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Investigations are ongoing, but signs point to possible Russian involvement in the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane on Christmas Day.

Azerbaijan Airlines cancels flights to seven Russian cities following the crash of one of its planes in Kazakhstan. The incident has raised suspicions of accidental downing by Russian air defense forces.

Passenger Subkhon Rakhimov, who filmed the moments leading up to the crash to inform his wife, has reportedly survived the plane crash in Kazakhstan.

Multiple sources, including Reuters, confirm that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on Christmas Day, killing 38 passengers, was shot down by a Russian air defense system.

The Kremlin warns against speculating on the cause of a deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan, as investigation is ongoing.

Nearly 29 people survived the plane crash in Kazakhstan which left some of them trembling on their legs but strong enough to walk away.

An Azerbaijani passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines has crashed in Kazakhstan. The plane was en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny, in the Russian republic of Chechnya. Authorities confirm 72 people were on board with more than 50 rescuers on site. Survivors are being treated at hospitals.

Representatives of several island nations and developing countries have walked away from the negotiations at the climate summit in Azerbaijan, citing dissatisfaction with the proposed financing for climate aid. Meanwhile, the European Union delegation expects the talks to continue at COP29.

The new European Commission is set to start on December 1st after a chaotic political dispute between left and right-wing parties was resolved last week.

The 29th edition of the UN Climate Summit (COP) starts in Baku where global climate plans will be negotiated.

Three crew members of the ISS have safely returned to Earth after a long space journey. Two of them, the Russians Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, spent 374 consecutive days at the International Space Station, setting a new record.