Jordan says it intercepted five Iranian missiles

Iran10:48, 10 June 2026
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The Jordanian military said it intercepted and shot down five missiles launched from Iran towards Azraq, adding that the operation “resulted in the fall of shrapnel without any human injuries or material damage,” local media reported.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed attacks on United States military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian ports and islands in the Strait of Hormuz.

Al Jazeera cited the Kuwaiti military as saying that it was intercepting “hostile aerial targets” in the country’s airspace, without elaborating further.

The latest escalation followed U.S. military strikes on Qeshm Island and several ports along Iran’s coast on the Strait of Hormuz, after Washington accused Tehran of downing a U.S. Apache helicopter earlier on Tuesday.

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Vehicles and homes set alight as anti-immigration violence flares over Norther

Europe10:07, 10 June 2026
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Anti-immigrant protesters in the UK have taken to the streets on Tuesday, after a 30-year-old man believed to be from Sudan was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in Northern Ireland that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned as “horrific.”

Masked crowds gathered in various parts of Belfast on Tuesday evening, setting houses, a bus, cars and barricades on fire.

Social media video verified by CNN shows homes in the Northern Irish capital engulfed in flames as an emergency vehicle and firefighters run down the street. Tensions also boiled over in the neighboring town of Newtown Abbey, where protesters set two cars alight, according to video geolocated by CNN, and in Kilkeel where another car was set on fire.

Protests have also been reported across the water in other cities in England, Wales and Scotland.

Multiple people were forced to flee their homes in north Belfast on Tuesday evening, after the properties were set alight amid the outbreak of violence, according to the BBC.

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said groups of masked men were “burning families out of their homes” in scenes of “outright thuggery.”

The protests flared after local police said Tuesday they had charged a man with attempted murder over the knife attack, which left another man hospitalized with wounds to his eyes, back and face.

The knife attack, which took place on Monday night in northern Belfast, was filmed by a witness and has since gone viral on social media. In the footage, a man can be seen pinning a visibly bloodied man to the ground and attacking him multiple times before bystanders and police officers intervened.

Anti-immigrant and right-wing accounts on social media, particularly X, seized on the video, with many calling for protests.

Multiple Northern Ireland leaders have since condemned the violence that broke out on the streets.

“The attack in North Belfast was heinous and wrong. But there are dangerous attempts to exploit that to target and attack innocent people who are simply trying to live, work and raise their families here,” First Minister O’Neill posted to X.

“Racism, intimidation and violence are wrong wherever they occur.”

Starmer called Monday night’s knife attack “horrific” and “sickening,” adding that he had “absolutely no tolerance for abhorrent scenes of violence like this on our streets.”

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Armenia’s candidate elected to UN CRPD, marking historic first

Armenia11:13, 10 June 2026
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Mushegh Hovsepyan of Armenia has been elected to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) from among 15 candidates.

His election marks the first time that an Armenian expert will serve on the Committee, according to a press release from Armenia’s Permanent Mission to the UN.

“Armenia remains committed to advancing the rights of persons with disabilities,” the Mission said.

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Sisian–Kajaran road project to shorten route by 54 km

Armenia11:20, 10 June 2026
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As a result of the construction of the 60 km road section from Sisian to Kajaran, the existing route will be shortened by approximately 54 km, the Road Department said in a press release.

The agency responsible for road infrastructure development added that the project will include 27 large and small bridges, 9 tunnels, 3 transport interchanges, and more than 100 artificial structures.

The 60 km road section to be built along the new Sisian–Kajaran alignment of the North–South project is of key importance for the development of Armenia’s transport infrastructure. With the construction of the Sisian–Kajaran section, a modern road meeting international standards and equipped with advanced safety systems will be created. Trade turnover and competition are expected to increase, transportation costs for freight and passengers will decrease, markets will become more accessible, and improved transport conditions will be provided for residents of nearby communities. New utility infrastructure will also be installed in affected communities, and transit freight flows through Armenia are expected to increase.

To ensure effective implementation of the project, land acquisition and compensation processes are underway. In particular, 576 land plots are affected in the 60 km Sisian–Kajaran road section, according to a government decision. Of these, 484 plots (84%) are located in the northern section and 92 (16%) in the southern section. Out of the 576 affected plots, 190 (33%) have already been acquired by the Republic of Armenia. For 150 of the remaining 386 plots (26%), draft acquisition agreements are being prepared, while valuation work is ongoing for the remaining 236 plots (41%).

The road will be built in three lots: the northern section (27.1 km), the Bargushat tunnel section (8.6 km), and the southern section (24.2 km).

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Armenian ambassador to Greece meets Eastern Macedonia and Thrace governor to b

Armenia11:25, 10 June 2026
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Armenian Ambassador to Greece Tigran Mkrtchyan met with the Governor of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region, Christodoulos Topsidis.

According to the embassy’s readout, the meeting focused on interregional cooperation, the expansion of economic ties, and the development of connectivity.

Ambassador Mkrtchyan highlighted the importance of deepening cooperation between the regions of Armenia and Greece, particularly emphasizing prospects for partnership between Armenia’s Shirak Province and Greece’s Eastern Macedonia and Thrace region.

The Ambassador presented the Armenian government’s “Crossroads of Peace” initiative and the TRIPP project, addressing prospects for unblocking regional connectivity and creating new economic opportunities. The sides also discussed the export of Armenian products to European markets and the potential role of Greek infrastructure in facilitating these processes.

Governor Topsidis expressed readiness to develop cooperation with Armenia’s regions, emphasizing opportunities for joint participation in EU-funded interregional programs. He also highlighted the strategic importance of the region, including the role of the Port of Alexandroupolis and the airport in regional transport and logistics.

Both sides underlined the historical presence and contribution of the Armenian community to the development of the region and agreed to continue exploring opportunities for further cooperation.

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Verelq: They started distributing positions in CP

“Hraparak” newspaper writes:


“Although the new parliament has not been formed yet, they have started dividing positions within the CP. The first 30-35 numbers of the pre-election list will definitely be sent to the parliament, a hot battle is going on especially for the position of the president of the National Assembly.


CP believes that he is the “most worthy” candidate Hayk Konjoryan is Alen Simonyan should leave the post office. Although Ruben Rubinyan he also aspires to that position and has not “served” much, but in CP they believe that he has a conflicting temperament and cannot stay within the limits of correctness and communicate with everyone. Lilit Makuntsi the version has not come out completely, but they consider it unlikely.”

Pashinyan’s “painted” victory is actually his defeat

These elections were really very important for the preservation of the Republic of Armenia as a national state.


In my opinion, Nikol Pashinyan resorted to many falsifications, pressures, used undisguised administrative resources, not to mention the support of geopolitical centers, and as a result, he did not lose, although he himself saw that he had serious problems with legitimacy. This person does not have a majority vote, especially with a high turnout. Even if we remove about 500 votes of the forces that obviously support him, it turns out that he is not able to get the majority vote in the atmosphere of actual fear and threat. The purpose of Nikol Pashinyan’s hatred, threats, disgusting words, immoral wording throughout his campaign was, on the one hand, to mobilize his electorate (which is around 20-25%) and on the other hand, to create a feeling of disgust for elections and politics among the majority of citizens, which would keep them away from the processes.


Nevertheless, the active public consolidation on the issue of participation confused Pashinyan’s plans, he realized by the end of the election day that the number of mandates between him and the opposition could be very close, so the process of bringing in soldiers started in the last hours, but not only.


Anyway, I want to say that long live all those people who went to the elections, they are not visible today, but they opened the way to remove Pashinyan, they showed the possibility of change. Pashinyan himself saw that the number of those who did not accept him, that is, the votes of the collective opposition, was much more, so he was rejected by the majority of voters. The fact that the existing system is designed for the rejected is another topic of conversation.


Now about the opposition. I am not a voter of the opposition that entered the parliament, I did not vote for them, I am not their ideological supporter, so it is dishonest for me to express an opinion whether it is worth taking a mandate or not. Let their voters say that. I have something else to say to the force I voted for. In fact, Arman Tatoyan, Hayk Marutyan, and to some extent, “I’m against everyone” sent very similar messages to the public, I personally know families where one voted for Tatoyan, another for Marutyan, and the third for BD.
Dear friends, you received 75,225 votes together, this is not a small number, if you had presented a united front, you would be in the parliament now, and many voters like me would have MPs expressing their vote. For example, the stated goals of “I’m against everyone” were reflected in Tatoyan’s program. Tatoyan also had Hayk Marutyan’s rejection of the false dilemma of Baku or Moscow. In other words, you, being very respected and understandable people from my side, could not sit at the same table and come to a compromise, while the policies and ideas you adopted have many like-minded people.


My public demand is from these forces, more specifically from Tatoyan, who gathered the most votes among them. try to ensure consolidation among those circles that are in favor of deepening relations with the West, not at the expense of confrontation with the Russian Federation, that are in favor of strengthening the army, that are not looking for masters abroad, but only supporters, that do not want to live under the dictates of Azerbaijan, that are intolerant of the fact that there may be an Armenian in prison in Baku, and many other issues. There is a place for that compromise and conversation, because it was not done before the elections, it should be done after the elections, because the extra-parliamentary opposition will play a very important role in the upcoming processes, and in the near future, Aliyev will continue to use Pashinyan to the maximum against the Armenian state and the Armenian people.


That fight continues, so it is necessary to learn from mistakes, accept them, correct them and move on. As Chief of Staff Vazgen Sargsyan would say: “You come and go, yours is to keep the heart of this country, the heart.” And the heart is kept by joint love and joint effort.


Azerbaijanologist Tatev Hayrapetyan




Was the head of the General Staff moved by the military parade, but not by the loss of Artsakh?

The head of the Armed Forces General Staff announced in the National Assembly that he got emotional during the May 28 military parade.


I wonder if Asryan was moved during the Azeriization of Artsakh, when his boss declared Artsakh Azerbaijan, or did he think that Armenia was freed from the “leash”?


Is the Head of the General Staff excited about the military equipment and weapons handed over to Azerbaijan as spoils of the 44-day war and the September 2023 attack?


Does Asryan get excited when his political leader targets his subordinates with his statements, disrespects the memory of our martyrs, drags their parents?


Does Asryan roll his eyes when Pashinyan uses rude language towards his compatriots?


Does the head of the General Staff get excited when people remind him in his presence that Artsakh is Azerbaijan, and his service to Artsakh is not defense of the motherland, but service to the interests of another country?


The questions are many and the answers are predictable.


Tigran Abrahamyan, secretary of “I have an honor” faction




Armenia and Azerbaijan have not yet completed a border fence near the village of Innerkin Voskepar

Armenia and Azerbaijan have not yet completed the construction of the border fence in the territory of Nerkin Voskepar village of Tavush marz, RA. This was confirmed to Sputnik Armenia by the RA National Security Service.


“Corresponding works are being carried out in order to build barbed wire barriers in the border area of ​​Inner Voskepar with the coordinates mentioned in the survey,” the NSS informed.


On the map, the fence built as a result of demarcation near the villages of Baghanis and Voskepar is marked with a red line, and the section of several hundred meters where the fence has not yet been built is marked with orange. 


Dark brown marks the area that was controlled by the RA armed forces and which they ceded to Azerbaijan. The “neutral zone” or the section between the positions of the RA Armed Forces and the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan is marked in light brown, which also completely passed to Azerbaijan after demarcation.


The NSS has not clarified why the border fence has not been completed after the demarcation and demarcation that started in 2024 and until today.