Day: October 13, 2024

Ukraine’s forces hit a fuel and lubricants depot near the town of Rovenky in the Luhansk region which is under Russian control. According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the attack was launched in the early morning hours of October 12.

October 13 is annually celebrated in Azerbaijan as Railway Workers’ Day – a holiday established in 2005 by a decree of President Ilham Aliyev

Port and logistics firm DP World has paused a 1 billion pound ($1.3 billion) investment in Britain after ministers criticised practices at its subsidiary P&O Ferries.

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf denounced Israel’s “crimes” on Saturday as he visited the site of the deadliest Israeli strikes on central Beirut in recent weeks, an AFP photographer said, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

Der Kommunismus wird in Bulgarien von vielen Menschen verklärt. Vom Straflager Belene, in dem rund 15.000 Menschen gefoltert und gefangen gehalten wurden, wollen viele nichts wissen. Die Überlebenden fürchten, dass ihr Leid vergessen wird. Von Rayna Breuer https://t.co/U8LmxYS9LZ

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) October 13, 2024

The first Baku-Lachin regular bus route was opened to Azerbaijan’s liberated Lachin, Azernews reports, citing AYNA.

Inter-communal clashes in southeastern Kenya have killed at least 18 people in the past two weeks, police said Saturday, as security was boosted in the affected areas, Report informs via Agence France Presse.

Georgia is famous for its heady wines, but many vineyard owners in the Kakheti region are swapping vines for hazelnuts because of declining prices for grapes. One vineyard owner told RFE/RL that, after 50 years growing grapes, he had to make the heartbreaking decision to start growing nuts.

The fourth edition of the UEFA Nations League is underway, with the league phase games being played in autumn 2024, Azernews reports, citing the UEFA’s official website.

US forces have conducted air strikes against multiple Islamic State group sites in Syria, the military said, Report informs via France 24.