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Hyundai, LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia for electric vehicle batteries
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced Thursday they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai’s new electric ... Energy -
Georgia PM says cannot afford sanctions on Russia, would ‘devastate’ economy
Georgia’s prime minister told an international forum Wednesday that his government cannot afford to impose sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war as ... World News -
Ukraine slams Georgia for resuming Russia flights
Ukraine criticized Georgia on Tuesday for allowing Russia to resume direct flights to the ex-Soviet Caucasus country, as Western nations seek to ... World News -
Russia restores visa-free access for Georgians, lifts flight ban
Russia on Wednesday restored visa-free travel for citizens of Georgia and lifted a ban on direct flights between the two countries imposed in 2019, ... World News -
Russia’s spy chief accuses Poland of wanting to seize parts of Ukraine
The head of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, said on Tuesday that Poland wanted to seize parts of western Ukraine and that ... World News -
Georgian PM tells Ukraine’s Zelenskyy not to meddle in his country
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili accused Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of meddling in his country’s political situation by ... World News -
Georgia withdraws foreign agent bill after days of violent protests
Georgia's ruling party said Thursday it is withdrawing a draft law from the parliament criticized as potentially stifling media freedom and civil ... World News -
Georgia police use tear gas to break up protest, make arrests
Police in the ex-Soviet state of Georgia used tear gas and stun grenades early on Wednesday to break up a protest outside Parliament against a draft ... World News -
Georgian authorities blocking transfer of ex-president to intensive care: Supporters
Allies of Mikheil Saakashvili, the jailed former president of Georgia, said on Tuesday authorities were refusing to move him to an intensive care unit ... World News -
Saudi Arabia, Georgia agree on matters related to economy, energy in joint statement
Saudi Arabia and Georgia issued a joint statement Thursday agreeing on a number of matters related to the economy, investment, energy and security, ... Saudi Arabia -
Saudi Crown Prince receives Georgian prime minister, bilateral ties discussed
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili Wednesday evening where official talks were ... Saudi Arabia -
Moscow says will not request extradition of Russians fleeing military call-up
Moscow said Tuesday it will not request the extradition of Russians traveling abroad to avoid being called-up to fight in Ukraine, after thousands of ... World News -
Armed man takes 12 hostages at bank in Georgia
An armed man took a dozen hostages at a bank in Georgia’s second-largest city of Kutaisi on Tuesday, demanding a large sum of money, officials ... World News -
Saudi Red Crescent flies citizen out of Georgia in 1st intl. air ambulance transport
The Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) carried out its first international air evacuation of a female Saudi citizen from Georgia.The Saudi Press ... Gulf -
EU chief invites bloc to grant Ukraine, Moldova candidate status
European Council President Charles Michel on Monday said he would invite the EU to give Ukraine and Moldova candidate status to join the bloc at a ... World News -
Russia says nearly 2,000 foreign fighters killed in Ukraine
Russia on Friday said that close to 2,000 foreign mercenaries have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Moscow’s military intervention in the pro ... World News -
Ukraine announces deaths of four foreign military volunteers
Ukraine announced Saturday the deaths of four foreign military volunteers fighting Russian forces, whose invasion has spurred a wave of solidarity ... World News -
Turkey says Black Sea countries held ‘efficient’ talks on Ukraine war, floating mines
Defense ministers from Black Sea coastal countries held a video call on Thursday to discuss the war in Ukraine, mines floating in the sea and regional ... World News -
Breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia has no plans to join Russia: Officials
Abkhazia, a Russian-backed breakaway region of Georgia, has no plans to join Russia, officials said, after the nearby region of South Ossetia said it ... World News -
Russia bringing in reinforcements from Georgia, prioritizing the Donbas: Pentagon
Despite Russia still possessing a majority of its weapons allocated for the war on Ukraine, the senior US defense official said there were signs of Russian forces running low on precision-guided munitions. World News -
Georgia officially applies for EU membership: PM Garibashvili
Georgia on Thursday officially applied for membership of the European Union, its prime minister said, after the European Parliament expressed backing ... World News -
Georgia to apply ‘immediately’ for EU membership: Ruling party
Georgia will “immediately” apply for EU membership, the Black Sea nation’s ruling party said Wednesday, a day after the European Parliament backed war ... World News -
Ukraine recalls envoys from Georgia, Kyrgyzstan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Kyiv was recalling ambassadors from fellow ex-Soviet republics Kyrgyzstan and Georgia over ... World News -
Masdar signs pact to develop 100 MW utility-scale solar power plant in Georgia
Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed an agreement with the Georgian Energy Development Fund (GEDF) to develop a ... Energy -
US extends military support to Georgia for six years, condemns Russia's ‘occupation’
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed an agreement to extend American support for Georgia's military for six years, the Pentagon said on ... World News -
US defense chief Austin in Georgia for military talks
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin landed in Georgia Monday on the first leg of a visit to three allies on the Black Sea, aiming to deliver a message ... World News -
Nine killed as block of flats collapses in Georgia’s Black Sea resort of Batumi
Nine people died after a block of flats partly collapsed in Georgia’s Black Sea resort of Batumi, the interior minister said on Saturday, with unsafe ... World News -
Georgia opposition alleges election fraud
Georgia opposition parties on Sunday cried foul over municipal elections held after ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili’s arrest on his return from exile ... World News -
Georgia woman arrested, charged after throwing injured puppy into ocean
A woman from the US state of Georgia is currently in custody on a felony charge of aggravated cruelty to animals after she was seen throwing an ... World News -
Gorillas at Atlanta zoo in US being treated for COVID-19 after testing positive
Several gorillas at Zoo Atlanta in the southern US state of Georgia have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the zoo said.The western lowland ... Coronavirus