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Translation results LGBTQ veterans during a pride parade in Boston. Steven Senne / Ap  

LGBT rights in the United States  

LGBT veterans fired - Pentagon investigates  

The United States' central military command, the Pentagon, is starting an investigation of soldiers who are believed to have been forced to leave the military with a so-called "dishonorable discharge" because of their sexual orientation. That's what CBS News writes.  

Those who receive such a dismissal cannot take part in the special allowances to which other veterans are entitled, including support for university education and healthcare.  

- They selflessly put themselves in danger for our country and the American people. Unfortunately, far too many of them were fired because of their sexual orientation, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CBS News. 

It's been twelve years since the US armed forces abolished their famous principle "don't ask, don't tell" for LGBTQ soldiers.  

Vladimir Putin met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Saint Petersburg today. Mikhail Metzel / AP  

The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh  

Putin on the conflict: "Hope we can achieve de-escalation" 

President Vladimir Putin says that Russia is in contact with all sides in the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, writes AFP.  

- I hope that we can achieve a de-escalation and that we can begin to seek a peaceful solution to this problem, Putin says during a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. 

Earlier on Tuesday, Armenian separatists announced that they were laying down their arms. The armistice must have been negotiated under Russian leadership.  

Bernardo Arévalo outside the Supreme Court of Guatemala. This weekend he demanded that the Attorney General resign. Moises Castillo/AP  

The elections in Guatemala  

The president warns: "A coup d'état is underway"  

Protesters have taken to the streets of Guatemala City in defense of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo, The Guardian reports.  

Arévalo was elected in August after a campaign that placed great emphasis on the fight against corruption. Now he himself believes that corruption can prevent him from taking office.  

- A coup d'état is underway, he said earlier in September.  

He is not the only one to suspect that: Yesterday, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the UN General Assembly that there is a risk of a coup preventing Arévalo from taking office.  

The US ambassador to Guatemala, Francisco Mora, has also expressed concern that forces within the country are working against the popularly elected president.