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18:46, 26 May 2026

Armenia and the United States signed a strategic partnership charter.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed a charter establishing a strategic partnership between the two countries and initialed a framework agreement on the Trump Route project.

17:47, 26 May 2026

The cable car at the Elbrus resort has been suspended.

One of the cable cars at the Elbrus ski resort in Kabardino-Balkaria has been closed due to deteriorating weather conditions.

16:57, 26 May 2026

One of the political parties has dropped out of the election race in Armenia.

The progressive centrist party "Alliance" refused to participate in the parliamentary elections in Armenia; the Central Election Commission annulled its registration.

15:59, 26 May 2026

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for leaving his unit.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Islam Shogenov to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

15:03, 26 May 2026

Investigators have reviewed the charges against a blogger for comments about Pashinyan.

The charge against Artak Avetisyan, who called the Armenian Prime Minister a "traitor," has been reclassified from incitement to hooliganism.

Tofik Yagublu. Photo: https://1news.az/news/20250520062607263-Tofik-YAgublu-prigovoren-k-9-godam-lisheniya-svobody

14:08, 26 May 2026

Yagublu obtained a medical examination at a private clinic

Imprisoned opposition figure Tofig Yagublu, who suffers from pain, was allowed to undergo a specialized medical examination at a private civilian clinic. The politician's daughter expressed hope that the examination will lead to an accurate diagnosis and treatment for her father.

13:10, 26 May 2026

The convicted vice-governor of Kuban has disappeared in the SVO zone.

Former Kuban Vice Governor Sergei Vlasov, sentenced to 11 years in a maximum security penal colony five months ago, has gone missing in the military operation zone.

12:15, 26 May 2026

Train service between Baku and Tbilisi has resumed after a six-year hiatus.

The first passenger train from Azerbaijan in six years, whose land borders were closed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, arrived in Tbilisi today.

11:12, 26 May 2026

Roads to three villages in Dagestan remain blocked.

Workers have cleared the road to 13 villages in the Charodinsky district, but residents of three villages in the Kurakhsky district remain without transport links.

10:14, 26 May 2026

A complaint against the verdict against Karabakh leaders has been filed with a Baku court.

The Baku Court of Appeal has accepted for consideration the appeal against the sentence of former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh, who were sentenced to life and long prison terms.

Mikhail Selivanov. Screenshot of the Uryupinsk administration's publication https://t.me/urupino/26935

09:22, 26 May 2026

A contract soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in a military operation.

Mikhail Selivanov was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,791 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

A still from Afgan Sadigov's video address from Baku Airport. May 26, 2026. https://www.facebook.com/reel/986062497628689 (Meta, the company that owns Facebook, is banned in Russia).

08:25, 26 May 2026

Journalist Sadygov faces travel ban from Azerbaijan

Security forces prevented Afgan Sadygov from leaving Baku, a decision he called unfounded. The journalist's wife expressed concern that Azerbaijani authorities were planning to reopen his criminal prosecution.

IDPs awaiting transfer to Agdam. May 26, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/sotsium/v-agdam-otpravlena-ocerednaya-gruppa-pereselencev-653814

07:29, 26 May 2026

110 Azerbaijani families returned to Agdam

Today, 417 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to Agdam.

06:56, 26 May 2026

The case of the former head of Novocherkassk has reached court.

The case of former Novocherkassk mayor Yuri Lysenko, who is accused of accepting a bribe, has been referred to court.

05:58, 26 May 2026

The Russian Supreme Court has filed an anti-corruption lawsuit against a judge from Karachay-Cherkessia.

Materials for filing an anti-corruption lawsuit against Supreme Court Judge Albina Adzinova of Karachay-Cherkessia have been sent to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.

04:59, 26 May 2026

Human rights activists have reported the whereabouts of Maxim Ovchinnikov.

Anapa resident Maxim Ovchinnikov, who was searched for by his mother for more than 70 days after his arrest, has been found in Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in Krasnodar.

04:25, 26 May 2026

Rasul Ibragimov's preventive measure has been changed

The court released former Minister of Labor and Social Development Rasul Ibragimov, accused of embezzlement, to house arrest.

03:26, 26 May 2026

The panel of judges stripped Viktor Momotov of his status as a retired judge.

The High Qualification Collegium of Judges of Russia has unanimously decided to overturn the resignation of former Supreme Court Judge Viktor Momotov, whose property, some of which is located in the Southern Federal District, was seized for state use and he has been deprived of all benefits.

Nikol Pashinyan's pre-election rally in Gyumri, May 25, 2026. Photo by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

02:27, 26 May 2026

Gyumri residents gave polarized assessments of Pashinyan's election promises.

Speaking at a rally in Gyumri, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan promised to take the country's second city and its development "under his control." Some residents expressed dissatisfaction with the prime minister's previously unfulfilled promises and expressed concerns for the city's future if the Russian base withdraws.

01:42, 26 May 2026

The Court of Appeal upheld the sentence of Azer Gasimli.

The Baku Court of Appeals upheld the sentence of political scientist Azer Gasimli, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison on extortion charges. The defense maintains there is no evidence of Gasimli's guilt and intends to appeal the decision in cassation.

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