12:00 News in Brief: Raids in the 'Armenia' Alliance, Trump-Xi Jinping 'Showdown'. Key Events of the Day

Here are the news highlights from the past hour summarized:

• The Anti-Corruption Committee conducted a raid at the Spitak office of the 'Armenia' alliance, resulting in one person being arrested.
• The European Union welcomed the initiation of trade relations between Armenia and Turkey, deeming it an important step for regional stability.
• An assistant to the Azerbaijani president announced that Baku is ready to take responsibility for the normalization of relations with Armenia and the formation of new realities.
• Parliamentary candidate Davit Ananyan had an incident with a supporter of the regime during his campaign, which he described as behavior driven by personal grievances.
• Lilit Makunts clarified the figure of over 1 billion drams noted in her declaration as a technical error.
• The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned its citizens about the risks of being detained and extradited in several countries, including Armenia, at the request of the U.S.
• A court in Ukraine has placed the former head of the president's office under arrest for two months, setting a multi-million bail possibility.
• A meeting between the presidents of the U.S. and China took place in Beijing, where a prolonged handshake at the start symbolized political supremacy.