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Day: November 3, 2025
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bne IntelliNews – #Pashinyan urges end to ‘Soviet #KGB worldview’ in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations intellinews.com/pashinyan-ur…
Against this backdrop, Pashinyan’s call to discard Soviet-era worldviews could be seen as both an appeal for national introspection and a message to external powers that Armenia is charting a new, more independent path.“We have lived too long inside the mental boundaries others drew for us,” he said.
“It is time to think freely—and peacefully—about our place in the region.”— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Nov 3, 2025
🇩🇪 Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he’s confident the government will agree on a new voluntary military service in time for it to start in 2026, – Reuters
The plan aims to boost troop numbers amid security concerns over Russia, with a goal of growing the Bundeswehr from 180,000 to 260,000 soldiers by the 2030s.
Pistorius rejected a proposed draft lottery, insisting young people must be persuaded, not forced, to serve.
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OpenAI says over a million ChatGPT users talk about planning suicide each week.
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bne IntelliNews – #Pashinyan urges end to ‘Soviet #KGB worldview’ in Armenian-Azerbaijani relations intellinews.com/pashinyan-ur…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Nov 3, 2025
🔥 Pashinyan vs. the KGB! Armenia is shattering Soviet myths! youtube.com/shorts/lf4eXFjfQ… via @YouTube
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