Geneva

Azerbaijani activist and blogger Mehman Huseynov spoke at the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The appearance is drawing significant attention among Azerbaijani-speaking audiences, with tens of thousands engaging with coverage of his address. Huseynov, a well-known government critic who has previously reported on human rights abuses in Azerbaijan, using the UN platform to raise concerns has been widely shared and discussed.

Reports say the disconnection of the Large Hadron Collider has begun, marking the start of the machine being taken offline. The collider, based at CERN near Geneva, is the world's largest particle accelerator. Details on the reasons, scope or expected duration of the shutdown were not provided, and reactions from physicists or officials are not yet known.