Day: January 4, 2025

How the US can help to save Georgia from the brink https://t.co/QU0KL7LNme via @thehill

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) January 4, 2025

A fire in a vegetable market in Zhangjiakou, a city in northern China’s Hebei Province, left eight dead and 15 injured on Saturday, according to CCTV News, Azernews reports.

Unruhen in #Georgien: Warum Dessau-Roßlaus Sozialdezernentin Eter Hachmann als “Agentin” geführt wird https://t.co/Gj5jvOyiOh via @mz_dessau

— Notes from Georgia/South Caucasus (Hälbig, Ralph) (@SouthCaucasus) January 4, 2025

Starting March 5, a new law in Russia will grant police expanded powers to monitor and control foreign nationals slated for deportation. These measures, aimed at tightening state control over migrants, have sparked debates on their potential consequences for both Russia and its labor market.

Over 20 foreign citizens to be deported from Georgia for participating in protests.  Kyiv Independent

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Azerbaijan says Russia shot at plane before crash, demands it admit – Citizentribune https://t.co/wP6mUz5Kre pic.twitter.com/oQ1E9AESY6

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 4, 2025

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Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’ without acknowledging Azerbaijani plane was shot down – PBS NewsHour https://t.co/r1hxXl5sRq pic.twitter.com/xHtutkmm4r

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 4, 2025