Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee has reported a possible vote-buying scheme in the Lori region involving representatives of the Strong Armenia party, linked to Russian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan.

Yerevan is not interested in a new round of tensions in relations with Moscow and is not considering a political break with Russia. 

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze sent an open letter to the leadership of the European Union, accusing European institutions of abandoning democratic principles and employing double standards.

Armenia has exported domestically produced weapons for the first time, according to High-Tech Industry Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev to life imprisonment in absentia.

The 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), the UN's largest international platform on urbanism and sustainable development, has begun in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan and Georgia are resuming passenger rail service after a multi-year hiatus.

North Ossetia's head, Sergei Menyailo, has ordered that children from the republic not be sent on summer vacation to Tuapse following a series of drone attacks and fires at the city's oil facilities. He said the decision is primarily due to security concerns.

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official statement today commemorating the anniversaries of the deportation of the Crimean Tatars and Circassians.

The country's Investigative Committee has launched an investigation into murder threats and plotting an assassination attempt against the head of government.