On November 17, during a meeting in Yerevan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asked US Deputy Secretary of State Alison Hooker what steps Washington was taking to free 23 Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan. He cited a promise made to him personally by US President Donald Trump during their August meeting at the White House.

Azerbaijan has become the latest country to rule out participation in the International Stabilization Force for Gaza, jeopardizing the prospects for the implementation of US President Donald Trump's multinational plan.

A criminal case for fraud has been opened in Dagestan against Magomed Magomedov, the editor-in-chief of the republican newspaper "Molodezh Dagestan."

The court granted the investigation's motion to remand Spartak Ghukasyan, the son of the mayor of Gyumri, Armenia's second-most populous city, for two months. He is accused of hooliganism committed by a group of individuals using information or communications technology.

Irakli Pavlenishvili, Deputy Secretary General of the Georgian opposition party United National Movement, called the statement by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili "shameful." Papuashvili had previously stated, "Ukraine is in a situation today where it can neither continue the war nor end it. They wanted this to happen to us, so that we would have no choice, and so that we would be faced with two bad options."

Georgia's fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili, addressed Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of a meeting of European Union leaders dedicated to the war in Ukraine. The politician expressed support for the Ukrainian president and wished him "strength and a peaceful future with dignity."

A Dagestani court has ruled that former State Duma deputy Magomed Gadzhiev and individuals associated with him are members of an extremist organization. As a result of this decision, assets belonging to Gadzhiev and his relatives, worth over 2 billion rubles, have been seized.

Auditors from the Accounts Chamber have uncovered serious budgetary irregularities in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, where inefficient spending totaled 1.7 billion rubles. This money was allocated to create special economic zones (SEZs), but the expected results were never achieved.

Ten schools in Kabardino-Balkaria are planning to open specialized Investigative Committee classes. According to the republic's Investigative Committee, the program includes a training course, "courage lessons," meetings with "veterans," and "hands-on experience" under the guidance of active investigators.

During Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's visit to Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called him the "national leader of Armenia," emphasizing the importance and reliability of the partnership between the two countries.