Azerbaijani representative remained in the General Assembly hall during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations, while dozens of delegations, including Türkiye’s, walked out. The move triggered a wave of criticism of Baku in Türkiye — ranging from accusations of insufficient solidarity with Ankara to outright accusations of “betrayal”. Azerbaijan, meanwhile, says “unfounded and biased claims” are being circulated against relations between the two countries.

At least 63 relatives of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have flown abroad on business jets at least once. This conclusion was reached by the investigative outlet *Proekt* as part of its "Fellow Travelers" investigation. By comparison, the outlet identified 16 such passengers each in the families of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov.

Today, September 27, marks six years since the start of the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 10, 2020, the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia signed a trilateral statement, bringing hostilities to an end.

On the 33rd anniversary of the capture of Sukhumi by Abkhaz forces, the embassies of the United States, Germany, France, and Sweden in Tbilisi issued statements supporting Georgia's territorial integrity.