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Fyodor Shchukin confirmed as head of Dagestan, ending his interim tenure
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Fyodor Shchukin confirmed as head of Dagestan, ending his interim tenure
15 October 2026

Dagestan’s People’s Assembly today confirmed Fyodor Shchukin as head of the republic for a five-year term. Of the 87 deputies who took part in the vote, 78 supported the former chairman of Dagestan’s Supreme Court, who had been serving as acting head of the region since May. Four votes went to parliament’s deputy speaker, Kamil Davdiev, and another four to Samir Abdulkhаlikov, head of the Communist Party faction. One ballot was declared invalid.

Media: Delegations from 13 countries walk out of Baku summit during Israeli President’s speech
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Media: Delegations from 13 countries walk out of Baku summit during Israeli President’s speech
15 October 2026

Representatives from several countries walked out of the hall during a speech by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on October 15 at the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), currently being held in Baku. According to the Turkish newspaper *Yeni Akit*, delegations from 13 countries—Iran, Palestine, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh—participated in the walkout.

Concluding a Peace Agreement with Azerbaijan: Pashinyan’s Personal Priority Through 2031
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Concluding a Peace Agreement with Azerbaijan: Pashinyan’s Personal Priority Through 2031
15 October 2026

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has identified the signing and ratification of a peace agreement with Azerbaijan as his primary objective for the coming years. He intends to see this matter resolved by 2031, a goal he announced during a government meeting on October 15, as reported by Armenpress.

Georgia’s Interior Ministry Denies Involvement in Entry Ban for Japaridze in Turkey
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Georgia’s Interior Ministry Denies Involvement in Entry Ban for Japaridze in Turkey
15 October 2026

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has stated that it did not request a ban on opposition politician Zurab Japaridze entering other countries. The agency commented on the detention of one of the "Coalition for Change" leaders at a Turkish airport in response to an inquiry from the IPN news agency.