Month: January 2024

Georgian Ruling Party Basks in Success of EU Candidature  Center for European Policy Analysis

COUNCIL on FOREIGN RELATIONS:  You are not alone if 2023 has you feeling worn down. It has been a trying year on the world scene, as the forces of disarray grew stronger. Ongoing wars ground on, while new ones erupted. Geopolitical competition increased, to the point where a…

Mild earthquake jolts Azerbaijan’s Aghdash  AzerNews.Az

There were fireworks in Shusha on the occasion of World Azerbaijani Solidarity Day and New Year.

Judge rejects Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s request to delay his May bribery trial for two months  AOL

AraratBank named the Best CSR Bank in Armenia 2023  ARMENPRESS

PM highlights “truly special year of abundant success ” in New Year message  Agenda.ge

At least seven suspects were killed in a shootout Sunday between police and suspected members of a criminal gang in southern Brazil, local media reported.

Citing the military police, the report said the firefight occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Parolin district in Curitiba, the capital city of southern Parana state, after residents reported hearing more than 50 gunshots and seeing suspects circulating through the streets with large-caliber weapons.

Upon arrival, police faced a hail of gunfire, leading to a fierce shootout.

The military police said they found on site 10 weapons, two bulletproof vests, cartridges for AK-47s, and equipment to convert pistols into long-range firearms.

According to the report, the initial shootings were due to rival gangs fighting for control of local drug sales.