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Sentencing of Georgian journalist Amaghlobeli met with international condemnation
Open Caucasus Media
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August 7, 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...
Pesticide politics: Inside the corporate push to limit liability
Investigate Midwest
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August 18, 2025
Unyielding is a University of Missouri School of Journalism project for Investigate Midwest. With billions of dollars at stake, Bayer has gone on the offensive. Billboards along major highways. A social media offensive. Tens of thousands of...
Russia-Azerbaijan crisis continues to deepen
BNE Intellinews
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The diplomatic crisis between Russia and Azerbaijan has expanded into cultural warfare, with Moscow dismissing a senior TASS executive for attending an Azerbaijani event whilst Baku removes Soviet-era monuments and threatens reciprocal toponymic...
Giorgi Gakharia: We must remember that the threat does not end at the occupation line - in order to remain in power, the Georgian Dream entered into an alliance with the occupying state
Inter Press News
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We must remember that the threat does not end at the occupation line - in order to remain in power, the Georgian Dream entered into an alliance with the occupying state and accused its own country of starting the war, thereby justifying Russia's...
Irakli Zarkua: This is the day when Saakashvili and the Russian occupier attacked Georgia - Saakashvili is the main creator
Inter Press News
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This is the day when Saakashvili and the Russian occupier attacked Georgia - Saakashvili is the main creator, - Irakli Zarkua, a member of the Georgian Dream party, said in response to a question regarding the August war. When asked whether the...
TV tonight: our highlights for Saturday, August 2, including The Count of Monte Cristo
What to Watch
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August 1, 2025
Here's our TV tonight picks for Saturday, August 2 (for more information about what's on TV, see our TV Guide)... The Count of Monte Cristo, U&Drama (box set U) Alexandre Dumas' classic tale of betrayal and vengeance gets a retelling in this...
What to do in Baltimore this weekend, from a cat art exhibit to a cheap 5K
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 7, 2025
Let’s savor Baltimore’s remaining summer days and nights while we can. As always, this weekend’s events lineup runs the gamut, from an affordable 5K and kid-friendly skateboarding lessons to dynamic concerts and arts performances. Thursday, Aug. 7...
The President of Turkmenistan and the Prime Minister of Georgia held talks
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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August 5, 2025
On August 5, 2025, in the Avaza National Tourist Zone, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze, who arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries....
Answering the biggest questions facing Keegan Bradley with six U.S. Ryder Cup spots left
ESPN Global
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August 18, 2025
Mark Schlabach Close Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Paolo Uggetti Aug 18, 2025, 02:22 PM The PGA Tour will crown its seasonlong FedEx...
Maka Botchorishvili: When they asked us to send volunteers to Ukraine on a government plane, to impose sanctions on Russia, no one gave us a guarantee that this would not put our country's security at risk
Inter Press News
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When we were asked to send volunteers to Ukraine on a government plane and impose sanctions on Russia, no one gave us a guarantee that this would not provoke a response from Russia, which would put our country's security at risk, - Georgian...
Nino Datashvili's trial underway in Tbilisi City Court - representatives of German, Danish, Dutch and EU embassies attending the process
Inter Press News
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The trial of activist Nino Datashvili, who was arrested on charges of assaulting a bailiff, is underway in the Tbilisi City Court. The defendant Datashvili is also attending the hearing. She was greeted with applause by those sitting in the hall....
Putin loyalist Kaladze runs for Tbilisi mayor
Asia News
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August 7, 2025
The former soccer player and secretary of Georgian Dream wants a third term as mayor of the capital. The Putin-aligned oligarch, the country's “real master,” was present at the party. Anti-Western slogans and threats to expel the EU ambassador....
Modern Solutions and a New Standard: How MAQRO CITY TBILISI Became a Leader in Georgia’s Real Estate Market (R)
Business Media Gerogia
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August 7, 2025
As Georgia’s real estate sector continues to grow and mature, the needs and expectations of buyers are evolving at a rapid pace. Today’s homeowners are no longer satisfied with just a living space, "black frame" or a simple structure, they are...
Azerbaijan Designates New Areas For Renewable Energy Development (Exclusive Interview)
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 1. Efforts are progressing effectively towards optimizing the export potential of renewable energy generated in Azerbaijan, Director of the State Agency for Renewable Energy Sources Javid...
Russia’s War Is Also Cognitive
Foreign Policy
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August 1, 2025
This article is adapted from a report written by Nataliya Bugayova and Kateryna Stepanenko, “A Primer on Russian Cognitive Warfare,” published on June 30 by the Institute for the Study of War. Russia is using cognitive warfare—a form of warfare...
Russia tightens citizenship law over 'hostile' acts
The Kyiv Independent
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August 1, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law significantly expanding the grounds for revoking naturalized Russian citizenship, now listing crimes such as extremism, murder, and collaboration against the state. The updated legislation adds...
Pacta sunt cervanda or about guarantees and painful things
Interfax Ukraine
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August 18, 2025
Ihor Zhdanov, Open Policy Foundation, Ukraine Youth and Sport Minister (2014-2019) Again, we are promised guarantees. Again, they are trying to sell our security for pieces of paper that are loudly called international legal agreements that are...
No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Penn State each place three on Associated Press preseason All-America first team
The News-Herald - Ohio
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August 18, 2025
By Eric Olson The Associated Press Texas and Penn State, the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason Top 25, each had three players selected for the preseason AP All-America team announced Monday. No. 1 Texas had one player from each level...
Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan Set To Start Int'l Transportation Via E-Permits (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 1. The international cargo transportation via the e-Permit electronic authorization form has also been initiated with Kyrgyzstan, following Türkiye and Uzbekistan, Trend reports via the...
Putin, Trump, and the Elusive “Peace”
American Greatness
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August 18, 2025
At the August 15 Alaska summit, Vladimir Putin performed as expected. He desperately wants an end to Western sanctions, détente with the U.S., and assurances that the U.S. will not impose a disastrous anti-Russian secondary boycott—and,...