12:00 News Brief: Last Day of Weightlifting Championship and Recent Global Events

Breaking news from the last hour summarized:

• On the final day of the European Weightlifting Championship, Armenia will be represented by Tatev Hakobyan and Varazdat Lalayan.
• Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the commissioning of the renovated Ttujur-Navur road, which is the shortest route from Yerevan to Berd.
• The White House press secretary stated that Trump's upcoming speech will be extremely impressive and 'explosive.'
• MP Karen Sarukhanyan criticized the opposition for targeting participants of the Citizen's Day events.
• Andrew McCabe justified unprecedented security measures during the White House correspondent dinner citing the vulnerability of high-ranking officials.
• The Financial Times reports that Rubin is intentionally avoiding negotiations regarding Iran to evade responsibility for failure.
• In Iran, Ramesh, an alleged member of the Sunni group 'Jaish al-Adl', has been sentenced to death.
• A terrorist explosion on the Pan-American Highway in Colombia resulted in 14 deaths and 38 injuries.