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Armenian police arrests people protesting against demarcation with Azerbaijan

YEREVAN, April 25. /TASS/. Armenian police have detained 29 protesters against the transfer of four villages to Azerbaijan and the border demarcation, the police press service said.

According to it, 17 people were arrested in Yerevan, and 12 in the Tavush Region.

Earlier, demonstrators in several regions of Armenia tried to block highways, including international ones. There were clashes with police.

Israel gave US last-minute warning about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign minister says at G7

19 April 2024; AP: CAPRI, Italy; The United States told the Group of Seven foreign ministers on Friday that it received “last minute” information from Israel about a drone action in Iran, Italy’s foreign minister said.

Ukrainian trace obvious in Crocus City Hall attack — Russian prosecutor general

CARACAS, April 18. /TASS/. The Ukrainian trace is obvious in the Crocus City Hall attack case, and the law enforcement employees exert efforts to identify the instigators of this crime, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov said during the meeting with the Venezuelan Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace Remigio Ceballos Ichaso in Caracas.

Russia: No plans for pauses in fighting if talks on Ukraine begin, Lavrov

MOSCOW, April 19. /TASS/. Russia will not announce pauses in fighting if new talks on Ukraine begin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Sputnik, Govorit Moskva and Komsomolskaya Pravda radio stations.

He also noted that the Ukrainian authorities could not be trusted. "First, he (Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky - TASS) banned himself from holding talks," Lavrov noted, adding: "Second, they cannot be trusted."

Olympic flame lit in Ancient Olympia, kicking off 2024 Paris Summer Games journey

ANCIENT OLYMPIA /Greece/, April 16. /TASS/. The ceremonial lighting of the Olympic flame for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris has taken place in Ancient Olympia, a TASS correspondent reports from the scene.

In attendance at the ceremony were Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach, President of the Greek National Olympic Committee Spyros Capralos and other officials.

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