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.

Crimean political prisoner Tofik Abdulgaziev has once again been placed in a punitive confinement cell for 10 days. A hearing on his motion for release due to health reasons, originally scheduled for September 22, has been postponed to October 26. The Crimean Tatar Resource Center reported this, citing the prisoner's wife, Aliye Abdulgazieva.

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.

The Russian airline Red Wings has applied to expand its route network in Georgia. The carrier has requested authorization from Russian aviation authorities to operate flights to Tbilisi and Batumi from several dozen cities.