APA News Agency

❗️🇹🇷 #NEW: Rock collapse in Türkiye's Cappadocia leaves two dead, one injured One of the natural rock formations in the town of Göreme, in #Türkiye's #Nevşehir province, has collapsed, APA's Türkiye bureau reports. Two people were killed and one person was injured in the incident. A crisis response center has been established in the area following the incident. It is reported that people remain trapped under the collapsed rocks. Search and rescue teams are continuing their operations in the area.

🇦🇿🇹🇷 President of #Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will not attend the #Summit of the Organization of #Turkic States to be held in #Ankara The reason for this is his participation in previously scheduled events and his busy work schedule. According to the information, the President’s participation in the award ceremony following the final match and at the official closing ceremony of the FIFA U-15 World Championship and Festival, to be held in #Baku for the first time in history on October 30, had been planned in advance. Azerbaijan will be represented at the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States by Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. #Türkiye #IlhamAliyev

🇦🇲 Pashinyan: Peace with Azerbaijan must last 400 years or longer Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan @NikolPashinyan has stated that there is no alternative to peace with #Azerbaijan and emphasized the importance of strengthening it at the institutional level. He said that his main priority as head of government is to ensure irreversible and long-lasting peace. He noted that a peace agreement with Azerbaijan must be signed and ratified. The Prime Minister drew attention to the importance of ensuring long-term peace against the backdrop of global developments. "When we look at what is happening in the world, we understand that the world order is actually collapsing. Fortunately, we have managed to achieve peace during this period. However, our task is to turn two years of peace into 20 years, one year into 200 years, and 200 years into 400 years or longer," the Armenian Prime Minister stated.

🇦🇿🇺🇦 Azerbaijan delivers $1.5 million worth of energy equipment to Ukraine Energy equipment worth a total of $1.5 million, sent by #Azerbaijan to #Ukraine as part of humanitarian aid, has been handed over to Ukraine's Ministry of Energy @MinEnergy_ua, said Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Ukraine, Seymur Mardaliyev @SMardaliyev, APA reports. It was reported that the equipment was sent as part of humanitarian aid in accordance with the relevant Order of the President of Azerbaijan. As part of the assistance, Ukraine received 9 transformers, 186 kilometers of cables, and 12 kV distribution equipment.

🇷🇺💥🇺🇦 #BREAKING: Russian army strikes electric train in Ukraine's Dnipro, killing 13 people The Russian army has carried out a drone strike on an electric train in #Dnipro, the city's mayor, Boris Filatov @borys_filatovv⁠, said, UNIAN @unian reports. According to him, 13 people were killed and five others injured in the attack.

‼️ IRGC: Three tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz over past 24 hours Three tankers passing through the #StraitofHormuz hit mines over the past 24 hours, APA reports, citing the naval forces of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to the statement, the vessels struck mines while passing through the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz. It was noted that the tankers had switched off all their radar and navigation systems and ignored warnings from the IRGC Navy.

🇦🇿🇹🇷 Azerbaijani FM attended OTS Foreign Ministers Council meeting in Ankara Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov @Bayramov_Jeyhun has attended a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in #Ankara, APA reports, citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry @AzerbaijanMFA. Jeyhun Bayramov was welcomed by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan @HakanFidan.

🇦🇿🇹🇷 President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Türkiye's Republic Day President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev @presidentaz has sent a congratulatory message to President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan @RTErdogan on the occasion of the national holiday of the brotherly Republic of #Türkiye — Republic Day on October 29.

🇦🇲⚡️ A brawl has broken out between lawmakers in Armenia’s parliament A mass brawl erupted between representatives of the ruling Civil Contract party and the opposition during a parliamentary session. The brawl was triggered by a speech delivered by Taron Chakhoyan, a lawmaker from the ruling party. His remarks directed at opposition representatives provoked a strong reaction from the opposing side. The verbal confrontation escalated into a physical altercation involving several lawmakers. #Armenia @Parliament_AM

🇦🇿🇹🇷 Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov visits Türkiye Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov @Bayramov_Jeyhun has paid a visit to #Türkiye, APA's Türkiye bureau reports. Jeyhun Bayramov is participating in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States in #Ankara today.

🗣️ Trump @realDonaldTrump mocked Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei, imitating how he allegedly tried to escape from a bunker after a US missile strike. #Trump #AyatollahKhamenei

🇦🇿Azerbaijan to elect new ombudsman A new ombudsman will be elected in #Azerbaijan, APA reports. The issue of "Election of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan" has been included in the agenda of tomorrow's meeting of the Human Rights Committee of the Milli Majlis @Milli_Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament).

#LATEST: With about 88.6% of votes counted in #Israel’s election, the outgoing coalition has 53 seats and the anti-Netanyahu “change bloc” 48, so neither can reach the 61 needed for a majority without the #Arab parties. #Netanyahu

🇷🇺 Presidential Aide: European countries will not participate in trilateral talks between Russia, US and Ukraine European countries will not participate in trilateral talks between #Russia, the United States and #Ukraine, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said, APA's Moscow bureau reports. According to him, the date of the talks will be announced soon. It should be noted that trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine on Ukraine will be held in Abu Dhabi. Although the Kremlin announced that the talks would take place after November 10, the Polish Prime Minister stated that the meeting was scheduled for November 4.

🇺🇦🇳🇱 Zelenskyy visits the Netherlands Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy @ZelenskyyUa has arrived in the #Netherlands to meet with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten @MinPres. The meeting will focus on strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses, as well as defense and economic cooperation.

❗️🇪🇸 46 killed in high-speed train collision in Spain At least 46 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided near Toledo, #Spain, according to Xinhua @XHNews. 🚆 Rail operator Adif suspended services on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed line following the collision.

🇦🇲 FM Mirzoyan: We see no possibility of Armenia returning to CSTO #Armenia has long ceased its activities in the Collective Security Treaty Organization @CSTO_ODKB(CSTO) and frozen its membership, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan @AraratMirzoyan said while commenting on statements by the organization's former Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha, Armenian media reports. "We see no possibility of returning to the organization or changing our relations," the Foreign Minister said at a joint briefing with his Slovenian counterpart in #Yerevan. Note that Bordyuzha emphasized the need to expel Armenia from the CSTO.

‼️ #BREAKING: Security officer injured in attack near Israeli Embassy in #Belgrade A knife-wielding individual attacked a security officer near the Israeli Embassy in Serbia @IsraelinSerbia, APA reports. According to Israeli media, the attacker, who is a minor, was neutralized, and his identity has not yet been established. Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić stated that the authorities are treating the incident as a terrorist act. According to the information, the attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar" before the incident. He was carrying two knives. No information has been provided about other circumstances of the incident or the condition of the injured security guard.

⚡️US tells Gulf more strikes on Iran could be coming after midterms: WSJ The U.S. has signaled to multiple Gulf countries that it may conduct a brief and forceful military operation against #Iran after the midterms, The Wall Street Journal @WSJ reports, citing anonymous sources briefed on the conversations. Although President Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump has not yet made a final decision, U.S. forces in the area have been preparing for potential strikes. Trump is "leaning toward a large post-election attack that could target Iranian infrastructure and nuclear sites," the newspaper reported, citing sources familiar with his thinking. The U.S. and Israel would reportedly conduct the strikes "in hopes of degrading Tehran's strength and pushing it toward negotiations." However, analysts have questioned whether this would actually be an effective means of getting Iran to capitulate since it's already withstood a heavy military campaign. The White House told the publication it wouldn't comment on "sensitive military plans that may or may not exist."

#LATEST: #Israel’s three main TV networks have updated their exit polls and now all show the same result. #Netanyahu’s bloc at 50 seats, the #Jewish opposition at 52 and #Arab-led parties at 18, leaving neither camp with the 61 seats needed for a majority.