text: [{"text_idx": "#000003", "text": "Armenia discusses ICC plans with Russia"}, {"text_idx": "#000005", "text": "YEREVAN: Armenia discussed with Russia its plans to come under the International Criminal Court\u2019s (ICC) jurisdiction, Russian media said on Sunday, a move strongly opposed by Moscow after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin."}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Relations between the traditional allies have frayed badly since Putin launched an invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022. Yerevan has said it was moving to come under the court\u2019s jurisdiction, prompting Moscow to warn of \u201cserious consequences\u201d if it did."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "The court in The Hague accused Putin in March of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds or more children from Ukraine, a claim condemned by the Kremlin as meaningless and outrageously partisan."}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "The warrant obliges the court\u2019s 123 member states to detain and transfer Putin if he sets foot on their territory."}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "The ambassador at large of Armenia\u2019s Foreign Ministry, Edmon Marukyan, said Yereven has sent \u201cproposals\u201d on the issue to Moscow, the TASS news agency reported. \u201cA meeting was held and the process is underway,\u201d it quoted him as saying."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Bilateral ties have further deteriorated in recent months over what Yerevan says is Moscow\u2019s failure to fully uphold a 2020 ceasefire treaty it helped broker between Armenia and Azerbaijan to end their war over Nagorno-Karabakh \u2013 an Armenian-populated region of Azerbaijan."}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Marukyan said Armenia\u2019s plan to become a party to the Rome Statute, bringing it under the international court\u2019s remit, was \u201cnot against the Russian Federation but because of war crimes committed on territory of the Republic of Armenia by the Azerbaijani side\u201d, TASS reported."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "\u201cOur Russian partners are well aware of this.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Yerevan has in recent weeks repeatedly accused Azerbaijan of massing forces around Karabakh, which Baku has effectively blockaded since December 2022, causing acute hunger."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "A deal struck last weekend to unblock roads to the territory has yet to take full effect."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Geely supposedly cancels Thailand EV production plans, to switch its focus to Malaysia \u2013 report"}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Russia says BRICS summit to discuss group\u2019s expansion"}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Tesla to invest in Malaysia, outlines development plans"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Plans to eradicate poverty will benefit all, says PM"}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "Russia says 2 commanders killed as Kyiv wages Bakhmut offensive"}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "Neta V EV to be built in Thailand from 2024 \u2013 Hozon Auto to set up assembly plant, plans exports to SEA"}]