Day: May 15, 2026

The transport services are designed to ensure convenient, safe, and uninterrupted movement for forum participants, News.Az reports, citing Report.
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Attendees will have access to integrated transport links connecting the airport, key transport hubs, accommodation sites, and the main forum venue.
Key arrangements include:

A 24/7 airport shuttle service from May 12 to 25
City bus services operating from May 15 to 22
A dedicated K1 route connecting the Koroglu transport hub with the Baku Olympic Stadium (forum venue) from May 14 to 23
W1–W8 routes linking major hotels with transport hubs
W9–W10 routes serving hotels in Badamdar and Mikayil Aliyev Street

All WUF13 transport services are free for accredited participants, and also available free of charge for those registering on-site.
The forum itself will take place in Baku from May 17 to 22. It is being organized in cooperation between Azerbaijan and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and focuses on sustainable urban development, smart cities, and innovative urban solutions.

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UN agencies warned Friday that Somalia is facing a rapidly worsening hunger crisis that could push parts of the country toward famine without urgent humanitarian action and increased international funding, AzerNEWS reports, citing Anadolu Agency.

36 countries signed on, as did the European Union as an institution, News.Az reports, citing Meduza.
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“These states have taken a decisive step towards the actual establishment of the Special Tribunal and the recognition of responsibilities for the aggression against Ukraine. The Special Tribunal represents justice and hope. Action now needs to be taken to follow up on this political commitment by securing the Tribunal’s functioning and funding. The time for Russia to be held to account for its aggression is fast approaching,” said Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset.
Each country must now complete its domestic procedures to formally join the tribunal. After that, the work of actually establishing it can begin — selecting judges and a prosecutor and adopting the court’s rules of procedure. The steering committee is required to meet at least once a year.
The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine has been informally dubbed the “tribunal for Putin.” The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers announced the launch of the process to establish this tribunal in May 2025. However, the tribunal will not be able to try Russia’s president, prime minister, or foreign minister while they remain in office. The tribunal’s statute prohibits bringing charges against them. Other Russian officials and military personnel could, in theory, face prosecution.

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Europe’s Baltic states lie just half an hour away — sealed off and on edge — from the Russian border city of Pskov, where the locals shrug off fears their country will attack as they play their part in supporting Moscow’s army fighting in Ukraine, AzerNEWS reports, citing Arab News.

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a conflict that drags on despite peace talks has taken a dangerous new turn, with civilians now struck from the air by drones, far from the front line, AzerNEWS reports, citing Arab News.

India and the United Arab Emirates agreed on a framework for a strategic defence partnership on Friday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Gulf nation, as both countries seek deeper ties amid the Iran war, India’s foreign ministry said, AzerNEWS reports, citing Tribune.

Georgia National Guard Counterdrug Task Force assists investigation that seized 13-plus kilograms of illegal drugs  army.mil

Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan Set to Launch Joint Satellite  Caspianpost.com