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Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli gave her final statement in court. The verdict is postponed to August 6
JAMnews
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August 4, 2025
Georgia: Verdict for Mzia Amaghlobeli On August 4, the court hearing of journalist and founder of Georgian independent media outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti, Mzia Amaglobeli, lasted only 30 minutes. Amaglobeli delivered her final statement, after...
WATCH: Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet Trump and sign U.S.-brokered peace deal at White House
PBS Frontline
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August 8, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands as they joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday for a peace summit where they signed an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict. Watch the signing and...
TV tonight: our highlights for Tuesday, August 5, including Sewing Bee getting its first Korea Week
What to Watch
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August 4, 2025
Here's our TV tonight picks for Tuesday, August 5 (for more information about what's on TV, see our TV Guide)... The Great British Sewing Bee, BBC1, 9 pm The show looks east for its first Korea Week, with judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young...
The Kiev Regime Left About 90 Ukrainians to Die on the Neutral Zone Between Russia and Georgia
SouthFront
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August 8, 2025
Support SouthFront Click to see the full-size image About ninety Ukrainians, deported from Russia, are trapped on the neutral territory at the “Upper Lars” checkpoint. Without food, water, or medical aid, they are suffering and dying in a stifling...
Trump hosts leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign U.S.-brokered peace deal
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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August 8, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday brought together the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for a peace summit at the White House meant to stem decades of conflict between the two neighbors. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump on...
Gladys Knight denies son’s claims of husband’s mental, financial abuse
New York Daily News
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August 16, 2025
Gladys Knight is denying her son’s allegations that the singer’s husband has subjected her to “mental and financial” abuse. A representative for the “Midnight Train to Georgia” crooner told People she’s “healthy and happy,” and that the claims...
Gvantsa Meparishvili’s Boxes From Georgia now in post-production
Cineuropa
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08/08/2025 - The Georgian filmmaker’s debut feature-length documentary immerses viewers in the realities of a multinational humanitarian aid centre in Tbilisi Boxes From Georgia by Gvantsa Meparishvili Currently at the rough-cut stage, Boxes From...
Georgia says German ambassador implicated in corruption probe involving opposition politician
Open Caucasus Media
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August 4, 2025
The Caucasus is changing — and not for the better. With authoritarianism on the rise across the region, the threat to independent journalism is higher than ever. Join our community and help push back against the hardliners. Become a member The...
Romania reportedly suspects Russian sabotage in crude oil contamination bound for OMV Petrom refinery
Romania Insider
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August 8, 2025
Romanian authorities are reportedly investigating a potential case of Russian sabotage involving the deliberate contamination of Azerbaijani crude oil intended for OMV Petrom’s Petrobrazi refinery, G4media.ro reported, citing sources familiar with...
Trump to host Azerbaijan, Armenia to sign US-brokered peace deal
Sabah
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August 8, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House on Friday for the signing of a U.S.-brokered peace agreement aimed at formally ending decades of conflict...
U.S. Role in Armenia-Azerbaijan Transit Corridor Sparks Controversy
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Tensions linger between Armenia and Azerbaijan over a proposed transit route, better known to many as the Zangezur Corridor, through Armenia that would restore a Soviet-era connection between Azerbaijan and its exclave of...
Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shake hands as they join Trump, sign agreement at peace summit
ABC 30 - California
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August 8, 2025
WASHINGTON -- The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands as they joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday for a peace summit where they signed an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict. The two countries in the...
Plains honors Rosalynn Carter with butterfly release
Americus Times-Recorder - Georgia
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August 16, 2025
Published 5:19 pm Saturday, August 16, 2025 In Plains, Georgia, residents gathered to honor former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Saturday morning – just two days before what would have been her 98th birthday. A crowd gathered beneath the shade trees...
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Rising star Divya Deshmukh can prove Garry Kasparov wrong, follow Judit Polgar's footsteps; here's how
Firstpost
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August 16, 2025
After winning the 2025 Women’s Chess World Cup in style and becoming India’s 88th Grandmaster, Divya Deshmukh faces a brand new challenge – that of competing in the ‘Open’ category of the 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss, alongside reigning world champion D...
Trump to Meet with Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to Sign US-Brokered Peace Deal
CBN News
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August 8, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are expected to sign a peace deal Friday at the White House that could potentially put an end to decades of conflict, President Donald Trump said. Trump said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol...
A timeline of Vitesse's demise: From Russian oligarchs to death sentence
Tribal Football
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Vitesse have officially lost their professional football licence, but how did it get this far? From fighting for the Eredivisie title and beating Tottenham Hotspur in Europe to disappearing from the Dutch professional football landscape: this is...
In Georgia, a police officer’s cheek ranks above all
Open Caucasus Media
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August 8, 2025
The Caucasus is changing — and not for the better. With authoritarianism on the rise across the region, the threat to independent journalism is higher than ever. Join our community and help push back against the hardliners. Become a member It was...
Saakashvili: Georgian Dream seeks to destroy the state and deprive people of their homeland
Georgia Today
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August 8, 2025
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, in a social media post, accused “Ivanishvili’s talking puppets” of making statements aimed at “destroying the Georgian state” and leaving its people without a homeland. He called for “an unrelenting,...
Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke talk queer noir film ‘Honey Don’t!’
Rough Draft Atlanta - Georgia
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August 8, 2025
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Ukrainians deported by Russia to Georgia provided with food and medicine
Ukrainska Pravda
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Stock Photo: Getty Images The Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia has reported that measures have been taken to provide food, essential items and medicine to Ukrainian citizens stranded in the buffer zone at the Georgian border. Source: Radio Liberty,...