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Tbilisi's Whisky Festival 2025 invites whisky enthusiasts, industry professionals, and lovers of fine taste to explore the diverse and refined world of whisky. Over two vibrant days at Expo Georgia, visitors will experience:
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Economics
The National Bank of Georgia has set a new exchange rate. According to the results of trading on November 17, the US dollar depreciated and amounted to 2.7080 lari. The rate in effect today was 2.7085 lari.
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Politics
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U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed to reporters his intention to conduct nuclear tests, explaining it by saying that “other people are conducting them.” When asked about the timing, Trump replied: “Very soon.” The U.S. president did not specify the date of the possible tests or whether they would involve detonating a nuclear warhead.
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Members of the U.S. Republican Party are drafting a bill that would allow sanctions to be imposed on any country that continues doing business with Russia during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump said this on Sunday, November 16, while speaking to the media near the presidential aircraft in Florida.
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The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce flights at dozens of major airports as early as Friday if no shutdown deal is reached, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced at a news conference Wednesday.
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Far-right influencer and podcaster Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead on Wednesday, was a leading voice among pro-Trump youth in the US. He was also a sought-after spokesman on TV networks and right-wing youth conferences at US universities.
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Other news
The National Environment Agency has released information about the expected weather in Georgia for November 22–24.
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The Georgian national football team finished the World Cup qualifying stage with a loss to Bulgaria. Willy Sagnol’s team played the sixth and final match at the “Vasil Levski” Stadium in Sofia, losing 1–2.
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The National Environment Agency has published the weather information for the coming days. In the coming days, rain is expected in some regions of Georgia.
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Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been discharged from a clinic in Tbilisi, where he had been since 2022, and sent back to “Correctional Facility No. 12” (Rustavi Prison), where he will continue serving his sentence under general conditions. This was announced on Wednesday, November 12, by Georgia’s Special Penitentiary Service on Facebook.
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