Anti-Corruption Crackdown: Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee imposed a travel ban on former President Serzh Sargsyan, linking him to a broader case tied to Robert Kocharyan, who and his son were arrested this week over alleged money laundering, abuse of office, and bribery. Church-State Tensions: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he is ready to discuss Armenian Apostolic Church reforms with Catholicos Karekin II only if the Church leader accepts the government’s reform agenda—deepening a standoff over alleged celibacy violations and governance. EU vs. Russia Pressure: CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov said Yerevan’s possible CSTO withdrawal should not be “rushed,” while Armenia’s Security Council chief Alen Simonyan told Russian TV Armenia will decide its EU/EAEU path only when it becomes concrete and insists Yerevan is not preparing to leave the EAEU. Diaspora and Identity: Armenia’s diaspora affairs chief Zareh Sinanyan was reappointed, and Istanbul’s Armenian community is debating a new Turkish education restriction that bars children from Armenia from studying at Armenian minority schools. Regional Security: Azerbaijan’s balancing act amid Israeli arms, Iranian drones, and Turkish oil continues to shape South Caucasus diplomacy. Politics and Rights Watch: International rights experts and democracy monitors warn of political repression and pressure on opposition figures and the Church, urging EU action.