Church-State Power Struggle: Armenia’s parliament approved an 11-member investigative commission on the Armenian Apostolic Church crisis, but Strong Armenia and Armenia factions announced a boycott, while Speaker Ruben Rubinyan said the inquiry work won’t suffer and called the Shaki incident a crime. Parliament Chaos: MPs scuffled during the session, with microphones cut and the chamber suspended twice amid rising tensions. Shaki Incident Update: Rubinyan said Azerbaijan informed Armenia after a missing serviceman may have crossed into Armenia, and he argued it was not sabotage; the detained suspect is facing charges. Regional Diplomacy: PM Nikol Pashinyan used the Armenia-UK Business Forum to push TRIPP as a “cornerstone” for regional economic change and reiterated hopes for opening the Armenia-Turkey border and restoring rail links with Azerbaijan. Energy Connectivity: Armenia and Turkey discussed restoring the Gyumri–Kars power transmission line, while Armenia’s PSRC met Firebird AI and the grid operator on connecting a 100MW+ AI data center to the power system. World Bank & Industry: Deputy PM Mher Grigoryan reviewed World Bank programs (~$818m) and Armenia reported industrial output up 7.4% (Jan–Aug). COP17 & Biodiversity: Armenia unveiled a COP17 silver commemorative coin and COP17 is set to be a major global biodiversity stocktake in Yerevan; meanwhile, a report says the UK is not on track for 2030 biodiversity targets. Humanitarian/Community: Lorik Fund supported Artsakh Tsil summer visits to 31 villages, bringing arts activities to children across multiple regions.