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CNN reports: President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on Friday, where they finalized a peace agreement that would grant the United States exclusive development access to a critical transit corridor in the South Caucasus, which will be named after Trump. The deal is aimed at quelling long-simmering tensions between the two nations, …

The Washington Post reports: Azerbaijan demanded Sunday that Russia admit responsibility for the incident that led to the crash of a passenger plane on Christmas Day, killing 38 people, and pay compensation to the government and affected families. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in televised remarks that the national carrier’s plane, which was supposed to land in Grozny, the capital …

The New York Times reports: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Saturday apologized for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane this past week, breaking the Kremlin’s three-day silence on the accident that claimed the lives of 38 people. He did not explicitly acknowledge Russia’s responsibility for the crash. The Kremlin said in a statement that Mr. Putin “offered …

CBS News reports: Speculation was mounting Friday that Russia’s military could have had a role in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people and left 29 survivors injured in Kazakhstan on Christmas day, with experts casting doubt on Moscow’s suggestion that a bird strike was to blame. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, was flying from …

NBC News reports: The Kremlin on Thursday warned against speculating what may have caused an Azerbaijan Airlines flight to crash, killing 38 of the 67 on board, after an aviation expert said evidence indicated that a Russian anti-missile battery may have brought down the passenger plane. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the investigation into the cause of the crash was …

The Telegraph reports: An Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on Christmas Day was “likely shot down by a Russian military air defence system,” a UK-based aviation security firm has said. The crash immediately prompted speculation that the aircraft was shot down by Russia after it took a detour of hundreds of miles in the wrong direction and crash-landed with holes …

Fortune reports: The AI humanoid ‘Sophia’ has been making a worldwide tour on behalf of her creator, Hanson Robotics of Hong Kong, and made an unexpected stop to the Caucasus this week. The Caucasus stop meant granting the world’s first ever visa granted to a robot, a process that took just two minutes thanks to some smart technology. Sophia’s visit …

The Independent reports: Firefighters are battling a blaze at the unfinished Trump International Hotel and Tower in Azerbaijani capital Baku. The Azadliq newspaper reported that the fire broke out on the middle floors of the 33-storey building and was spreading, with six units of firefighters at the scene. There were no immediate reports of injuries, following an apartment fire at …

The Washington Post reports: This week, a government journal in the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan announced that the country’s interior ministry had compiled a registry of “proven” gays and lesbians. The list named 319 men and 48 women, whom Tajik federal prosecutors identified in operations they called “Morality” and “Purge.” A purge — likely in the form of mass …

Well, he’s not hard to look at. And he’s a wrestler. Azerbaijan won Eurovision 2011, prompting activists like Peter Tatchell to warn the contest’s massive gay following against attending last year’s event because Azerbaijan is “an unsafe destination for gay people.” (The winning nation hosts the following year’s contest.) No incidents occurred, although the government of Iran claimed that Azerbaijan …

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The Eurovision finals are taking place this weekend and as many of Europe’s media outlets poured into Baku, neighboring Iran took to its state-controlled press to accuse host nation Azerbaijan of allowing a “gay parade.” On Wednesday, Iran claimed that the Azerbaijani government was insulting Islam because it was going to allow a “gay parade,” according to the semi-official Fars …

I don’t usually like the Eurovision ballads, but this appeals to me, probably because I can tell the remixes are going to be killer. Having won last year, Azerbaijan is this year’s host, and since the host country rarely wins, Sabina doesn’t likely have much of a chance. However, the host country is also automatically in the finals, so we’ll …

The winning nation of the Eurovision Song Contest gets to host the event the following year, with gay fans of the contest often comprising one of the largest groups of tourists in attendance. Today noted British LGBT activist Peter Tatchell warns that this year’s Eurovision winner, Azerbaijan, is an unsafe destination for gay people. “Azerbaijan is not a welcoming or …

With a strong 211 points, Azerbaijan’s schlocky pop duo Ell & Nicki were the surprise winners tonight at Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Dusseldorf. Italy’s Rafael Gualazzi and his retro 1940’s sound took second place with 189 points. Third place went to Sweden’s cheesetastic Eric Saade with 185 points. Ireland’s glitzy disco twins Jedward, the favorites of many gay fans, …

Azerbeijan’s Eurovision entry totally reminds me of late ’80s Miami freestyle – sort of Johnny O & Cynthia go to Baku. Power 96, represent!