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Armenia PM takes swipe at Russia as first civilians leave breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh

By Radina Gigova, Martin Goillandeau and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Armenia’s prime minister has called his country’s security relationships “ineffective,” in a swipe at Russia after Azerbaijan claimed the breakaway province of Nagorno-Karabakh following a swift military campaign. Armenia is part of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), a Russian-dominated group of six post-Soviet

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Washington National Cathedral reveals new racial justice stained glass windows to replace those that honored Confederate generals

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Washington National Cathedral on Saturday revealed four new “racial-justice themed” stained-glass windows to replace others honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. The new windows are titled “Now and Forever” and show demonstrators during a march or protest. Some demonstrators carry signs that say “Fairness” and

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Iran’s president defends uranium enrichment after Europeans ‘trampled on their commitments’

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has defended his country’s enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade levels, claiming it was a response to European states not living up to their end of the 2015 nuclear agreement. “In the beginning, we were not seeking 60% levels of enrichment. They (European states) trampled

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