CDE News - The Dispatch

UPDATED: EU says no to membership candidate status for Georgia; Proposes membership status to Moldova

BRUSSELS, June 17 (Reuters) - Georgia needs to meet certain conditions before it can be granted the status of European Union membership candidate, the European Commission said on Friday. "It should be…

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Breakaway Georgian region awaits ‘signal’ before referendum on joining Russia

TBILISI, May 11 (Reuters) - The new leader of the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia said on Wednesday it would wait for a signal from Moscow before holding a referendum on…

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UK says Ukraine has retaken villages of Sloboda, Lukashivka, Russia redeploying elements of forces from Georgia to Ukraine

April 1 (Reuters) - British military intelligence said on Friday Ukrainian forces have retaken the villages of Sloboda and Lukashivka to the south of Chernihiv and located along main supply routes between…

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UPDATED: EU set to receive membership bids from Georgia, Moldova -EU official

BRUSSELS, March 3 - The European Union is about to receive membership applications from Georgia and Moldova, an EU official said on Thursday. The official said the applications were due "imminently".…

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Georgia says joining NATO only way to preserve country’s integrity

MOSCOW, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Joining NATO is the only way to preserve Georgia's territorial integrity, the TASS news agency quoted its Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze as saying on Thursday.…

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EU to avoid membership talk at summit with eastern states, draft says

BRUSSELS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - A European Union summit with the bloc's eastern neighbours will confirm support for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in their bid to move closer to the…

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Russian spy agency likens Ukraine situation to lead-up to Georgia war in 2008

MOSCOW, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Russia's SVR Foreign Intelligence Service said on Monday that the current situation around Ukraine was reminiscent of the lead-up to the war in Georgia in…

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Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili agrees to end 50-day hunger strike

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili agreed to end a 50-day hunger strike in prison that had raised political tensions in the former Soviet republic and drawn expressions of concern from…

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Georgia proposes to move hunger-striking Saakashvili to military hospital

Georgian authorities have proposed to move hunger-striking former President Mikheil Saakashvili to a military hospital in the city of Gori, a justice ministry spokeswoman said on Friday, amid mounting concerns…

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Georgian hunger-striking ex-president Saakashvili needs urgent treatment

Georgia's hunger-striking former president Mikheil Saakashvili is being mistreated in a prison hospital and urgently needs special treatment in intensive care, a Georgian human rights group said. Saakashvili, who has…

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Georgian ruling party wins mayoral elections, opposition cries foul

Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, won 19 of 20 mayoral elections including in the capital Tbilisi, electoral authorities said on Sunday, as the opposition alleged that ballots had been rigged.…

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Georgia ruling party takes lead in local voting amid political crisis

Georgia's ruling party has taken a commanding lead over the opposition United National Movement founded by former president Mikheil Saakashvili in municipal elections that have taken on national significance amid…

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Dutch enjoy morale-boosting 3-0 win over Georgia

Netherlands beat Georgia 3-0 thanks to goals from Memphis Depay, Wout Weghorst and teenager Ryan Gravenberch on Sunday (Jun 6) in a morale-boosting victory ahead of the European Championship. Depay…

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Motive in Georgia spa shootings uncertain, but Asian Americans fearful

Georgia authorities charged a man with the fatal shootings of eight people, including six Asian women, at Atlanta-area spas, and the violence heightened fears among Asian Americans already rattled by…

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Photo Story: Charles Michel visits Georgia

Handout photos made available by Georgian President's Press Service shows Charles Michel, the president of the European Union Council (L) and Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili (R) attending a news conference…

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Hundreds protest after Georgian police detain opposition leader

TBILISI/MOSCOW — Police stormed the party offices of Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia and detained him on Tuesday, deepening a political crisis that prompted the prime minister to resign last…

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UPDATED: Georgia’s prime minister resigns

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced his resignation on Thursday, a move that prompted celebration from the opposition and calls for early elections. Gakharia, who had held the post since…

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Georgia to lift ban on international flights on February 1

Georgia will lift a ban on international flights, imposed last March as an anti-pandemic measure, in 10 days' time, authorities said on Friday. "Starting on Feb. 1, we consider it…

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Georgia Senate races that will decide fate of Biden’s agenda too close to call

Democrats and Republicans were neck-and-neck in two critical U.S. Senate races on Tuesday as votes were counted in Georgia contests that will decide whether President-elect Joe Biden enjoys control of…

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Georgia re-certifies U.S. presidential election results, confirming Biden victory

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Georgia recertified the state's results in the Nov. 3 presidential election on Monday, confirming that Democratic President-elect Joe Biden had won the state, according to…

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Trump keeps up fraud claims at rally for U.S. senators in Georgia

VALDOSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia on Saturday for two Republican senators at a rally that some in his party feared could end up hurting,…

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Chances narrow of Trump overturning Biden’s win after Georgia recount

President Donald Trump's quixotic bid to overturn the Nov. 3 election results was dealt another blow on Friday when a recount confirmed he had lost Georgia, while the winner, President-elect…

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Thousands of Georgians rally in Tbilisi to protest election results

Thousands of protesters rallied in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday to back opposition calls for a re-run of the Oct. 31 parliamentary election they say was rigged. According to…

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Rugby – George grabs hat-trick as England thump Georgia 40-0

Hooker Jamie George scored a hat-trick of identical rolling maul tries as England swept aside a spirited but limited Georgia 40-0 in their opening Autumn Nations Cup match at a…

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Joe Biden solidifies election victory with 306 college votes

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden solidified his election victory on Friday by winning the state of Georgia, and President Donald Trump said "time will tell" if another administration takes over soon, the closest…

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Joe Biden takes the lead in Georgia

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pulled ahead in the battleground state of Georgia by 917 votes, CNN reported on Friday, as the tallying of votes continues in the state. Biden is locked in…

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Georgia’s ruling party claims victory in parliamentary vote

Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party leads in a parliamentary election in the former Soviet republic on Saturday, preliminary results showed, but the opposition rejected the results and said it planned…

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Georgia bans weddings and birthday parties as virus cases rise

Georgia has banned weddings and other types of public ceremony from Sept. 10 and postponed theatre and cinema openings to contain the spread of the new coronavirus as the number…

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Coronavirus cases, deaths on the increase in Eurasia

Further coronavirus cases, virus-linked deaths, and recoveries were recorded in Central Asian and Eurasian countries on Sunday. New numbers were announced by the respective health authorities. Kazakhstan Kazakhstan reported 1,226…

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Photo Story: Some coronavirus related restrictions eased in Georgia

People have their temperature checked as they prepare to board a train at a railway station in Tbilisi, Georgia, 15 June 2020. The Georgian government has allowed the reopening of…

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Photo Story: Gradual reopening in Georgia

Information boards displaying currency exchange rates in Tbilisi, Georgia, 08 June 2020. The Georgian government has allowed the reopening of some types of hotels, domestic passenger traffic and exchange offices…

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Georgia bans all foreigners from entering country over coronavirus

Georgia on Monday banned all foreigners from entering the country over coronavirus concerns the prime minister’s spokesman, Irakli Chikovani, told a briefing. Georgia has reported 33 confirmed cases of…

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Turkish foreign minister calls for enlarged NATO, Georgia membership

Turkey’s foreign minister called on Thursday for the enlargement of NATO and the addition of Georgia to the organization. “I don’t understand why we have not invited Georgia or we…

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Photo Story: Snow in Georgia

A general view of snow-covered trees at Tbilisi National Park, near Tbilisi, Georgia, 17 January 2020. Snow has fallen in the mountain regions of the country. Photo: EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE

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Police in Georgia prevent opposition activists from picketing parliament

Georgian police erected steel fences around the parliament and government buildings on Thursday to prevent dozens of opposition activists from picketing the area in a dispute over electoral reform. The…

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Photo Story: Religious service marking the Day of Saint George in Georgia

Georgian people light candles during an Orthodox religious service marking the Day of Saint George at a church in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday 23 November 2019. Every year people flock…

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Several arrested in child abuse network crackdown in Georgia

Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Australia, Georgia and the USA, supported by Europol, dismantled an organised criminal network involved in the production and distribution of child sexual exploitation material.…

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Photo Story: Satellite images of capsized cargo ship Golden Ray in Georgia

Satellite photos made available by MAXAR Technologies shows an overview satellite images of the Saint Simons Sound and the capsized cargo ship MV Golden Ray near Brunswick, Georgia, USA, 10…

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Cargo ship capsizes off the coast of Georgia in the US

Handout photos made available by the US Coast Guard showing a general view of a disabled cargo vessel with a fire on board in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, USA. The…

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Georgian PM resigns, government steps down

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze announced Monday that he will resign, with ensuing government step-down by legislation. "The development framework has been created ... and therefore I have decided to…

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Georgia reports military buildup along border with South Ossetia

Georgia said it had observed a "mobilisation of military equipment and personnel" in the separatist region of South Ossetia after an ultimatum issued by the breakaway territory expired. Georgia warned…

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Seven countries stop their participation in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe following return of Russia legislators

Delegations of Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe decided to cut short their participation in the summer session following…

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