News in Brief: Reasons for Shootings in Yerevan, War Threat in the Middle East, Negotiations in Geneva

Concise and substantive news from the past hour:

• In Yerevan, a domestic dispute involving a woman escalated into gunfire; Arsen Vardanyan, 45, has died, and the condition of 3 out of 6 injured individuals is critical. A criminal case has been initiated.
• White House Press Secretary Levitt did not specify the timelines for negotiations with Iran and did not rule out the possibility of military operations.
• Sergey Lavrov stated that new strikes on Iran would have serious consequences for the international community.
• Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Geneva lasted about an hour and a half, and details of the discussions have not been disclosed.
• The White House reports significant progress in negotiations regarding Ukraine in Geneva.
• Zelensky criticized the decision for Russia and Belarus to participate in the Paralympic Games with national flags.
• Valery Zaluzhny accused Zelensky of failing the 2023 counter-offensive.
• The Trump administration has increased military presence in the Middle East, with a high probability of military operations.
• U.S. Air Force transport planes have made 30 flights to the Middle East in two days.
• France has recorded 36 consecutive days of rainfall, with high-level warnings issued in several departments.
• Heavy rainfall and a temperature decrease of up to 10 degrees are expected in Armenia from February 19-23.
• In recent years, 2,560 elevators have been replaced in Yerevan, according to Mayor Tigran Avinyan.
• Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev have arrived in Washington to participate in the inaugural meeting of the “Peace Council.”
• February 19 is celebrated in Armenia as Book Giving Day.