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Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s president.

Azerbaijan president says Russia shot at its plane, lied about cause of crash

“We witnessed clear attempts to cover up the matter,” said President Ilham Aliyev, who wants Russia to accept its guilt and to punish those responsible.

  • Nailia Bagirova and Anton Kolodyazhnyy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a video address to congratulate employees and veterans of the Russian Emergencies Ministry on their professional holiday, Rescue Worker’s Day, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin apologises over ‘tragic incident’ with Azerbaijan plane in Russian airspace

Flight J2-8243 crashed in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from southern Russia. At least 38 people were killed.

  • Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Nailia Bagirova
The crash landing of the Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan.

A strange banging sound, chaos and prayers before plane crashed

Twenty-nine people miraculously survived the Azerbaijani Airlines crash on Christmas Day. Three retell their horrifying tale.

  • Milana Mazaeva and Ivan Nechepurenko
In this photo taken from a video released by the administration of Mangystau region, the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (The Administration of Mangystau Region via AP)

Mystery and speculation surround cause of deadly Kazakhstan plane crash

The plane with 67 on board had veered wildly off course, then crashed while returning from a Russian area struck by Ukraine. Twenty-nine people survived.

  • Katie Marie Davies and Dasha Litvinova
Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 UN Climate Summit.

Countries to benefit from $460b climate deal blast funding as woefully insufficient

The funding will help poorer countries deal with the impacts of climate change, with rich countries leading the payments.

  • Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Karin Strohecker
Oil fields near Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which will host the annual COP29 global climate summit in November.

The extraordinary tale of how an oil state ended up hosting the world’s most important climate talks

This year, it is the tiny petrostate of Azerbaijan, next year giant Brazil, and if the Albanese government gets its way, Australia will be next in line to host the climate Olympics.

  • Nick O'Malley
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Infrared camera footage of the suspected crash.

Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash

President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in the helicopter had been missing for more than 12 hours when rescuers spotted the wreckage.

  • Jon Gambrell
A man stands in front of a burnt car after unrest in Noumea, New Caledonia this week.

Just a two-hour flight from Australia, idyllic New Caledonia implodes

This week, the tropical Pacific holiday destination erupted amid tensions with the French government in Paris over voting rights.

  • Matthew Knott
Demonstrators hold Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flags during a gathering in Paris.

French officials see Azerbaijan’s foreign interference behind deadly riots in New Caledonia

Azerbaijan had invited separatists from the French territories last year, resulting in a group whose stated aim is to support “French liberation and anti-colonialist movements”.

  • Chris Zappone
A Russian peacekeepers’s military helicopter transports a wounded person from a field hospital in Nagorno-Karabakh to the Armenian side on Tuesday.

By decree, Nagorno-Karabakh ‘will cease to exist’

After a nearly three-decade bid for independence, the unrecognised republic at the centre of a geopolitical fight is no more.

  • Avet Demourian and Rob Harris

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