18:00 News in Brief: Sukiasyan's Demand to the Catholicos, Opening of Lars for Passenger Vehicles

Here are the headlines from the last hour, concisely and informatively:

• Boxer David Chaloyan has defeated his Turkish opponent and advanced to the semifinals of the World Cup, securing a medal.
• The Upper Lars checkpoint has been opened for light passenger vehicles, but traffic for freight trucks remains prohibited.
• Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in a festival in downtown Yerevan and distributed badges shaped like the map of the Republic of Armenia to citizens.
• Robert Kocharyan has emphasized the importance of the possibility of returning to Artsakh and the opening of historical new windows.
• Vagif Khachatryan, who returned from captivity in Baku, met with Armenia's second president.
• Arman Tatoyan has denied reports of gathering votes for other political forces, stressing the independence of his political team.
• Deputy Khachatur Sukiasyan has called for the resignation of the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.
• At least three people were injured in southern Lebanon as a result of Israeli drone strikes.
• During a liberation march in Turin, Italy, protesters burned EU and NATO flags.
• Iran has hinted at the potential for damage to underwater cables in the Strait of Hormuz, which threatens global internet connectivity.
• An ecological crisis and inflation have begun in Tuapse following drone strikes on an oil refinery.