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Armenian Legacy: Church vs. State
Armenian Catholicos Karekin II.In June 2025, Armenian authorities arrested Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and several associates over an alleged coup plot linked to the Church-affiliated Holy Struggle movement. The incident marks a deepening confrontation between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government and the Armenian Apostolic Church, rooted in ideological, institutional, and geopolitical divergence. As Armenia reorients away from Russian influence…
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Armenian PM Offers Physical Proof to Refute Circumcision Allegation
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has stated he is willing to show his genitals to Catholicos Karekin II, head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, to refute a claim made by a priest regarding his circumcision. The statement came in response to a Facebook post by Father Zareh Ashuryan, who alleged that Pashinyan was circumcised, comparing…
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Armenia to Host Nvidia-Firebird AI Supercomputer
United States-based technology firm Nvidia and Artificial Intelligence (AI) cloud platform Firebird have announced a joint plan to establish a $500 million AI supercomputing center in Armenia. According to statements by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and High-Tech Industry Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, the project originated following a visit to Yerevan by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang…
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Former Nagorno-Karabakh Officials Tried in Baku
Trials have commenced in Azerbaijan against leaders of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, accused of war crimes by Baku, including genocide, terrorism, and violations of international law. Among those charged is Ruben Vardanyan, the former state minister of the self-proclaimed republic. The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh stems from ethnic and territorial disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Predominantly…