Day: May 26, 2025

Azerbaijan Pardons Frenchman Jailed For Metro Graffiti  Barron’s

President Ilham Aliyev addresses participants of “Islamophobia in Focus: Unveiling Bias, Shattering Stigmas” int’l conference  Azerbaycan24

A two-day international conference titled “Islamophobia in Focus: Unveiling Bias, Shattering Stigmas” kicked off in Baku on May 26, gathering international scholars, policymakers, religious leaders, and civil society representatives to address the growing issue of Islamophobia worldwide, Azernews reports.

More than 13.9 kilograms of narcotic substances were detected and seized as a result of large-scale operations conducted by Azerbaijani police on May 24–25, Azernews reports, citing the Press Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

“Azerbaijan welcomes the resolutions on combating Islamophobia adopted by the UN General Assembly and calls for the immediate implementation of all measures envisaged in those documents,” said President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in his address to the participants of the International Conference themed “Islamophobia in Focus: Unveiling Bias, Shattering Stigmas”, according to Azernews.

Policy is being pursued to erase traces of our compatriots from their historical and ethnic lands in Western Azerbaijan – President Ilham Aliyev  Trend News Agency

President Ilham Aliyev addresses participants of “Islamophobia in Focus: Unveiling Bias, Shattering Stigmas” int’l conference  AzerNews

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has addressed the participants of the International Conference themed “Islamophobia in Focus: Unveiling Bias, Shattering Stigmas”, Azernews reports.

U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to postpone a threatened 50% tariff on European Union imports until July 9, following a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The decision, announced on Sunday, May 25, temporarily defuses escalating trade tensions between the two economic giants, giving negotiators additional time to avert a potential transatlantic trade war.

The tariff threat emerged on Friday, May 23, when Trump expressed frustration over stalled trade talks, declaring on Truth Social that the EU had been “very difficult to deal with” and that negotiations were “going nowhere.” He warned that a 50% tariff on all EU goods would take effect June 1, a move that Bloomberg Economics estimated could disrupt $321 billion in U.S.-EU trade and shave 0.6% off U.S. GDP. The announcement roiled global markets, with stock indices dipping and the U.S. dollar weakening against the euro.

Von der Leyen, in a Sunday call described by both leaders as “very nice,” urged Trump to extend the deadline to allow for “serious negotiations.

As the July 9 deadline looms, both sides face a critical window to bridge divides. Failure to reach an agreement could trigger retaliatory tariffs, disrupt supply chains, and raise prices for consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. For now, Von der Leyen’s diplomatic outreach has bought time, but the path to a lasting deal remains fraught.