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Pro-Russian Party In Georgia Cuts Ties With European Body - What's At Stake?

31.01.2025 17:40 The Georgian Dream party ceased its work in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , the head of the Georgian delegation said after the Strasbourg-based legislative body overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on Georgia to set a date for new parliamentary elections.

Assembly President regrets Georgian delegation's decision to withdraw from Parliamentary Assembly

31.01.2025 17:40 "I regret the decision of the Georgian delegation to withdraw from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe following the Assembly's vote tonight to ratify the delegation's credentials, subject to conditions," said the Parliamentary Assembly President, Theodoros Rousopoulos. "This jeopardises the dialogue that could help to advance democratic standards in Georgia."

Serbian Students March From Belgrade To Novi Sad

31.01.2025 17:40 Hundreds of Serbian students have begun a march from Belgrade to the city of Novi Sad in the latest protest to shake the country over the deadly collapse of a train station roof they say was the result of deep-seated corruption.

World News in Brief: Deadly virus outbreak in Uganda, $500 million human rights appeal, Thailand's l

31.01.2025 17:40 The World Health Organization on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which is part of the Ebola virus family.

Analysts consider ramifications of ECOWAS members' exit

31.01.2025 17:40 The departure of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from West Africa's most influential bloc, the Economic Community of West African States , raises concerns, especially in the areas of security and economics, according to regional analysts who spoke with VOA.

At Least 6 Killed In Russian Drone Strike On Ukraine's Sumy

31.01.2025 17:40 A Russian drone attack that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called "a horrible tragedy" struck a residential building in the Ukrainian regional capital Sumy, officials said, killing at least six and injuring nine others, including a child.

Zelenskyy condemns Russian strike that killed 9 as 'terrible tragedy'

31.01.2025 17:40 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned an early Thursday morning Russian drone strike that killed at least nine people as a "terrible tragedy."

Russian drone attack kills 4 in Sumy, Ukraine says

31.01.2025 17:40 Ukrainian officials said Thursday a Russian drone attack killed at least four people in the northeastern city of Sumy.

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