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A prominent Armenian cleric has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of calling for the overthrow of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government.
Archbishop Mikael Ajapahian, Primate of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, was sentenced by the Yerevan City First Instance Criminal Court of General Jurisdiction. The prosecution had requested a sentence of two years and six months.
The court had delivered its verdict on 24 September, finding Ajapahian guilty under Section 2 of Article 422 of the Armenian Criminal Code, which covers making public calls to seize power, violating territorial integrity, renouncing sovereignty, or forcibly overthrowing Armenia’s constitutional order. The preventive measure of detention was maintained, along with its associated restrictions.
Ajapahian, who was arrested in June, is accused of making public calls to seize power in Armenia during multiple media interviews. His detention sparked clashes between security forces and crowds at the church headquarters, with videos showing confrontations between clergymen and police. He later appeared at Armenia’s Investigative Committee before being placed in pretrial detention.
The archbishop’s arrest followed that of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, leader of the opposition Sacred Struggle movement, who was accused of plotting sabotage against the government. Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan was also detained on similar charges, which he denied.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met King Charles III at Windsor Castle on 24 October, ahead of planned talks with European leaders in London.
Uzbekistan and the European Union (EU) are set to sign a new Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), marking a major step in bilateral relations and placing Uzbekistan among the EU’s closest partners in Central Asia.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said the United States and others must do more to push Israel to stop violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement, including the possible use of sanctions or halting arms sales.
Southeast Asian leaders and global partners, including U.S. President Donald Trump, will gather in Kuala Lumpur from 26 to 28 October to discuss trade, regional conflicts and global security, with East Timor set to join ASEAN as its 11th member.
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