3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (184+ words) An Iranian national has been placed under arrest by Armenian law enforcement agencies after customs agents discovered nearly 30 kilos of hashish hidden in his cargo truck, which was transiting through Armenia from the Islamic Republic and bound for Georgia. The…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago  (265+ words) The United Arab Emirates said a drone strike had triggered a fire near its nuclear power station on Sunday, calling the incident a "dangerous escalation". Officials are investigating the source of the strike, according to the BBC. The country's defense…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (227+ words) Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other senior members of the Civil Contract party continued campaigning across Yerevan ahead of the June 7 parliamentary elections. Pashinyan, who is officially on leave for the campaign period, spoke to residents in the Arabkir district…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago  (258+ words) WHO keeps evaluation of hantavirus as 'low risk' Armenpress WHO keeps evaluation of hantavirus as 'low risk' The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday, May 17, it was maintaining its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as "low risk" as the cruise…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (130+ words) Israel's military on Saturday said it had killed the chief of Hamas' military wing in an air strike on Gaza the previous day, the most senior Hamas official killed by Israel since an October U. S. -backed ceasefire "agreement that was meant…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (140+ words) A 38-year-old man has been killed by a 4-meter great white shark in Western Australia, the BBC reported, citing local police. On Saturday, the man was bitten just before 10: 00 (03: 00 BST) at Horseshoe Reef - north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (110+ words) Armenpress Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China from May 19 to 20 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, the Kremlin announced on Saturday. During the official visit just days after U. S. President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing, Putin and his Chinese…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (212+ words) Armenpress Overchuk and Mustafayev discuss Russia-Azerbaijan economic ties Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk during the Kazan International Economic Forum, Azerbaijan's APA agency reported. According to the report, the sides discussed economic…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (200+ words) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk has once again said that Armenia will eventually have to choose between the EU and its current alliance, the Eurasian Economic Union. In an interview with the Russian state-run TASS news agency, Overchuk said…...

3+ day, 30+ min ago  (151+ words) Armenpress Putin and Lukashenko discuss trade and defense cooperation Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to discuss cooperation in various areas, the Belarusian leader's office said. In a readout, Lukashenko's office said the…...