Huge explosion rips through oil and gas field off coast of Azerbaijan

Huge explosion rips through oil and gas field off coast of Azerbaijan amid fears a rig or tanker has been destroyed Explosion allegedly occurred at Umid gas field in Caspian Sea, local media say Video shows the huge explosion lighting up the night sky as fireball erupted There is no official information about what caused … Read more

Meet the glamorous Denmark WAGs set to cheer on their partners against England at Wembley 

Following an impressive victory against the Czech Republic yesterday, Denmark have secured their spot in the Euro 2020 semi-finals. The squad, who beat their rivals 2-1 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday leapt for joy thanks to first-half strikes from Thomas Delaney and Kasper Dolberg. Patrik Schick responded for the Czechs early in the second half to … Read more

Wales fans gather round their TVs to watch Gareth Bales’ men take on Switzerland in Baku

Wales fans gather round their TVs to watch Gareth Bales’ men take on Switzerland in first Euro 2020 match as Gary Lineker wishes the team ‘pob lwc’ (that’s ‘Good luck’ in Welsh) By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 13:47 BST, 12 June 2021 | Updated: 13:49 BST, 12 June 2021 Advertisement Wales fans have gathered … Read more

Lewis Hamilton in double denim at Formula One Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton looks effortlessly cool in double denim as he prepares for the Grand Prix in Azerbaijan By Kristy Johnson For Mailonline Published: 10:09 BST, 4 June 2021 | Updated: 10:10 BST, 4 June 2021 He’s known just as much for his fashion sense as his sporting prowess. And Lewis Hamilton looked effortlessly cool as … Read more

Banker wife fails in bid to overturn ‘McMafia’ asset freeze

Banker wife fails in bid to overturn ‘McMafia’ asset freeze: Woman who spent £16m shopping at Harrods loses appeal against £22million confiscation order Supreme Court upholds 2 unexplained wealth orders against jailed banker’s wife  Zamira Hajiyeva has lost her appeal against a £22million confiscation order The couple, who deny all wrongdoing, were subjects of UK’s … Read more

Russian military helicopter ‘accidentally’ shot down by Azerbaijan forces, killing two crew members

Russian military helicopter is ‘accidentally’ shot down by Azerbaijan forces, killing two crew members and prompting immediate apology to Putin Mi-24 helicopter shot down in Armenia near Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic  Aircraft was hit by man-portable air defence system at 2.30om on Monday  It accompanied convoy to Russia’s military base and third person was injured By Nicole … Read more

Azerbaijan and Armenia clash: US tries to negotiate ceasefire

Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces clashed in several parts of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday, as the United States stepped up diplomatic efforts to try to end the deadliest fighting in the mountain enclave for over a quarter of a century. In Washington, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met separately with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan … Read more

Clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia intensify as US steps up efforts to negotiate a ceasefire

Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces clashed in several parts of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday, as the United States stepped up diplomatic efforts to try to end the deadliest fighting in the mountain enclave for over a quarter of a century. In Washington, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met separately with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan … Read more

Civilians killed and injured as major cities are shelled in conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia 

Azerbaijan’s second-largest city, Ganja, has been hit by heavy shelling today as the country’s forces exchanged heavy rocket and artillery fire with Armenia over disputed territory. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh has intensified between the two nations’ forces in the last week, with the breakaway region’s capital and Azerbaijan’s Ganja both hit today. Armenia said that Nagorno-Karabakh’s main … Read more

Azerbaijan releases new aerial footage claiming to show bombing raid on Armenian soldiers

A video shared by Azerbaijan’s defence ministry claims to show Armenian military personnel being bombed as the conflict between the two nations escalates. The aerial footage – likely recorded from either a gunship or a drone – appears to show the Azerbaijani aircraft targeting Armenian soldiers and military equipment. Shared on Friday with the title … Read more