Headlines- Despite claims of shortages, US President Donald Trump maintains that the country has "massive amounts of munitions" and expects the Iran war will wrap up "pretty soon."
- After both sides agreed on the coordinates of routes through the vital waterway, Iran claims that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is "on the verge of being finalized" with Oman.
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- After the Supreme Court's decision to strike down his last executive order that sought to abolish birthright citizenship, President Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday in an attempt to deny citizenship to some American-born children.
- Farhad N. was given a life sentence by a German court for murder and attempted murder in connection with the deadly car attack on a Verdi trade union demonstration in Munich in February 2025.
- In a Syrian town with Druze and Christian communities near the capital Damascus, a bomb planted on a minibus exploded on Thursday, leaving at least two dead and thirteen injured.
Tag: Armenia
Armenia, Azerbaijan Accuse Each Other Of...
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other shelling civilian targets on October 28 and breaking a U.S.-brokered truce
Third time Unlikely to be a...
The new ceasefire was agreed on October 25 under the mediation of the United States, where the foreign ministers of both warring countries have been meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other American officials, as well as with one another
Nagorno Karabakh US Diaspora
World powers are calling for peace as the conflict continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. The territory is in Azerbaijan but run by ethnic Armenians; both sides claim it as their own. Meanwhile in America, both Armenian and Azerbaijani diasporas are mobilizing to help their homelands
Cathedral In Nagorno-Karabakh Shelled As Azerbaijani...
A cathedral in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh was damaged in fighting on October 8. Armenia has blamed Azerbaijan, which denies targeting any religious sites. Districts across Azerbaijan have also come under attack from the Armenian side. The violent conflict between the two sides, which resulted in a war in the 1990s, flared up
Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh Intensifies
Turkey’s backing of Azerbaijan in the conflict with Armenia over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh enclave is coming under increasing scrutiny. Despite international pressure, Turkey is rejecting calls to back an unconditional ceasefire, as Ankara steps up its support of Azerbaijan’s military goals.
Residents Of Azerbaijan Clean Up After...
Residents of the village of Tazakend in Azerbaijan cleaned up the rubble after shelling by Armenian forces damaged businesses and homes. There were reportedly some 50 shell strikes overnight on October 6 after a lull in the fighting the previous day
Perspectives | New Armenian-Azerbaijani War Forces...
To be sure, the scale of the fighting and Turkey’s support have given Baku greater confidence to resist what it has long seen as Moscow’s self-serving conflict management. But what else lies behind Russia’s low-profile response?
Armenian Authorities Seize Properties Linked to...
The seizures come as Minasyan has been taking a higher-profile role as a government critic-in-exile. In April he was charged with money laundering, among other crimes, and has refused to come to Armenia to face the charges. (He lives abroad – it is not clear where – and was formerly Armenia’s ambassador to the Vatican.)
Armenia Debates Cracking Down on “Fake...
Since the new government took over, “fake news” has become a political tool in the hands of former regime loyalists, argued Arman Babajanyan, an independent member of parliament
Armenians Debate Emigration, Indian Immigrants
Data from the National Statistics Service in fact show that the balance between people who left Armenia and those who entered did in fact decrease by 88.6 percent over the period Pashinyan identified