Senator Menendez calls out Turkey for arming Azerbaijan, condemns Erdogan’s threat to attack Athens
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today delivered remarks on the Senate Floor following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s threatened missile strike on Athens, Greece. Menendez called on the United States and the international community to take concrete steps to hold Erdogan to account for ...
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Biden heckled by protesters during Cop27 speech
Protests erupted during Joe Biden's Cop27 speech at Sharm el-Sheikh today when he called America a "world leader" in climate action, The Independent reported. Young activists holding a banner with a message against fossil fuels stood up in the Nefertiti Hall venue when the US president was addressing a packed auditorium. They...
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Hundreds participate in march for Armenians in Sydney
Over 500 members of the Armenian-Australians have rallied in Sydney’s Central Business District calling on the Australian Government to end its silence and #NameTheAggressor as Azerbaijan, following Canberra's failure to release a public statement condemning Azerbaijan’s assault against Armenia’s sovereign borders which commenc...
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Simon Abkarian stars in Netflix series 'Notre-Dame'
Netflix has dropped an official trailer for the French mini-series Notre-Dame which tells the story of the devastating cathedral fire in 2019. The series will be released on Netflix on October 19, 2022. The drama is directed by Hervé Hadmar with a screenplay he penned alongside Olivier Bocquet. The film stars French-Armenian...
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Netflix film to feature Armenian vampire hunter characters from Glendale
Netflix's upcoming vampire action comedy film Day Shift, starring Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, and Snoop Dogg, features Armenian vampire hunter characters, the Armenian Film Society reports. The film centers on a blue-collar father who provides for his family as a San Fernando Valley pool cleaner, which is secretly a front for a u...
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Eurovision winner Maléna receives Armenian Scholarship to Berklee summer program
Internationally recognized singer-songwriter Arpine Martoyan, known by her professional stage name Maléna, will perform in Boston this summer after receiving the Armenian Scholarship to attend a coveted Berklee summer program, Berklee College of Music reported. The 15-year-old emerging star will sing her hit “Qami Qami,” the s...
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Victory Brinker named world's youngest opera singer at age 7
Guinness World Records announced a young performer has been dubbed the world's youngest opera singer after performing as a professional at age 7, UPI reports. The record-keeping organization said Victory Brinker earned the record at the age of 7 years and 314 days after participating in eight professional performances at the P...
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Sen. Menendez calls out State and Defense Departments for covering up impact of US military aid to Azerbaijan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Menendez (D-NJ) pressed the Departments of State and Defense on the Administration’s failure to meet statutory reporting requirements to Congress on the impact of U.S. assistance on the military balance between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as mandated by Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support...
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Biden confuses Ukraine and Iran during State of the Union address
Joe Biden appeared to confuse or flub a key moment during his State of the Union speech, calling Ukrainians the “Iranian people”, The Independent reports. “Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he’ll never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people,” Biden said to an awkward slow clap. “He’ll never, he’ll never extinguis...
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Videos: Russian helicopters attack military airport near Kyiv
February 24, 2022 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian helicopters on Thursday, February 24 attacked Gostomel, a military airport near the capital of Kyiv, and Ukraine downed three of them, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian border officials said that the Russian military was trying to penetrate into Ukraine's Kyiv region and...
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