The second court session on the fabricated criminal case of 14 prisoners of war from Armenia’s Shirak Province has started in Baku’s Court of Aggravated Crimes. Baku accuses Armenian captives of committing terrorism and other crimes in Azerbaijan. At today’s session, the prosecutor voiced the indictment. The Armenian prisoners of war are Hrachya Avagyan, Gegham …

The third President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, spoke to the BBC’s Russian service. He said that the desire to resolve the Karabakh conflict and the start of the reconciliation process has forced him to stay in power in 2018 after two terms in power. Sargsyan expressed confidence that at that time there …

The Office of the Armenian President has informed that by a decree of President Armen Sargsyan, the head of the Armenian Armed Forces Air Defense Troops Armen Vardanyan and the Rrmenian Armed Forces Engineering Troops Ishkhan Matevoyan have been dismissed from their posts.

The President of France, Emanuel Macron, has sent a congratulatory message to Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the victory of the Civil Contract party in the early parliamentary elections. The message states: “Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Dear Nicol, On the occasion of the victory of your party in the early parliamentary elections in Armenia …

A rare tornado and strong storms struck along the Czech Republic’s southern border on Thursday, destroying parts of some towns, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more, emergency services and media said. The tornado, reported in towns around Hodonin, along the Slovak and Austrian borders and 270 kilometres southeast of Prague, the capital, may …

As of 11:00 am on June 25, a total of 224,635 cases of coronavirus disease have been confirmed, with 216,423 recovered and 4,505 were fatal. Some 2,611 patients are currently receiving treatment. A total of 1,167,466 tests have been performed. Some 3,724 tests were performed yesterday, with 102 positive; 111 recovered, no deaths have been …

“There can no longer be any doubt that Azerbaijan has a problem of political prisoners, and that this problem is due to structural and systemic causes,” PACE has declared, urging the authorities to ensure alleged cases are reviewed by an impartial body, and to undertake “fundamental reforms” to fulfil its obligations under the European Convention on Human …

Georgia and Turkey discussed the further liberalization of agricultural tariffs under the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, as well as the possibility of including the provision of services in the document. Georgia Online quoted, the Georgian Ministry of Economy as reporting. The 12th meeting of the Joint Committee under the Georgian-Turkish Free Trade …

The European Union should seek direct talks with President Vladimir Putin even as it stands together against “provocations” from Russia, said Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday. “In my opinion, we as the European Union must also seek direct contact with Russia and the Russian president,” she told parliament. “It is not enough for the American …

More than 20 Russian aircraft and two coastguard ships have shadowed a British warship sailing near Crimea, BBC reported. Moscow’s defence ministry said a patrol ship fired warning shots and a jet dropped bombs in the path of HMS Defender as it sailed some 12 miles (19km) off Crimea’s coast. The UK government rejected Russia’s …