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Tragic Discovery in Georgia (30315): Man Found Dead After Interrupted FaceTime Call with Girlfriend – LIVE UPDATES
Atlanta (30315) – A 29-year-old man in Atlanta was found dead shortly after a FaceTime call with his girlfriend was unexpectedly cut off, police said. The woman told investigators she had been speaking to him when the video suddenly disconnected,...

Dispatch – August 27: Four and a half
Authority follows the judge as she enters the courtroom, and that’s only the first lie. More will be told. The room of fifty people rises, perhaps not everyone feels like standing up, but this is the rule, and you don’t want to make the hearing...

Georgia arrests businessperson over high-profile Tbilisi murder of reported mafia member
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...

Cases of Georgian activists accused of drug possession: two freed, four await verdict
Cases of Georgian activists On 15 August, Tbilisi City Court judge Tamar Mchedlishvili acquitted 22-year-old activist Tedo Abramov and ordered his release from the courtroom. Abramov had been charged with drug possession, an offence that carries...

'Devastating and unforeseen event': 1 dead, 2 injured after tree limb falls onto Georgia road
'Devastating and unforeseen event': 1 dead, 2 injured after tree limb falls onto Georgia road The incident involved two vehicles traveling in opposite directions when a large tree limb unexpectedly fell onto the road, striking both. THAT'S A LOOK...

Police: 12-year-old boy critically injured in Georgia shooting
Police: 12-year-old boy critically injured in Georgia shooting The child is in critical but stable condition. THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS KEEP IT HERE. TODAY AT SIX -- A HIGH PROFILE MURDER CASE RETURNS TO THE COURTROOM. THE FATHER --ACCUSED OF...

LGBTQ-friendly resources, policies recede on Georgia’s college campuses as DEI rollbacks continue
Support local news in ATL Atlanta’s best morning newsletter Rough Draft is a clever, curated, and concise email to help you stay up-to-date. The Kennesaw Pride Alliance has opened the doors to a new pride center at Kennesaw’s First United Lutheran...
Appeal by Armenian Top Clergymen to Free Two Archbishops from Armenian Prison
The Primates and Patriarchal Legates of the Armenian Apostolic Church worldwide issued on August 18, 2025, a joint statement appealing for the release of two Archbishops imprisoned in Armenia by the Armenian government at the orders of Prime...

Georgian journalist sentenced to two years in prison, sparking outrage at home and abroad
A prominent investigative journalist in Georgia was sentenced to two years in prison for slapping a police chief during anti-government protests. The verdict that has sparked widespread condemnation from both domestic civil society and...

Putin general, 57, ‘has arm and leg amputated’ as he fights for life after Ukrainian strike on Russian column in Kursk
A TOP Putin general is fighting for his life after a brutal Ukrainian strike blew up a Russian column in Kursk – reportedly leaving him with devastating injuries and multiple amputations. Lt-Gen Esedulla Abachev, 57, was hit on the...

Ukraine Hits Russian Convoy in Kursk, Putin’s Decorated General Seriously Wounded
Ukrainian Forces struck a column of Russian troops in the Kursk region, leaving Lt. Gen. Esedulla Abachev, deputy commander of the North Group of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, seriously wounded. Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR)...

The Morning Briefing: Let's Trade the Vodka for Diet Coke. I Have a Kremlin Hangover.
Happy Monday, Morning Briefing readers. I'm filling in for Kruiser today — I'm not sure where he is, but the last time any of us saw him, he was chasing and cursing the ice cream man because he ran out of Bomb Pops. It's also his mom's 87th...

Russians Are Leaving Turkey By The Thousands
15 The main reasons for leaving are named. Turkey is losing its former attractiveness for Russians: the number of Russian citizens permanently residing in the republic has almost halved in two years - from 154 thousand in 2023 to about 85 thousand...

Low pass percentage in FMGE: medical aspirants from Kerala cautious about choosing right foreign varsity
The extremely low pass percentage in the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE) in recent years has left students from Kerala increasingly cautious about choosing the right university for medical education abroad. “Aspirants check the pass...

The growing movement challenging the authority of courts, councils and cops
They gather in a quiet Perth neighbourhood, wearing matching purple polo shirts and lanyards identifying them as "Common Law Sheriff" and "Guardian of the Law". These sheriffs, who look like someone's neighbour, are sworn to enforce the laws of...

Tbilisi accuses Kyiv of ‘artificially delaying’ return of Ukrainians stranded at border
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Ukrainians slam Trump-Putin summit as meaningless amid daily Russian strikes
Pavlo Nebroev stayed up until the middle of the night in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv to wait for a press conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin thousands of kilometres away. The US and Russian leaders had met in Alaska to...

Experts Highlight Key Topics to Watch at the IASLC 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer
The IASLC 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) is set to showcase key updates across thoracic oncology, including the evolving management of EGFR-mutated and ROS1-positive non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), advances in small cell lung...

Former adviser to UN Secretary-General: Azerbaijan’s renewable energy potential becomes strategically important – INTERVIEW
Baku, August 14, AZERTAC AZERTAC presents an interview with American economist, professor of sustainable development at Columbia University, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, president of the UN Sustainable...

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 11-15 August, 2025
● Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that the text of the peace agreement initialed on August 8 in Washington between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be published on Monday. “The content of the peace agreement is generally known to the...