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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for a meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, Armenia, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Anthony Pizzoferrato)
May 4, 2026, 11:16 am
Europe seeks to ‘take charge’ of its own defense as US to cut presence of troops
EU foreign policy chief says timing of Trump’s decision to pull forces from Germany was surprise, while NATO chief acknowledges US disappointment with European reaction to Iran war
By MARK CARLSON and LORNE COOK
US Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance hold flowers as they walk towards the eternal flame at the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia, February 10, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
February 11, 2026, 1:09 am
White House takes down Vance post calling WWI massacre of Armenians ‘genocide’
US and NATO ally Turkey denies genocide of Armenian population in 1915; Vance aide claims description of post on VP’s visit to memorial in Yerevan was error
By Agencies
The Mordechai Navi Synagogue in the Armenian capital Yerevan. (Photo: Vacio - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikicommons)
November 16, 2023, 10:18 pm
Armenia opens probe into arson attack on synagogue
Videos on social media show person pouring burning fuel on door of Mordechai Navi Jewish Centre in Yerevan; Armenian Jewish community spokesperson: ‘We are horrified’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Red paint is seen smeared on the facade of the Mordechay Navi Jewish Religious Center in Yerevan, Armenia, following a suspected antisemitic incident on October 3, 2023. (CER)
October 4, 2023, 5:30 pm
Synagogue vandalized in Armenia, apparently over Israeli-Azeri ties
‘The Jews are the sworn enemies of the Armenian state,’ reads text that circulates after red paint poured on Yerevan’s only Jewish center
By Canaan Lidor
Armenian police officers block the streets to Erebuni police station in Yerevan. An armed group with links to an imprisoned opposition leader seized a police building in Yerevan and took hostages, according to Armenia's National Security Service. One of the gunmen said the hostages included the country's deputy police chief. (AFP PHOTO / KAREN MINASYAN)
July 17, 2016, 5:25 pm
Opposition group seizes police station in Armenia
Gunmen hold 2 high-ranking police officers hostage but reports of a coup are denied
By Mariam HARUTYUNYAN
Pope Francis attends a ceremony at a memorial to Armenians killed by the Ottoman Turks in Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, June 25, 2016. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
June 26, 2016, 1:50 am
Turkey bashes pope over Armenian genocide recognition
After Francis tells Armenians to remember Ottoman-era slaughter but also find way to forgive, Ankara says pontiff’s remarks ‘bear the mentality of the Crusades’
By AP
Soldiers stand guard in front of the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia, during a commemoration ceremony for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, on April 24, 2015. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)
April 24, 2015, 1:24 pm
Armenia marks centennial of Ottoman genocide
Hollande, Putin deplore 100-year-old massacres, but absence of many world leaders highlights historical dispute
By AP, AFP and Raphael Ahren
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