Around 280,000 people are registered as missing in Ukraine alone, with 10,000 new cases added each month, part of a 70% global rise since 2019. Forensic experts meeting in Baku said the obstacle was not forensic capacity but governmental reluctance.
Thousands of military personnel from Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, along with other nations attending as observers, including Iran, took part in the "Power of Unity, 2026" military exercise for the first time, in the Hojavend district of Azerbaijan's Karabakh region.
The 2nd Azerbaijan International Investment Forum brought together representatives from more than 70 countries to discuss investment, trade, infrastructure and diversification, with more than $10 billion in contracts and agreements signed.
Azerbaijan observes its annual Remembrance Day honouring soldiers fallen in 2020, while building on six years of peace for post-war recovery, new opportunities and regional normalisation.
A religious service at the historic Gandzasar monastery offered a rare insight into Karabakh's Christian heritage, as historic religious disputes linger while Azerbaijan and Armenia work toward lasting peace.
From centuries-old mugham to opera, jazz and traditional dance, Azerbaijan takes centre stage as the Montreux-Vevey festival celebrates its 80th anniversary.