Month: January 2025

Former European Commissioner Thierry Breton emphasized the need to respect EU laws on systemic platforms during elections. In a statement Saturday on X, Breton addressed Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, cautioning that her planned live discussion with Elon Musk on January 9 could provide her an unfair advantage in the campaign, Azernews reports.

Republican Mike Johnson was re-elected as the US House Speaker on Friday, securing a narrow 218-215 victory on the first ballot, Azernews reports via Anadolu Agency.

Republican Mike Johnson was re-elected as the US House Speaker on Friday, securing a narrow 218-215 victory on the first ballot, Azernews reports via Anadolu Agency.

#SouthCaucasus #AzalCrash
СРОЧНО! Азербайджан в ярости! Алиев требует голову Кадырова! https://t.co/aPLgTQO1Ip via @YouTube

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 4, 2025

#SouthCaucasus #AzalCrash
СРОЧНО! Азербайджан в ярости! Алиев требует голову Кадырова! https://t.co/aPLgTQO1Ip via @YouTube

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) January 4, 2025

The Migration Department of Georgia has expelled 25 foreign citizens for participating in protests against government policies in Tbilisi during November-December 2024, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Azernews reports.

The United States State Department sent an informal notification to Congress about plans to conclude an $8 billion arms deal with Israel that will include fighter jet munitions, attack helicopters, and artillery shells, Axios reported, citing sources familiar with the matter, Azernews reports.

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.