Day: July 12, 2025

HSBC exits net-zero banking climate coalition HSBC has announced its departure from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), joining a growing list of major financial institutions stepping back from joint industry climate commitments.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the country has begun a new era as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) started the process to disarm after a four-decade armed conflict that killed more than 40,000 people, Azernews reports via Al-Jazeera.

The working visit of the Transitional President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmad Al Sharaa, to the Republic of Azerbaijan concluded on July 12, Azernews reports.

Report: Syrian, Israeli Officials To Meet On Sidelines Of Al-Sharaa’s Azerbaijan Trip  i24NEWS

Iran has issued a strong warning to three European countries—the United Kingdom, France, and Germany—stating that any attempt to re-implement the “snapback” sanctions mechanism under the 2015 nuclear deal would mark the end of their role in Iran’s nuclear negotiations, Azernews reports.

Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov met with German Galushenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine, on July 12 in Baku to discuss the deepening of bilateral relations and mutual support between the two countries, Azernews reports.