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Azerbaijan asks World Court to order Armenia to help demining effort

Azerbaijan on Tuesday called on judges at the World Court to order Armenia to help demine areas it previously controlled and stop planting explosive devices which prevent Azeri nationals from returning to their former homes.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2023

Azerbaijan to UN court: Armenia must stop sowing land mines

Azerbaijan is appealing to the United Nations’ highest court to urgently order Armenia to stop the laying of land mines and booby traps on Azerbaijani territory and disclose the location of such explosives that already have been placed

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023

Armenia tells World Court Azerbaijan blockade is 'ethnic cleansing'

Armenia told judges at the World Court on Monday that a blockade of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region by neighbouring Azerbaijan was designed to allow "ethnic cleansing", a claim rejected by Baku.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2023

Russia slams new EU mission to Armenia, says it will stoke tensions

Russia sharply criticised on Thursday a decision by the European Union to establish a new civilian mission in Armenia, saying it would only further stoke "geopolitical confrontation" in a region plagued by tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Reuters · Jan 26, 2023

Azerbaijan sues Armenia for wartime environmental damage

Case brought under Bern convention on nature may set precedent for destruction of biodiversity in war

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023

Russia says it is working hard to resolve Armenia-Azerbaijan dispute

Russia said on Tuesday it was working hard to resolve a dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Lachin corridor, the sole road linking Armenia to the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Reuters · Jan 24, 2023

Karen Khachanov sparks political row after Artsakh support at Australian Open

The Russian, who is of Armenian heritage, has written messages on the camera lens after two victories in Melbourne

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

I have Armenian roots – Karen Khachanov angers Azerbaijan with Artsakh support

The Russian, who is of Armenian heritage, has written messages on the camera lens after two victories in Melbourne

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

Blinken urges Azerbaijan leader to redouble efforts in Armenia peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev to redouble efforts in bilateral peace discussions with Armenia, the State Department said.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

World's loneliest lion loses his roar after years stuck in cage at abandoned zoo

Ruben the lion was the last animal left at an abandoned zoo on the Armenian-Azerbaijan border and kept alone in a tiny cage for five years. He lost his roar as he had no one to communicate with

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023