Azerbaijan

• The nascent ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia is tentatively holding: Azerbaijan stopped its offensive and plans to solidify its control over Nagorno-Karabakh.
• The agreement requires pro-Armenian militias in Nagorno-Karabakh to disarm, and they seem ready to comply.

• Speaking before the UN General Assembly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated the bizarre claim that the West instigated Russia's war in Ukraine by staging a coup to install Pres. Zelensky. Zelensky had left the room before Lavrov's address.

• Saudi crown prince MBS gave a rare media interview with Fox News. He threatened that Saudi would seek nuclear weapons if Iran obtains one: "If they get one, we have to get one."
• He also said that Saudi and Israel are getting closer "every day" to normalizing relations.

• Canada and India escalated their spat over the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist, for which Canada blamed Indian state agents. India suspended visa services in Canada, and Canada withdrew some of its diplomats from India.
• Canada plans to present evidence to support its claim that Indian agents were behind the assassination.