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Refugees from the Nagorno-Karabakh region arrive at the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Society
Sep 28, 2023
Nearly half of Karabakh population flees Azerbaijani control
The Armenian government said more than 53,000 people had left since Azerbaijan lifted its nine-month blockade on the enclave.
Refugees sit in a truck after crossing the border, near the town of Kornidzor, on Tuesday. Hundreds of vehicles were heading to Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh, following Azerbaijan's lightning offensive against the separatist enclave.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 27, 2023
Armenia says ‘ethnic cleansing’ happening in Karabakh region
Armenia's prime minister met with top U.S. officials as the exodus of people fleeing to his country from Azerbaijan accelerated.
A car leaves Nagorno-Karabakh, a region that has been inhabited by ethnic Armenians, on Monday after fighters were defeated by Azerbaijan in a lightning military operation.
WORLD
Sep 26, 2023
Ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after defeat by Azerbaijan
The leadership of the 120,000 Armenians who call Karabakh home said they feared persecution and ethnic cleansing.
Protesters on Thursday held a rally in the Armenian capital Yerevan urging the government to intervene in the Nagorno-Karabakh region after Azerbaijani forces entered the enclave earlier this week.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2023
Azerbaijan may have won the war, but a bigger test begins
The strength of a cease-fire and peace talks over Nagorno-Karabakh will be tested by Azerbaijan's commitment to a true, long-term transition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023
One country’s COVID restrictions are turning into a moneymaker
Keeping Azerbaijan's land crossings closed stops hard currency leaks at a time when the country's oil output remains dangerously low.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2023
Max Verstappen slams sprint format: 'Just scrap the whole thing'
Previously to the ongoing Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Formula One had used the Saturday sprint to set the Sunday grid, while also awarding points to the top eight finishers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2023
The other conflict on Europe’s doorstep
In clear violation of a 2020 cease-fire agreement, Azerbaijan is fueling a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh and once again threatening neighboring Armenia with military aggression.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2022
A distracted Russia is losing its grip on its old Soviet sphere
Russia's domination of Central Asia and the Caucasus region is unraveling as the Kremlin focuses on the war in Ukraine — and border violence is flaring.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 14, 2022
Armenia and Azerbaijan clash raises fears of broader conflict
The long-simmering conflict last flared in 2020, when Moscow brokered a ceasefire. Now some wonder what Russia might do next.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2020
In Azerbaijan, pain and loss drive war fever
As dusk fell, the sound of wailing carried on the soft evening breeze. Women filled the courtyard of a small house, keening over a coffin draped in the national flag. Men clustered in hushed groups in the narrow alley outside.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2020
Little war in the Caucasus has big lessons for U.S. and Russia
The resumption of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh against Armenia, a longtime enemy of Turkey, indicates the war is part of a larger Turkish power play.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2020
Putin, long the sower of instability, is now surrounded by it
Concurrent crises have blindsided the Kremlin, undermining the Russian leader's image as a master tactician on the world stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2020
War in the Caucasus will spread to Russia and Turkey
What is particularly dangerous in this latest flare-up is that Moscow and Ankara are strongly backing different horses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2020
Fiercest clashes since 1990s rage in Azerbaijan's ethnic Armenian enclave
Fighting escalated sharply on Monday between Azerbaijan and its ethnic Armenian mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and at least 55 people were killed in a second day of heavy clashes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 29, 2018
Let's discuss Baku, Osaka's World Expo rival
With a month to go until the host of the 2025 World Expo is selected, Osaka officials are casting a nervous eye toward Baku.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 18, 2016
Hamilton slams 'moaning' rivals in Baku
Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has accused some rivals of 'moaning' about safety at the Baku street circuit that hosts Azerbaijan's inaugural grand prix on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2016
War returns to the Caucasus region
The frozen war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has thawed, with serious implications for the region.

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