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Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2 Opens with Focus on Black Sea Mine Countermeasures
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 1, 2025
Naval forces from Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Latvia, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, and the United States have begun Exercise Sea Breeze 25-2 in Portland, England. The second iteration of Sea Breeze...
Georgia aims to meet growing global demand for walnuts
Fresh Plaza
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July 1, 2025
In the sun-drenched region around Telavi, against the majestic backdrop of the Caucasus Mountains, Georgian Walnut Enterprise is carving out its place as a key walnut grower. Walnuts are deeply rooted in Georgia's culinary heritage, and with...
IPI: “The EU must react immediately to media repression in Georgia”
JAMnews
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July 1, 2025
IPI urges the EU to protect journalists in Georgia The International Press Institute (IPI) issued a statement on the growing pressure the Georgian government is placing on the media, urging the international community to take immediate and...
Eight Political Parties Of Georgia Announced A Boycott Of The Elections
Charter 97
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2 The opposition was making a statement. Eight political parties in Georgia refused to participate in local elections. According to the representatives of the parties, local elections are a legitimization of the illegal regime. The boycott was...
RA Minister of Economy discussed Armenian cargo carriers` situation with his Georgian counterpart
Finport
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ArmInfo. The Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan met with the Minister of Agriculture and Environment of Georgia, David Songulashvili, in Rome within the framework of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conference in Rome. As...
International Press Institute: The European Union must immediately respond to the unprecedented repression of the media in Georgia
Inter Press News
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The European Union must immediately respond to the unprecedented repression of the media in Georgia, reads a statement from the International Press Institute (IPI). According to the organization, the media in Georgia is in an extremely difficult...
Armenia: The captivating European country that’s still off-radar
The California Courier
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It’s golden hour in the mountain town of Dilijan in Armenia. I have wandered into the steep back streets, which are lined with traditional houses, all wooden fretwork balconies and walls of multi-pane glass, the softening sunshine turning the...
Travel disaster predicted for July 4th as hundreds of flights set to be cancelled due to extreme weather
The Mirror US
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June 30, 2025
Those heading out of town for the Fourth of July holiday could face massive delays as many parts of the US are likely to be affected by inclement weather. AAA reported that a record-breaking 72.2 million Americans will travel for the holiday,...
20% Decline in Retail Trade, Consumers Spending Less - Tbilisi Central Director
Business Media Gerogia
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June 30, 2025
The management of Tbilisi Central reports a continuing downward trend in retail sales. According to Levan Karalashvili, Director of the shopping center, retail turnover has dropped by approximately 20% amid the growing instability in the country....
More than 100 trucks with Armenian brandy entered Russia – Papoyan
ARKA
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From June 1 to 29, 106 trucks loaded with Armenian cognac (brandy) crossed the Georgian-Russian border and entered Russia, 19 of them in the last three days, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan said. YEREVAN, June 30. /ARKA/. From June 1 to...
Adjara Government inspects infrastructure projects in Batumi
Georgia Online
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June 30, 2025
Batumi, Georgia: The Chairman of the Adjara Government Sulkhan Tamazashvili got acquainted with the medical infrastructure works in Batumi on June 28, 2025, Saturday. The government of Adjara shared glimpses of the Minister’s visit on its official...
Sino-Russian Convergence in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: A Global Threat to the US and Its Allies
CEPA
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June 30, 2025
The use of AI-driven propaganda and deepfake technologies has significantly escalated the scale and sophistication of disinformation, posing unprecedented challenges from Russia and China for Western intelligence and democratic institutions....
Review | What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? — A Georgian ode to everyday wonder
Open Caucasus Media
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June 30, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
LIVE RADAR: Storms moving in parts NE Florida and SE Georgia
News4Jax - Florida
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June 29, 2025
Sunday isolated thunderstorms are moving through parts of Northeast Florida and will expand into parts of Southeast Georgia in the evening. Closer to sunset, storms will shift to the west near the I-10/I-75 corridor. FLOOD ADVISORIES: Wayne County...
Su-25 Frogfoot: The Ultimate Guide to Russia’s ‘Flying Tank’
19FortyFive
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June 29, 2025
Introduction: The Flying Tank Reborn In the pantheon of military aviation, few aircraft so perfectly embody their nation’s warfighting philosophy as the Sukhoi Su-25. Known to NATO by the reporting name “Frogfoot” and to its pilots by the...
Daytime fireball seen over Georgia, South Carolina
West Kentucky Star
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By The Associated Press Jun. 29, 2025 | 04:02 PM | GEORGIA An object bright enough to be seen streaking across the midday sky fell across parts of the Southeast U.S. on Thursday. The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most...
Strong currents, stronger alliances: Reinforcing the EU’s Black Sea energy strategy through transatlantic collaboration
Atlantic Council
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June 27, 2025
The Black Sea region serves as a geostrategic crossroads for great power competition, acting as an intersection for Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East. In response to Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its...
Nika Gvaramia Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison for Defying Parliamentar...
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 1, 2025
Tbilisi (GBC) - Nika Gvaramia, a prominent opposition figure and one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, has been sentenced to 8 months in prison by Judge Jvebe Nachkebia for failing to comply with the request of the Temporary...
Estonian Refugee Council’s Annual Report: 69,000 people reached across 6 countries
The Baltic Times
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The Estonian Refugee Council (ERC) has published its 2024 annual report, summarising the key activities of the past year. In 2024, the organisation reached over 69,000 people, providing immediate assistance in crisis situations and supporting...
95% OF GEORGIA’S BLUEBERRY EXPORT GOES TO RUSSIA
Sarke
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Daily News: Economics June 25, 2025 From May 1 to June 22, Georgia exported 2,400 t of blueberries totaling to $16.9 million, Georgian Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture reported. Compared to the same period in 2024, the average...