Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic travelled to the Ukrainian city of Odesa for a regional summit on Wednesday, the first time the Moscow-friendly leader has visited the country during his 12 years in power, Reuters reports. Vucic travelled to Ukraine for one day to take part in the Ukraine-Southeastern Europe Summit in the Black Sea…
The United States said on Friday it ‘continues to be deeply troubled’ as Azerbaijan arrested another journalist – fifth in the past 10 days – from independent media outlets. A court in Baku on Friday ordered Abzas Media journalist Nargiz Absalamova be held in detention for three months on charges of foreign currency smuggling…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (July 31) signed an executive order increasing tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% from 25% on all products not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, the White House said, Reuters reports. Goods transshipped to another country to evade the new tariffs would be subject to a transshipment levy…
Iran will not renounce its right to pursue a peaceful nuclear program, President of the Islamic Republic Ebrahim Raisi said during a speech on state television, reports IA REGNUM. “We will not step back on the path of protecting the Iranian people’s right to a nuclear program,” he said. The Iranian President added that Tehran…
During the past day, three violations of the cease-fire regime by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were recorded in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping troops, as a result of which a representative of the Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces was injured. This is stated in the summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian…
Important call with Armenia FM Ararat Mirzoyan on humanitarian situation affecting Karabakh Armenians, Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, tweeted. “Reiterated EU support to reopen Lachin corridor without delay to enable humanitarian aid delivery. Key to return to dialogue in good faith, including between Baku and Karabakh Armenians,”…
US special envoy Steve Witkoff tells families of hostages in Tel Aviv that a majority of Israelis and Gazans want hostages held by Hamas to be returned, as quoted by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum in a Hebrew statement, The Times of Israel reports. “A majority of Israelis want the hostages at home,…
“Indirect” talks between Iran and the United States aimed at removing U.S. sanctions will resume this week, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. The talks, scheduled for this week, are intended to smoothen a few issues over the lifting of U.S. sanctions against Iran, the spokesman said during his weekly press conference….
Rapid response collective forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold military exercises in Kazakhstan from September 26 to October 8, Interfax reports citing the Kazakh defense ministry’s press statement. The drills called “Mutual Impact-2022”, “Search-2022”, “Echelon-2022” will take place in Kazakhstan’s Jambyl and Almaty regions. It was reported that the new joint…
The United States has received a list of conditions from Ukraine for a possible peace agreement, and is now waiting to receive proposals from the Russian side, U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said. “When President Trump spoke with President Putin a little over a week ago, the Russians said they were…
The West seeks to make transporting goods to the westernmost Kaliningrad Region from other Russian regions as troublesome as possible in order to isolate the exclave, Russian Presidential Aide, Chairman of the Maritime Board Nikolay Patrushev said at a meeting in the Kaliningrad Region, TASS reports. “In order to isolate the Kaliningrad Region and…
Reuters. Iran’s foreign minister said his country was ready for diplomacy with the United States on Monday (February 2). Abbas Araqchi, speaking to officials at the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, added that any talks must take place with mutual respect. “Whoever speaks with respect, you will respond with respect, and whoever speaks…
The first of its kind among CIS and Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan conducted a historic referendum, encouraging citizens to directly vote on the construction of a nuclear power plant (NPP). Domestically and internationally, the early voter turnout exceeded 50%, highlighting the importance of the election results, which will significantly influence the nation’s energy future, Kazinform…
Russia is likely to launch an extensive influence campaign against Armenia in 2026, Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service said in a report posted on its website. The following is the report itself: In August 2025, a potentially historic event occurred in Washington. With the mediation of US President Donald Trump, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan…
Ukraine is preparing a response to today’s massive Russian shelling, which killed and injured civilians, says Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov on Facebook. “Russia struck our cities again overnight. Civilians were injured, homes were destroyed, and critical infrastructure was damaged,” he said. The minister adds this is another proof of Ukraine’s…
A group of unidentified people opened fire on the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) election liaison office in Istanbul’s Bahçelievler Kocasinan during the night, Turkish media reports. While no one was injured in the incident, a large number of police teams were dispatched to the site upon notice. Police teams arrived…
The head of Hezbollah’s media office, Mohammad Afif, stated on Friday that Israeli military censorship is concealing both its battlefield and internal losses, LBCI reports. He told reporters that Israel continues to bomb Beirut’s southern suburbs under “false claims” of targeting weapon depots, stating that such allegations “no longer fool anyone.” He further…
At a difficult moment, Russia came to the aid of the people of Armenia and restored the railway communication with Georgia destroyed by the natural disaster in a record short time, stated the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Overchuk. “Russian specialists personally worked around the clock with their Armenian colleagues in the direction…
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk calls for free and safe movement through Lachin corridor to be immediately and fully enabled. “Unrestricted access to food, medicine and other basic goods and services is essential to the enjoyment of human rights by the affected population,” the UN Human Rights Twitter post reads.
Hezbollah supports efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Lebanon, its top official said on Tuesday, marking the first time the group has publicly endorsed a truce and not conditioned it on stopping the war in Gaza, CNN reports. “We support the political efforts led by (Parliament Speaker Nabih) Berri under the banner of…
The newly appointed Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Republic of Armenia Nora Arisian handed the copies of her credentials to Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan. Minister Mirzoyan congratulated Nora Arisian and expressed confidence that her diplomatic activity will serve the continuous development of the Armenian-Syrian relations and the expansion of…
In Washington DC, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Erika Olson, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Philip Reeker, the U.S. Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations. It was followed by the meeting of the Foreign Minister of Armenia, the U.S. Deputy…
Slovakia is considering suing the EU over its plans to stop the delivery of Russian gas supplies from 2028 as a result of its war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday (November 19), Reuters reports. Slovakia and Hungary have been sharply critical of the EU executive’s plans to phase out Russian…
Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of Armenian Foreign Ministry, referred to the sentencing Vagif Khachatryan to 15 years imprisonment in Baku. “Vagif Khachatryan: “I am innocent person.” Despite clear rejection of any false accusation, 68-year-old resident of Nagorno Karabakh was “sentenced” to 15-year imprisonment after over a month of mock “trail”-show in Baku. We stress:…
Russian tennis player of Armenian descent Karen Khachanov (20th in the world) qualified for the round of 16 of the Australian Open by beating American Frances Tiafoe (17th), semi-finalist of the last US Open, 6-3, 6-4 , 3-6, 7-6 (11/9) Friday in Melbourne. Traditionally, players sign the camera lens after the match. Khachanov wrote “Artsakh,…
Sixty U.S. Senators and Representatives, led by Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), called on congressional leaders to send security assistance to Armenia and provide additional refugee relief aid for Nagorno-Karabakh ethnic cleansing survivors as part of the national security supplemental funding bill, set to be reviewed as early as next week,…
Wildfires continue to wreak havoc in the US state of California. According to CNN, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that it had received a report of 10 deaths from the fires on Thursday evening. Tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents have been ordered to evacuate. The situation is being exacerbated…
The top U.N. court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end and for settlement construction to stop immediately, issuing an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel’s rule over the lands it captured 57 years ago, AP reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly denounced…
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi described the plan to plant 1 billion trees in 4 years throughout the country as one of the very good and valuable measures in the field of preserving natural resources, enriching forests and creating forest parks in order to preserve the environment and sustainable development in the country, Presidential press office…
US State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs referred to the upcoming meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. “We welcome the announcement that Ilham Aliyev and Nikol Pashinyan will meet in Brussels with Charles Michel on May 14. This is an important opportunity to build on forward momentum following talks in…
