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News18
01-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Azerbaijan Alleges Torture Deaths, Russia Demands Journalists' Release, Armenia Slams "Interference"
Azerbaijani police raided the office of Russia's state-run Sputnik news agency, detaining three journalists, officials and the agency said on Monday (June 30), in the latest escalation of a diplomatic rift between Baku and foreign ministry said it had summoned Azerbaijan's ambassador over the raid and the "unlawful detention of Russian journalists" during the operation at Sputnik's raid comes after two people died during a police operation that targeted the Azerbaijani community in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg last weekend, which resulted in six arrests, sparking outcry in said that operation was part of a criminal investigation over a series of killings from 2001 to said one person died due to a heart attack during the raid and that the other death was still under investigation. Azerbaijan claimed both were killed by the between Baku and Moscow have worsened since Azerbaijan accused Russia of downing a passenger plane with an anti-aircraft missile in December last year, causing 38 deaths n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:55 AZERBAIJAN RAIDS RUSSIAN STATE MEDIA OUTLET IN BAKU5:35 'DON'T INTERFERE…', ARMENIAN FM URGES LAVROV7:28 RUSSIA DUBS SERBIA PROTESTS AS 'COLOUR REVOLUTION' More from world "Review Sharaa, HTS…' Trump Lifts Sanction as Israel Eyes Ties, Syria Govt Ordered Alawite Massacre? India's Operation Sindoor: A Strategic Shift in Counterterror Doctrine? | John Spencer Exclusive 'Porky Pig...': Elon Musk Slams Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill', Says 'Time For New Party' | News18 More Videos trending news India Women Vs England Women Live Score, 2nd T20I: Smriti Mandhana In Focus As IND Aim For 2-0 Lead 2-year-old sexually assaulted by neighbour in Delhi's Bawana Sakshi, Jaismine, Lakshya Chahar advance at World Boxing Cup JNU to hold entrance exam for two PhD courses not covered under UGC-NET latest news
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jamahal Hill vs. Khalil Rountree headlines UFC's debut in Azerbaijan
The UFC will touch down in Azerbaijan for the first time this summer, and its bringing a light heavyweight contender main event with it. At UFC Fight Night on June 21 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, top 205-pound contenders Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree will meet in a five-round headliner, the promotion announced Friday. AZERBAIJAN, ARE YOU READY??@JamahalH vs Khalil Rountree Jr. headline the first-ever UFC Baku on June 21 👏 Tickets on sale April 25 | Learn more: ——— AZƏRBAYCAN, HAZIRSAN ?@JamahalH və Khalil Rountree Jr. 21 iyun tarixində baş tutacaq ilk UFC… — UFC (@ufc) April 11, 2025 Both fighters look to bounce back from TKO losses. A former UFC light heavyweight champion, Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) never lost his title. He was forced to vacate after an Achilles injury in a celebrity basketball game, then returned and was knocked out by Alex Pereira in the UFC 300 headliner in April. He returned in January and was finished by Jiri Prochazka via TKO. Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fought Pereira at UFC 307 in August as a sizeable underdog. Despite the odds, Rountree fought valiantly and had his moments against the champion. The fight was a grueling and violent affair. Rountree was finished in Round 4, but respect was heaped on him from every edge of the combat sports world for his performance. The latest lineup for the card now includes:
