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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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As part of his visit to Rome, Italy, Georgia’s Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Davit Songulashvili, will participate in the 44th session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conference and deliver a speech. A meeting is also scheduled with FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu.
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Tens of thousands marched in Budapest Saturday, boldly defying a new law by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling coalition that bans Hungary's annual Pride celebrations. The revellers kicked off the march in festive style at the opposition-run city hall, staging a direct challenge to the nationalist prime minister.
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Some 140,000 anti-government protesters clashed with police in Serbia’s capital Saturday evening demanding the populist government hold early elections. Students have kept up protests in recent months demanding justice for 16 people killed when a train station collapsed last November – a tragedy blamed on government ineptitude and corruption.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that law enforcement agencies had foiled a large-scale plan by what he called a “criminal oligarchic clergy” to destabilize the country and seize power. He made the statement on his social media accounts.
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U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to NATO allies in Europe that Russia would not attack any NATO member states as long as he remains in office, The Washington Post (WP) reports.
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According to data from January to June 2025, Georgia has recorded a new all-time high in tourist visits — their number reached a historic maximum of 2.3 million. The total number of international traveler visits amounted to 3.2 million. This information was released by Georgia’s National Tourism Administration.
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Georgian businessman Giorgi Ramishvili, founder of Silk Road Group, Silknet, and Euronews Georgia, was arrested on July 6 at Tbilisi International Airport.
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A Georgian wine course has been added to the online platform Cellar Class, created by renowned German Master of Wine Konstantin Baum.
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has presented two new Rolls-Royce models for the first time at an exclusive media reception in the capital, celebrating their respective debuts in Georgia.
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