Armenian Astrophysicist Garik Israelian and Queen’s Brian May Honor Physicist Brian Cox With Stephen Hawking Medal
British physicist and broadcaster Brian Cox has received the 2026 Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication, an award honoring figures who have helped bring science beyond academia and closer to the public. Cox received the medal Oct. 2 at the Royal Astronomical Society in London from Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Sir Brian May and Armenian astrophysicist Garik Israelian, the co-founders of the STARMUS science and music festival. The award was created a decade ago
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Armenia Prepares for Possible Traveler Screenings After Suspected Plague Case in Russia
Armenia is closely monitoring a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Russia and could introduce health screenings for travelers if the risk increases, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said Wednesday. The alert follows the October 2 death of 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Russia. Her cause of death has not been officially confirmed. Russian authorities have described it as “pneumonia of unknown etiology,” while about
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Vote for Armenia to Win World’s Leading Heritage Destination 2026 Again
VOTE: Armenia is in the running for one of the World Travel Awards’ top global tourism honors, earning a nomination for World’s Leading Heritage Destination 2026. Voting in the worldwide category opened October 6 and will continue through October 30, according to the World Travel Awards. Winners will be recognized at the organization’s Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Tanzania on December 12. The nomination puts Armenia’s centuries-old cultural and architectural heritage back on
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Former German Spy Chief Detained in Espionage Case as Investigators Examine Reported Azerbaijan Link
A former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has been placed in pretrial detention in an espionage case involving thousands of sensitive documents, as German media report investigators are examining a possible connection to Azerbaijan. August Hanning, 80, who led the Federal Intelligence Service, or BND, from 1998 to 2005, was arrested. Germany’s Federal Court of Justice issued a formal arrest warrant Wednesday, allowing authorities to keep him in custody as the in
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Pashinyan Says Mother Should Have Waited for Police Before Rushing to Children Facing Armed Azerbaijani Soldier
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the mother who rushed home after her children discovered an armed Azerbaijani serviceman inside their house should have waited for police, arguing that the violent confrontation that left her seriously wounded could likely have been avoided. “I understand that a mother’s instinct is strong, but when the police are called, you have to wait for the police to act,” Pashinyan told parliament. His remarks came less than a week after Aze
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More Than 100 U.S. Lawmakers Urge Rubio to Halt Military Aid to Azerbaijan
More than 100 members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to halt U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan, arguing that Washington should not provide security aid while Armenian prisoners remain in Azerbaijani custody and Azerbaijani forces remain inside Armenia. The bipartisan letter, signed by 26 senators and 75 House members, also raises concerns over the destruction of Armenian cultural and religious sites in Nagorno-Karabakh. Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich.,
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From California to Armenia: Pyunik Defender Isabella Maneh Nersesyan Finds Home on the Field
At 19, Isabella Maneh Nersesyan has already played soccer in the United States, Poland and Armenia. But joining Pyunik brought the California-born defender somewhere she had long wanted to be — closer to Armenia, both professionally and personally. Nersesyan, an Armenian-American who has represented Armenia from the U17 level through the senior national team, joined Pyunik after a stint in Poland. She initially came to the Yerevan club for the opportunity to compete in the UE
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Armenian Students Win Four Medals at International Astronomy Olympiad in Vietnam
Armenian students returned from one of the world’s leading astronomy competitions with four medals, winning one silver and three bronze at the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Hanoi, Vietnam. The competition, held from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5, brought together 320 students from 64 countries. National delegations were limited to five competitors. Ruzanna Shiroyan of the A. Shahinyan Specialized School of Physics and Mathematics earned Armenia’s silver me
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Pashinyan Rejects Swapping Azerbaijani Soldier Accused of Shooting Armenian Mother for Armenian POWs
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has effectively ruled out exchanging an Azerbaijani serviceman detained after crossing into Armenia and shooting a woman for Armenians held in Azerbaijan, saying the two cases should be treated separately. Speaking in an interview with Infocom, Pashinyan said Armenia and Azerbaijan have an understanding that soldiers who cross the border should be dealt with independently of other detainee cases. “We have an understanding that cases involving so
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Opening a Business No Longer Enough for Residency in Armenia as New Financial Requirements Could Affect Russian Relocants
Armenia will overhaul its residency system beginning November 1, introducing new financial requirements for foreign entrepreneurs, annual quotas for residence permits and an online application system. The changes could have an outsized impact on Russian nationals who have settled in Armenia since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Many have used business registration as a relatively simple route to obtaining legal residency. The amendments to Armenia’s Law on Fo
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