The Federal Reserve on Wednesday declined to let up on its easy money policy despite an economy that it acknowledged is accelerating, Baku Tribune reports citing CNBC.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today. Secretary Blinken and President Aliyev emphasized the continuing importance of the U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral partnership, and discussed a range of issues, reports Baku Tribune citing United States Department of State.

Russia expels Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian diplomats as a response measure, Baku Tribune reports citing TASS.

16 kids, 2 teachers injured as knifeman attacked kindergarten in China, Baku Tribune reports citing CGTN.

Foreign Minister of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis has paid an official visit to Georgia, Baku Tribune reports.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will take part in the celebration of the 230th anniversary of the adoption of the first Constitution of Poland and hold talks with President Andrzej Duda on May 3, Baku Tribune reports citing UNIAN.

Fourteen police cars have been vandalized in the French commune of Rungis, located in the southern suburbs of Paris, Le Parisien reported on Monday, Baku Tribune reports citing Sputnik.

The ruling My Step bloc of Armenia announced that it has nominated the candidacy of Nikol Pashinyan for prime minister of Armenia as a formality in the upcoming first round of vote in parliament required to dissolve parliament ahead of expected snap election, Baku Tribune reports citing Armenpress.

The Turkic Council deplored the statement by US President Joe Biden on the events of 1915, saying it harms the hopes of regional cooperation and stability.

Government minister Liz Truss on Sunday dismissed allegations of corruption leveled at British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a televised interview, reflecting a ruling party and its leader facing more criticism and skepticism over playing it straight.

Iran on Sunday announced the start of production of a local coronavirus vaccine as it entered Phase 3 of human trials, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

The Covid death toll remained unchanged in Israel Thursday, with the country, which is carrying out the world’s largest vaccination drive on a per capita basis, seeing no new daily fatalities for the first time since June 2020.

The combination of the core module of China's space station, Tianhe, and the Long March-5B Y2 rocket has been transported to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province on Friday.

PM Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the launch of the ‘India-US climate and clean energy Agenda 2030 partnership’, which can be a template of green collaborations to help developing countries access affordable green finance and clean technologies.

The government of Australia has scuttled a deal its Victoria state made with China as part of Beijing's massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Foreign Ministry has said.

Flag carrier Turkish Airlines will resume flights from the UK and Denmark, the company's CEO said on Wednesday.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said in an interview that he is trying to remove “ludicrous” Brexit border checks on Northern Ireland.

A deal by the UN and the government to supply food to 185,000 children in Venezuela through the UN World Food Programme (WFP) was widely praised on Tuesday by activist groups, think tanks and diplomatic delegations.

Pakistan has been elected to three key United Nations bodies, reflecting international community’s recognition of the country’s positive role at the UN, Baku Tribune reports citing app.com.pk.global.

A soldier serving in one of the military units in the South of Armenia has committed suicide, Baku Tribune reports citing Armenian Defense Ministry.

Germany is very concerned about Alexei Navalny's health, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, Baku Tribune reports citing Reuters.

Walter Mondale, a leading liberal Democratic voice of the late 20th century who was U.S. vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election, died on Monday at age 93, his family said, Baku Tribune reports quoting Reuters.

The Armenian Ambassador to Israel Armen Smbatyan is charged with money laundering and accessory to misconduct in a case involving a former Cabinet member, Baku Tribune reports citing Armenpress.

Pakistani FM to visit Iran Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi will pay a visit to Iran, said press secretary of Iranian MFA Said Khatibzadeh, Baku Tribune reports. According to him, Pakistani FM’s visit to Tehran will happen on April 21.

China and the US say they are committed to working together and with other countries on tackling climate change, BBC reported.

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny risks cardiac arrest at "any minute" as his health has rapidly deteriorated, doctors warned Saturday, urging immediate access to Russia's most famous prisoner.

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday announced a series of retaliatory measures, including expulsions of diplomats and entry bans, in response to the recent "hostile actions" of the United States, reports Xinhua.

China's economy grew 18.3 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2021, as strong domestic and foreign demands powered recovery from a low base in early 2020 when COVID-19 stalled the world's second-largest economy, reports Xinhua.