Month: April 2026

Every year on April 1, people around the world embrace laughter, pranks, and light‑hearted mischief, a tradition widely known today as April Fools’ Day or World Laughter Day, AzerNEWS reports.

Baku recently hosted the national championship, where athletes from across Azerbaijan competed in different weightlifting sports, AzerNEWS reports.

Pashinyan Congratulates Armenia’s Assyrians on New Year Holiday  Hetq.am

Russia has announced that it has taken full control of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, AzerNEWS reports.

A landmine explosion has occurred in Azerbaijan’s Aghdara district, injuring a local resident.

The United States has granted Kazakhstan an extension allowing it to continue transiting Russian pipeline crude to China until March 19, 2027, the Central Asian nation’s energy ministry confirmed, AzerNEWS reports.

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Lasting peace between #Azerbaijan and #Armenia cannot be built by ignoring history—real reconciliation requires acknowledging the past, respecting memory, and engaging in honest dialogue #Reconciliation #SouthCaucasus #ConflictResolution #Diplomacy

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The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) is not expected to lower its key interest rate in the near term, according to a report from the Netherlands’ largest financial group, ING Group, AzerNEWS reports. The report notes that existing inflationary risks leave little room for the CBA to ease monetary policy. Rising food prices and increases in domestic utility tariffs are highlighted as key constraints on further rate cuts.

ING analysts pointed out that inflation has remained in the…