The Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov Regional Public Foundation plans to provide humanitarian assistance to up to 1 million people in the Gaza Strip, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on his Telegram channel.  Kadyrov said 1,514 families in western and eastern parts of the besieged enclave received assistance during the latest phase of the foundation's humanitarian programme.

Umar Dzhanbaruyev, who was involved in the criminal case over the mass unrest at Makhachkala airport in October 2023, has been killed while fighting in Ukraine, according to the head of Dagestan's Public Monitoring Commission. He is the second person involved in the airport riots known to have gone to the front and died there.

Russia is pressing Armenia to hold a referendum by December on whether to pursue European integration or remain a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), warning that failure to do so could lead to further measures against Yerevan, including a possible suspension of the EAEU treaty as it applies to Armenia.

The United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan say they have made progress towards lasting peace in the South Caucasus, a year after the leaders of the three countries met at the White House.

A fuel shortage is worsening across southern Russia, with motorists facing hours-long queues at petrol stations and authorities in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi urging residents and tourists to avoid using private cars.

Russia's Foreign Ministry has again denied that Moscow held official talks with Germany on ending the war in Ukraine, issuing a second public rebuttal of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's claim that Russian and German representatives met secretly in Baku last month.

A newborn baby girl was found abandoned at a playground in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, on Aug. 10. She was given emergency medical treatment and taken to hospital, where doctors said her condition was stable. Police and investigators are searching for her mother.

Russia's Supreme Court has cancelled the registration of the federal candidate list of the liberal Yabloko party for September's State Duma elections, removing the country's only officially registered political party that openly opposes the war in Ukraine. The ruling has not yet entered into force and can still be appealed.

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says his public support for Palestine has led to financial losses, claiming that several companies ended or declined sponsorship agreements with him and other members of his team.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said relations between Azerbaijan and the United States have reached their highest level since the two countries established diplomatic ties 34 years ago.
In a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump marking the anniversary of the Washington Summit, Aliyev described the Aug. 8, 2025 meeting as a turning point both for Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization and for bilateral relations between Baku and Washington.