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Selective justice: How US lawmakers undermine international law abroad

Selective justice: How US lawmakers undermine international law abroad

At times, the world’s incomprehensible contradictions push a person into such deep and inescapable reflection that logical reasoning itself begins to falter. How is it that a politician from one country interferes in the internal affairs of entirely different states and considers this a legitimate entitlement, while no one is able to question or hold them accountable for their actions? Has the global legal order changed, or has international law simply collapsed into failure?

20 January in Baku: Memory, mourning and birth of independence

20 January in Baku: Memory, mourning and birth of independence

Night fell over Baku on 20 January 1990 not as a veil of rest, but as a shroud. The Caspian wind carried no calm that evening; it carried the metallic growl of tanks and the heavy silence of a people about to be tested by history. Streets that only hours earlier echoed with chants for dignity, sovereignty, and independence were suddenly transformed into corridors of fear and blood.

Europe’s energy security boosted by Azerbaijani gas, not Russian supplies

Europe’s energy security boosted by Azerbaijani gas, not Russian supplies

In recent weeks, certain narratives have questioned the origin of Azerbaijani gas exported to Europe, suggesting a dependence on Turkmen or Russian supplies and implying undisclosed arrangements with the European Union. These claims are unfounded. Azerbaijan’s gas exports under the Southern Gas Corridor are sourced exclusively from domestic fields, and no Russian or other foreign gas is transported to EU markets via Azerbaijan.

Humanitarian worker injured in landmine explosion in Ağdərə’s Qızıloba village

Humanitarian worker injured in landmine explosion in Ağdərə’s Qızıloba village

A landmine explosion occurred in the Qızıloba village area of Ağdərə district, recently liberated from occupation, resulting in injury to a humanitarian worker, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).

China tied to more than half of Korea’s tech leaks last year

China tied to more than half of Korea’s tech leaks last year

In 2025, China was linked to more than half of South Korea’s technology leaks involving foreign countries, with semiconductor and battery technologies being particularly targeted, Azernews reports, citing Korean media.

Azerbaijan, Türkiye expand archaeological collaboration with new memorandum [PHOTOS]

Azerbaijan, Türkiye expand archaeological collaboration with new memorandum [PHOTOS]

Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), PhD in History, Farhad Guliyev, has met with Professor Şaban Doğan, head of the Turkish Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage under the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and Burcu Bilir, an archaeologist and member of the Climate Action Union affiliated with the same ministry, Azernews reports.

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