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Türkiye, Georgia reaffirm strategic partnership, regional cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili during a welcome ceremony in Ankara, Türkiye, on Aug. 12, 2025. Türkiye and Georgia will continue to work "shoulder to shoulder" for regional...
Foreign Fighters in Ukraine Suffer Over 115 Casualties After Russian Strike on Training Camp
Military Watch
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August 12, 2025
A Russian strike on a training camp near the central Ukrainian city of Kropivnitsky on July 21 has been confirmed to have caused over 100 casualties among foreign fighters, who were gathered for lunch at the time of the attack. An American...
South Georgia Tech enrolls 40 students in first LPN to RN Bridge program cohort
Americus Times-Recorder - Georgia
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August 13, 2025
Published 9:05 pm Tuesday, August 12, 2025 By South Georgia Technical College Forty students enrolled in South Georgia Technical College’s new Licensed Practical Nurse to Registered Nurse (LPN to RN) Bridge program slated to start Fall Semester....
Georgia Reacts to U.S.-Brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal
Civil Georgia
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August 9, 2025
The signing of a U.S.-brokered historic peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on August 8 resonated in Tbilisi, drawing praise from both Georgian Dream authorities and opposition figures, but also quiet unease among GD...
Tbilisi accuses Kyiv of ‘artificially delaying’ return of Ukrainians stranded at border
Open Caucasus Media
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August 11, 2025
The Caucasus is changing — so are we. The future of journalism in the region is grim. Independent voices are under threat — and we’re responding by building a newsroom powered by our readers. Join our community and help push back against the...
Armenia, Azerbaijan strike peace deal with transit route named after Trump
Global News
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August 8, 2025
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands Friday at a White House peace summit before signing an agreement aimed at ending decades of conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump was in the middle as Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and...
COMMENT: Moscow's strategic defeat, Washington's noisy triumph in the South Caucasus
BNE Intellinews
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The historic August 8 deal in Washington between Armenia and Azerbaijan marked Russia’s strategic defeat in the South Caucasus and heralded the US’ noisy entry into the region. Under the patronage of the United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan...
Even Trump's top toady is warning this appalling move risks disaster
Raw Story
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August 15, 2025
Something treacherous looms today on the Alaskan horizon. As Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet to hammer out their version of a Ukrainian-Russian “peace” plan, it could portend one of the darkest chapters in the history of American...
US-sanctioned ultra-right pro-Russian leader announces bid for Tbilisi mayor
Open Caucasus Media
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August 12, 2025
The Caucasus is changing — so are we. The future of journalism in the region is grim. Independent voices are under threat — and we’re responding by building a newsroom powered by our readers. Join our community and help push back against the...
Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders sign peace agreement at White House summit
CBS News
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Washington — The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands as they joined President 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 South...
Trump’s “Corridor Wars” in the Caucasus
The Nation
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August 12, 2025
August 12, 2025 His deals are informed by hyper-transactional dealmaking. Ad Policy Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R), sign the joint declaration “peace roadmap” following their...
Trump Reaches Peace Deal to End Armenia, Azerbaijan Fighting
Mint
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August 9, 2025
President Donald Trump signed a joint peace declaration with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia aimed at ending decades of war and reached pacts giving the US exclusive rights to develop a transit route through the South Caucasus. “With this...
New ‘Curly COMrades’ APT Using NGEN COM Hijacking in Georgia, Moldova Attacks
The Hacker News
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August 12, 2025
Aug 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Windows Security A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed Curly COMrades has been observed targeting entities in Georgia and Moldova as part of a cyber espionage campaign designed to facilitate...
New Russian-aligned hacking group targeting Eastern Europe infrastructure
Tech Digest
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August 12, 2025
Share A new Russian-aligned Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, dubbed Curly COMrades by security firm Bitdefender, has been identified targeting government bodies and energy sectors in Eastern Europe. The group, active since mid-2024, has...
This is Europe’s most unusual (and low-cost) beach holiday
The Times
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Overshadowed by the towering peaks of the Caucasus Mountains, Georgia is best known for its 8,000-year-old winemaking traditions, soaring alpine landscapes and its cool capital, Tbilisi. Less well known is its 200-mile Black Sea coastline, the...
Producer Marc Provissiero talks ‘Nobody 2’ and Bob Odenkirk’s action star turn
Rough Draft Atlanta - Georgia
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August 15, 2025
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‘Kept fighting despite the odds’: the Russian journalists who risked everything to report the truth
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
In the fall of 2021, the director Julia Loktev traveled from her Brooklyn home to Moscow, with the intent to film some friends under pressure. That summer, the Russian government had cracked down on the remaining independent media in the country,...
Review | An Unusual Exhibition — a tragi-comedy on artistic individuality in Georgia
Open Caucasus Media
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August 12, 2025
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Controversial US lawyer Robert Amsterdam arrives in Yerevan to represent the Armenian Church
Open Caucasus Media
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August 12, 2025
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Europe, Ukraine leaders seek talks with Trump to defend interests ahead of US-Russia summit
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 12, 2025
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Ukraine and its European backers Monday sought talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in an effort to protect their security interests ahead of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week. Ukrainian President...