Day: May 26, 2024

Floods in Armenia damage railway lines, interrupting communication with Georgia for at least a few days  NEWS.am

President of Cuba congratulates President Ilham Aliyev  Trend News Agency

A reception has been organized at the Rixos Marine Hotel in Abu Dhabi to mark Azerbaijan Independence Day (May 28), Azernews reports.

President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Azerbaijan Independence Day, Azernews reports.

The Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice has begun to implement the Order of President Ilham Aliyev “On the pardon of a Group Of Convicts,” signed on May 25, Azernews reports.

May 26, 1990 – Photo: Jemal Kasradze
National photo archive

Happy Independence Day to all my Georgian friends! You must always stand up for freedom and stay alert! pic.twitter.com/BlGJBxiTun

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) May 26, 2024

The death toll from storms and floods in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul since April 29 has risen to 166, the civil defense agency said, Report informs via Xinhua.

A suspected top assassin in Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel was extradited Saturday to the United States, where he will face charges linked to drug and weapons smuggling, the Justice Department announced, Report informs via CBS News.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that a future Conservative government would bring back mandatory national service, as he attempted to reignite his election campaign after an error-strewn start, Report informs via The Guardian.

A meeting in Paris on Friday between CIA director Bill Burns, the director of Israel’s Mossad and Qatar’s prime minister made progress toward the possible resumption of Gaza hostage negotiations, US and Israeli officials said, Report informs via Axios.