News of the day
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to try and secure further US support against Russia. The visit came as Kyiv and Moscow had both ramped up long-range strikes and diplomatic efforts launched by Washington stalled more than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Economics
“We have decided to increase pensions for people under the age of 70 by 45 GEL instead of the 20 GEL предусмотренных under the indexation mechanism,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said at a briefing held at the Government Administration.
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Brazil’s veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva trailed Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of his far-right predecessor, in the first-round presidential vote on Sunday. Some analysts suggest that the sweeping anti-poverty measures Lula put in place over two decades may have helped give rise to a growing lower-middle class drawn to the far right’s promise to get the government out of people’s lives.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday slammed Russia's increased strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. In a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Macron said he reviewed "the concrete support" Europe can provide Ukraine to defend itself against the attacks.
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he expected talks with Iran to resume next week, despite rejecting Tehran’s proposal for a seven-day truce followed by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump raised the possibility of renewed air strikes on Iran but also said he anticipated further negotiations.
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US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “surprised” British police released on bail five men arrested on suspicion of a plot to attack a UK airbase. Trump added the case “might be” linked to Iran, since the base has been used by US bombers to target Iran since March.
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Other news
The Batumi City Court fully accepted the position of the prosecution and found the defendant guilty of premeditated murder and illegal carrying of a firearm. The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia reported this.
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Today, October 14, the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of Svetitskhovloba.
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Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze congratulated the residents of the capital and all of Georgia on the Tbilisoba holiday.
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In Samtredia, in western Georgia, a train struck a 21-year-old young man near the Sanavardo settlement.
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