Gold from Paris: Kuban fighter Henrik Manukyan wins European title Krasnodar Territory representative Henrik Manukyan won a gold medal at the 2026 European Muay Thai Championships in Paris. The Kuban athlete claimed the title in the under-48 kg weight category. The tournament featured intense competition, with 594 fighters from 44 countries competing across three rings and tatami areas.

Art through the lens of trauma and war: Annie Kurkdjian captivates Paris’s Menart Fair 🇱🇧-🇦🇲 artist Annie Kurkdjian presented her work at the international contemporary art and design fair Menart Fair, held in Paris from October 23 to 25. Her works were exhibited at the Quartum Gallery booth. Menart Fair specializes in showcasing artists from the Middle East & North Africa.

Three Armenian opera singers to compete in Operalia 2026 Three Armenian opera singers—sopranos Yana Ayvazyan & Marianna Hovhannisyan, & baritone Axel Daveyan—will take part in the 2026 Operalia international vocal competition. The jury selected 34 young performers from 15 countries for the prestigious competition founded by Plácido Domingo.

“King of children’s music” Raffi Cavoukian releases 21st studio album to mark 50-year career Renowned 🇦🇲-🇨🇦 singer @Raffi_RC Cavoukan has celebrated the 50th anniversary of his career with the release of his 21st studio album, Love Is Everywhere. Recorded in collaboration with the folk trio Good Lovelies, the album features 13 tracks inspired by themes of love, hope and social responsibility. One song, ABC Democracy, explains elections and democratic institutions to children in an accessible way.

Karen Aslanyan defeats Azerbaijani world champion to claim World Championships gold 🇦🇲wrestler Karen Aslanyan won the world title in the 63 kg weight category at the championships in Astana. It is the 31-year-old athlete’s 1-st World Championships gold medal. Aslanyan delivered an outstanding performance, securing four early victories on his way to the final. In the gold-medal bout, he decisively defeated 🇦🇿 reigning world & European champion Nihat Mammadli 8–4.

Gevorg Tadevosyan wins bronze at World Wrestling Championships Armenia added another medal to its tally at the World Wrestling Championships as Gevorg Tadevosyan claimed bronze. In the third-place bout, he defeated Ukraine’s Yaroslav Filchakov 4–1.

“The fate of the state is not something to gamble with”: Edgar Ghazaryan on ratifying the TRIPP agreement In a sense, this is a historic opportunity—on the eve of the vote on ratifying the TRIPP agreement—to make one final appeal to MPs not to ratify it under any circumstances. “I urge you to take all of this seriously. The fate of the state is not something to gamble with,” he said. According to Ghazaryan, statements by 🇦🇿 officials indicate that their stance has not changed.

Aliyev demands an “unimpeded corridor” from Armenia while Yerevan talks about “front & back offices”: Kristine Vardanyan Armenia parliamentary faction MP Kristine Vardanyan sharply criticized the authorities’ proposed agreement on unblocking regional transport links, pointing to serious threats to security and sovereignty, as well as legal inconsistencies.

“Pashinyan no longer has a place in Armenia’s political life”: Samvel Karapetyan Speaking outside the Anti-Corruption Court, Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan sharply criticized PM Nikol Pashinyan’s recent claims that a “three-headed party of war” had supposedly been defeated in the local elections.

The same external forces that orchestrated the October 27, 1999 terrorist attack in Armenia’s parliament are behind the country’s current leadership, MP Agnessa Khamoyan said during the statements session in the NA, commenting on a speech by ruling Civil Contract MP Garik Sargsyan. “It was hardly conceivable that Garik Sargsyan would serve as the authorities’ ‘heavy artillery’ on the subject of October 27. Nevertheless, within the limits of his modest abilities, Mr. Sargsyan once again attempted to repeat from the parliamentary rostrum a falsehood circulated for the past 27 years—the alleged plan to surrender Meghri and its supposed direct connection to the tragic events of 1999,” Khamoyan said.

“The only force that both gives and takes bribes is Civil Contract”: Samvel Karapetyan “Civil Contract both gives and takes bribes. They have made considerable progress in this regard,” Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan told reporters outside the Anti-Corruption Court. He was commenting on accusations against him and circulated audio recordings alleging the distribution of election bribes.

Beniamin Matevosyan: Pashinyan needs a political field without Kocharyan, Karapetyan and Tsarukyan alphanews.am/en/projects/ben…

Lecturers detained at Yerevan State University on suspicion of corruption The detainees have been formally charged with taking bribes and with aiding and abetting corruption schemes at the university. alphanews.am/en/lecturers-de…

Peace treaty should have been signed before implementation of TRIPP: Aram Vardevanyan According to Vardevanyan, it is important to remember how the TRIPP architecture took shape and what role the United States played in that process. alphanews.am/en/peace-treaty…

Pashinyan will not call snap elections even under threat of execution: Samvel Karapetyan “Even under threat of execution, Pashinyan will not go for snap elections. He barely got 49%, spending one billion dollars on it,” he said. alphanews.am/en/pashinyan-wi…

Armenia Alliance MPs honor victims of October 27 terrorist attack MPs from the Armenia Alliance commemorated the victims of the October 27, 1999 terrorist attack by laying flowers at the memorial in the courtyard of Armenia’s National Assembly.

The Meghri issue is Baku’s demand: Artur Khachatryan “Now the question is: where did this topic come from? Do you know where? Azerbaijan demands it, insists on it and says, ‘No, that won’t work.’ Because the issue of Syunik was not raised in any document. This is solely Azerbaijan’s demand,” Khachatryan added. alphanews.am/en/the-meghri-i…

(LIVE) Samvel Karapetyan’s briefing Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia party, answers journalists’ questions (live broadcast). alphanews.am/en/live-samvel-…

Authorities’ goal is not to solve the case but to blame specific people: Levon Kocharyan on October 27 case alphanews.am/en/authorities-…

Mirzoyan does not rule out launch of TRIPP before signing of peace agreement MP Karapetyan asked whether TRIPP could begin operating on the basis of the agreements reached between Armenia & the US while the peace treaty between Yerevan & Baku has not yet been signed. alphanews.am/en/mirzoyan-doe…