A new state commission will coordinate government agencies, streamline administrative procedures and monitor implementation discipline for construction projects.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen discussed investment, logistics, the Port of Baku, agriculture and regional peace during talks in Baku.
Azerbaijan’s Education Ministry accused Tehran of interfering in the country’s internal affairs after Iran’s science minister offered university places to Azerbaijani girls affected by the hijab dispute.
Bank Respublika has completed its AccessBank share-purchase transaction, while the two banks’ integration into a single institution remains planned for 2027.
Yemen’s Houthis said they targeted pumping stations on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline and Riyadh airport, but Saudi authorities had not confirmed hits on oil infrastructure.
Gas supplies will be temporarily suspended from 10 a.m. on Oct. 26 in parts of Baku’s Binagadi and Garadagh districts for repair and seasonal preparation work.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil's presidential runoff with 51.79% of the vote, while Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede and said he would seek to annul the result.
Aleksandar Vučić conceded that Serbia’s Student List defeated his political bloc in a snap parliamentary election, with official results still pending.
