Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Armenia’s Representative for International Legal Affairs, has resigned. In response to an inquiry from CivilNet, the Prime Minister’s press office stated that “Yeghishe Kirakosyan will be stepping down from his position by mutual agreement reached several months ago, following his personal request.” The statement also refuted media reports claiming that the entire staff of the Office of the Armenian Representative for International Legal Affairs had submi
In a blistering social media post, the president told Hamas that if it continued to hold hostages, “you are DEAD!” Hamas militants during the release of three Israeli hostages last month in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Credit...Saher Alghorra for The New York Times President Trump has directly warned Hamas militants to immediately release all the hostages held in Gaza or face death. In a blistering social media post on Wednesday, Mr. Trump addressed Hamas militant
[Azortac] In an emotional audio message recorded Wednesday to his family from isolation in a Baku prison, businessman and former Artsakh state minister Ruben Vardanyan said he is “ready to bear the most severe punishment if only it would help bring peace and stability,” and optimistically believes one day it will be achieved. He expressed gratitude to his supporters and apologized for any pain caused by his decision to go on a hunger strike, now lasting more than two weeks.
NATO military forces during static display after "Exercise Steadfast Dart 2025" at the Smardan Training Area, in Smardan, southeastern Romania, on February 19, 2025.Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images Europe is staring down the barrel of a stark new reality where the United States being the backbone of NATO – the alliance that has guaranteed the continent’s security for almost 80 years – is no longer a given. President Donald Trump’s public animosity towards Ukraine’s Volodym
Three weeks ago, the American Bar Association spoke to you about values that guide us. We called upon every lawyer to insist that the government adhere to four major principles of law that have guided our country for over 200 years: Defending Judges and Courts, Acknowledging the Role of the Courts, Adhering to the Rule of Law, and Respecting the Separation of Powers and the three co-equal branches of government with distinct duties and responsibilities. These principles have
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sparked controversy over his far-right leanings following his stiff right-armed salute. When he later made a Nazi joke, it was too much for Tesla manager Jared Ottmann. [Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images] Exercising his free speech on social media cost Jared Ottmann his job at Tesla. Four weeks ago he posted his concerns that Tesla remained silent after CEO Elon Musk used Nazi mass murderers as a prop in a joke to make light of his critics. Jared Ottma