks came after local Armenian self-defence forces in the southern Caucasus Mountains region agreed to lay down their arms following a military operation launched by Azerbaijan.

21/09/2023