Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan Claims Victory Following General Election

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan early Monday claimed victory in the country’s general election, as preliminary results showed his governing Civil Contract party came first with 49.81% of the vote. According to Armenia’s Central Election Commission, four parties polled above the 4% electoral threshold and will enter parliament following Sunday’s election, …

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6 people stabbed at Penn Station. Here’s what we know.

Law enforcement responded to reports of six people stabbed at Penn Station on Sunday evening. At least one wound was serious, the FDNY said. The attack happened at around 7 p.m, authorities said. Amtrak Police launched a manhunt and a suspect was quickly taken into custody, Amtrak said in a statement. Police sources say a …

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Latvia’s Military Issues Alert Over Drone Incursion

RIGA, June 8 (Reuters) – ⁠Latvia’s ⁠armed forces ⁠on Monday issued an ​air threat alert for its ‌eastern regions bordering ‌Russia and ⁠Belarus, ⁠asking people there to stay indoors. At least ​one drone was confirmed to have entered Latvian airspace ​from Russia, an army spokesperson ⁠told ⁠Reuters. Military drones straying ⁠into ​the airspace of Finland, …

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Drone Fragments With Traces of Explosion Found in Moldova, Ministry Says

CHISINAU, June 8 (Reuters) – A drone ⁠crossed ⁠into Moldova early on ⁠Monday and its fragments with traces of ​an explosion were found in a field near the ‌eastern village of Lopatna, not ‌far from Ukraine’s border, Moldova’s defence ministry ⁠said. Moldova’s surveillance ⁠systems detected the drone crossing into the country at ​12.20 a.m. local …

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UK PM Starmer Set to Ban ‘Harmful’ Social Media for Under-16s

LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir ⁠Starmer ⁠is set to announce a ⁠ban on “harmful” online platforms for children under 16 while ​maintaining access to some safer forms of social media, the Times newspaper reported on ‌Monday. Starmer, who is due to ‌make a speech later on Monday, is said to have …

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Armenia’s Ruling Party Secures 49.81% of Vote in Elections, Commission Says

June ⁠8 (Reuters) – ⁠Armenian Prime ⁠Minister ​Nikol ‌Pashinyan’s ruling ‌party, ⁠Civil Contract, ⁠has secured 49.81% ​of ​the vote ⁠in ⁠the ⁠parliamentary elections, country’s ​central ​election ⁠commission ⁠said on Monday. The opposition party ⁠Strong Armenia has secured 23.29% ⁠of the vote, it said. (Reporting ​by ​Reuters) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – …

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FAA Notice Shows Ground Stop at San Francisco International Airport

June 8 (Reuters) – There ⁠is ⁠a ground ⁠stop in place ​for San Francisco International ‌Airport (SFO) in California, the ‌U.S. ⁠Federal ⁠Aviation Administration said in an advisory on ​Sunday, without providing additional details. The airport did ​not immediately respond to a ⁠Reuters ⁠request for comment. More ⁠than ​54 million passengers traveled through ​SFO in …

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Chinese Military Hovered as Global Executives Flocked to Taiwan Tech Show

By Ben Blanchard, Max A. Cherney and Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, June 8 (Reuters) – As AI heavyweights ⁠including ⁠Nvidia, Intel and SK Group last week championed ⁠Taiwan’s significance as a crucial hub for the global supply chain, a hostile exchange with China was brewing ​at sea. On the final day of the high-profile Computex conference …

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