Category: World

The new Washington administration is open for negotiations with Tehran, but isn’t ready to take additional steps in anticipation of such possible contacts or fulfill any Iranian demands, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at a briefing, “QİA.AZ” informs. “I would say that what Secretary Blinken’s announcement and what our announcement that came out last week is a… Continue reading White House: US open to talks with Iran

Georgian opposition United National Movement Party (UMP) leader Nika Melia has been detained. According to “QİA.AZ”, the police entered the UMP head office to arrest him. The party’s supporters tried to resist law enforcement officers. Melia was removed from the area by a police car.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has demanded to check all Boeing 777 jetliners powered by a particular Pratt & Whitney engine model, “QİA.AZ” informs, referring to the FAA Twitter page. “This will likely mean that some airplanes will be removed from service,” the FAA tweeted. Soon after United Flight 328 departed Denver for Hawaii on… Continue reading All Boeing 777 jetliners to be checked in US after Denver incident

Hours after the US crossed the threshold of 500,000 deaths from COVID-19, President Biden commemorated the lives lost over the past year on Monday night. No other country has lost more dynamism to the yearlong pandemic than the US. “Today, we mark a bleak, heartbreaking milestone,” he said in a brief speech at the White… Continue reading Biden commemorates US coronavirus victims

Armenia took part in the opening of the largest International Defense Exhibition & Conference IDEX-2021, which started Feb. 21 in Abu Dhabi, but its stand remained empty, “QİA.AZ” informs, referring to Armenian media. Lots of money from the state budget was spent on the stand’s rental, but the demonstration of the exhibits was impossible. The reason for… Continue reading Armenia finds no weapons to showcase at international defense exhibition

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologized at a House of Representatives’ Budget Committee session, saying, “I feel very sorry that my eldest son was involved and public servants violated their ethics code as a result,” “QİA.AZ” informs, citing TASS. Nine more communications ministry officials have been found to have been treated to expensive meals by a son of… Continue reading Japan PM apologizes for son’s dinner with officials

Iran is considering the European Union’s offer to attend an informal meeting between Iran and other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, with Washington also attending as a guest, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said, “QİA.AZ” informs referring to Xinhua. “We are now considering (the EU’s chief diplomat) Josep Borrell’s proposal and are consulting with other friends and partners,’… Continue reading Iran studying EU proposal for informal talks with P4+1, US

French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized the fight against NATO, as this organization is no longer relevant, “QİA.AZ” informs, referring to the Financial Times. “NATO still needed to be reinvented. Nobody can tell me that today’s NATO is a structure that, in its foundations, is still pertinent. It was founded to face down the Warsaw Pact. There is no more… Continue reading Macron calls NATO ‘an organization that no longer exists’

On February 28, the Georgian parliament plans to hold a vote on confidence in the new government, and the current defense minister Irakli Garibashvili has been nominated for the post of the prime minister, “QİA.AZ” informs, referring to TASS. The issue of voting was included in the agenda of the extraordinary plenary session. Garibashvili, who already led the Georgian… Continue reading Georgian parliament to vote for new government

Five people died in the severe floods that submerged entire neighborhoods in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, authorities said Sunday, as residents returned to clean their homes and salvage belongings, “QİA.AZ” informs, citing foreign press. Torrential rains struck the city over the weekend, which flooded dozens of major roads and forced hundreds of people to rush to emergency shelters.… Continue reading Severe floods kill at least five in Indonesia’s capital