Day: July 2, 2026

Gold and silver prices edged lower during trading on the COMEX commodities exchange in New York.

Pashinyan’s Post-Election Course Deepens Armenia’s Collision With Russia  Oragark

Russian-Armenian billionaire and Strong Armenia Alliance leader Samvel Karapetyan has said he cannot complete the process of renouncing his Russian and Cypriot citizenships until he is released from house arrest, as the procedure requires him to personally submit the necessary documents, AzerNEWS reports via Armenian media.

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 50 injured after Russia launched a large-scale overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv, causing widespread damage to residential areas and civilian infrastructure, AzerNEWS reports.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Akın Gürlek, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Türkiye, on July 2.

Construction of the Asgaran–Khojaly–Khankendi highway has reached 86% completion, AzerNEWS reports, citing the press service of the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads (AAYDA).

On July 1, during her visit to Yevlakh, Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and founder and head of the IDEA Public Union, visited the family of Suleyman Suleymanov, a participant in the Young Beekeeper project, AzerNEWS reports.

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) says the country’s foreign exchange market continues to experience a surplus of foreign currency supply over demand, supported by a growing current account surplus and the ongoing de-dollarization of the financial sector, AzerNEWS reports.