OK, Europe will have to endure again presidential histrionics and needling all-caps tweets, along with threats to withdraw from NATO and impose tariffs, but doesn’t that present an opportunity? Might now European leaders screw up their courage and loosen the apron strings? For years they’ve waffled on about strategic autonomy and sharing the burden more … Read more
Putin said the airliner was attempting to land in Grozny amid Ukrainian drone attacks in the area. “Russian air defense systems repelled these attacks,” he added. The Azerbaijani president added that “some circles” in Russia had attempted to cover up the true nature of the plane crash by suggesting it was caused by a flock … Read more
Flight J2-8243 was en route from Baku to Grozny when it diverted from its course amid reports of Ukrainian drone attacks on southern Russian cities. Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a rare public apology on Saturday following the fatal crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Russian airspace, but stopped short of accepting … Read more
The civilian airliner was flying on Wednesday from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in Russia’s Chechen Republic. After passengers reported hearing a blast, the plane diverted hundreds of kilometers from its route and crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. There were 29 survivors. The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal probe into the … Read more
The U.S. has seen “some early indications” of possible Russian involvement in the Christmas Day crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that killed 38, according to the White House. American officials “have seen some early indications that would certainly point to the possibility that this jet was brought down by Russian air defense systems,” White … Read more
Flydubai, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based budget airline, has suspended flights from Dubai to two Russian cities—Sochi and Mineralnye Vody—starting December 28 to January 5, 2025, because of security concerns. The announcement comes after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432 crashed near Aktau, killing 38 people and injuring 29 others on Wednesday, December 25, en route to … Read more
Several airline companies suspended flights to Russia following the deadly crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane Wednesday, as suspicions grow that the aircraft was brought down by Russian air defenses. Azerbaijan Airlines announced it will suspend flights to 10 Russian cities — Mineralnye Vody, Sochi, Volgograd, Ufa, Samara, Grozny, Makhachkala, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, and Vladikavkaz … Read more
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243,” NATO spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah said in a post on X on Thursday. “We wish those injured in the crash a speedy recovery and call for a full investigation.” The Kremlin has cautioned against drawing any premature conclusions, and Kremlin spokesperson … Read more
Several Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have expressed their disapproval of the outcomes from the recently concluded 29th Edition of the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP29). Their criticism centers on the contentious decision regarding climate finance made by the participating parties as the proceedings came to a close in Baku, the capital of … Read more
Afterward, large rich nations agreed to bump up their offer from a $250 billion proposal that the summit’s hosts had floated on Friday. Still, a minimum of $300 billion is far below the trillions of dollars that poorer and vulnerable countries will need to withstand ever-rising seas and worsening storms, droughts and floods, several analyses have found. … Read more
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