Residents of several villages in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan affected by severe spring flooding say they have struggled to obtain compensation for damaged homes, with many claiming they secured payments only after appealing to prosecutors, commissioning independent expert assessments and requesting new inspections, the independent outlet Kavkazsky Uzel reported. Regional authorities have acknowledged that about 2,000 compensation claims initially rejected were later approved following appeals.

For the first time, Azerbaijan has publicly stated that the postponement of a parliamentary vote in Israel regarding the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was the result of negotiations between Baku and Tel Aviv. Hikmet Hajiyev, an aide to the President of Azerbaijan, reported that the Azerbaijani side had conveyed its position to Israel in advance, and that these signals were taken seriously.

Lawyer Lasha Kapanadze has released CCTV footage that he claims offers a new perspective on the circumstances surrounding the altercation between Russian tourists and wedding guests at the Agarni Estate hotel complex in Georgia. The defense maintains that the actions of the female tourists triggered the escalation that ultimately led to physical violence.

Italy has put forward a proposal to establish migrant return hubs outside the European Union at an emergency meeting of EU interior ministers, with Armenia previously identified as one of the potential host countries. Yerevan, however, says it has received no such proposal, and the ministers concluded their talks without announcing any decision to create a return hub in Armenia.

Armenia's Prosecutor General's Office has asked the country's Anti-Corruption Court to recover nearly $18 million from Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan as part of an asset-related lawsuit linked to an ongoing criminal investigation.

CSTO leaders may consider revoking Armenia's voting rights in November. A meeting of the Collective Security Council will be held in Moscow on November 11, RIA Novosti reported, citing Viktor Vasilyev, Russia's Permanent Representative to the CSTO.

The death toll from a drone attack on a beach in the resort town of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik has risen to four, according to Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian Children's Rights Commissioner. Krasnodar Krai authorities previously reported seven fatalities, including three children.

Forum 18, an international human rights organization that monitors religious freedom, has sharply criticized the criminal prosecution of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and six high-ranking bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The organization believes the case threatens the principle of church autonomy, enshrined in both the Armenian Constitution and the country's international obligations.

The search for 27-year-old Bekkhan Aushev, who went missing on the Assa River in Ingushetia, has been ongoing for fifteen days. Despite a large-scale operation, the man's whereabouts have not yet been determined.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has once again sharply criticized the US diplomatic mission. He claimed that the US Embassy, ​​under the previous White House administration, was one of the main sources of "artificial hatred" and the spread of false information in Georgia.