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The trial of Ruben Vardanian, the former de facto prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, on charges of terrorism, crimes against humanity, and crimes against the state of Azerbaijan is set to begin on January 17 in Baku.
The United States and Armenia on January 14 signed a strategic partnership agreement expanding cooperation in security and several of areas as Yerevan seeks to distance itself from traditional ally Russia.
Wildfires raging around Los Angeles, California have destroyed an estimated 10,000 buildings and forced many thousands of people from their homes. With official resources stretched thin, groups representing the large Armenian-American diaspora in the region are assisting their neighbors in need.
A Christian school serving Los Angeles's large Armenian community was among more than 1,000 buildings burned to the ground by raging wildfires in southern California. At least six separate fires caused widespread destruction on January 7 and 8.
Armenian Lieutenant General Tiran Khachatrian was arrested on January 4 and will be detained awaiting trial. State prosecutors allege that Khachatrian failed to perform his official duties during the 44-day war in 2020 between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
From Central Europe to the Caucusus to Central Asia and Afghanistan, 2024 saw extreme flooding across many of the countries in RFE/RL's region. We look back at the impact and ask Ayesha Tandon, a science journalist at the U.K.-based website Carbon Brief, what's causing the increased flooding.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian declared on December 4 in parliament that Yerevan had effectively passed the "point of no return" regarding its reintegration into a Russian-led military alliance.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on November 12 that it had jurisdiction to consider rival cases by Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 8 announced an agreement that will see Russian border guards withdraw from the Armenian-Iranian frontier checkpoint as of January 1, 2025.
A year ago, more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh. One of the refugees was a rapper and singer named Lyoka, who suffered through years of conflict as a child. Now living in Yerevan, Lyoka spoke about the loss of leaving his home and his dream of a career in music.
One year ago, Azerbaijan launched an offensive that resulted in regaining full control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. The more than 100,000 ethnic Armenian refugees that were forced to flee remain in limbo, while Azerbaijan has slowly begun to repopulate its newly regained territories.
Armenia's Investigative Committee said on September 18 three suspects, allegedly trained in Russia, had been arrested for planning an armed coup with four more still at large.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian is set to make an official visit to neighboring Georgia on September 16, media reports in Georgia stated, although no official announcement has been made.
The Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) was reconnected to the grid on August 31 after being shut down a day earlier following a lightning strike, authorities said.
Angry protesters in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, pelted the Belarusian Embassy with eggs and tomatoes on August 21 after recent comments by Alyaksandr Lukashenka sparked outrage.
Protesters in Yerevan pelted the Belarusian Embassy with eggs and other produce and demanded that diplomatic ties with Minsk be cut over statements made by authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka about Armenia's shift westward.
ussian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on August 19 that Moscow is ready to get involved in the process of signing a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Ukrainian forces have taken control of at least 28 settlements in Russia's Kursk region, according to Russian officials. More than 120,000 people have been evacuated in the region which is also home to thousands of ethnic Armenians. Some say they could evacuate from the region altogether.
Russia on July 31 completed the withdrawal of its border guards from Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport, a move that was demanded by Armenia earlier this year amid mounting tensions between the two countries.
Turkish and Armenian diplomats will meet on July 30 on the Armenia-Turkey border, the Foreign Ministries of the two countries said on July 29 amid efforts to normalize relations.
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