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  • Protests continue in Georgia ahead of presidential election by college

    For the first time, the president of Georgia is not elected by popular vote. As Georgia gears up for Saturday’s presidential election, which is not a popular vote but one by electoral college, antigovernmental protests in the capital continue unabated into their third week. Protesters have been demanding a new parliamentary election and chanting anti-Russian…

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  • OECD: Why Belgium is cutting public spending

    The debt keeps swelling and if no action is taken, the OECD warns, it could reach 200% of the GDP by 2050. Belgium has proved relatively resistant to economic shocks and is facing a 1.4% GDP growth in 2025, however, it urgently needs to lower its debt, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…

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  • Russia has been “severely embarrassed” by Ukrainian advances inside the country and the evacuation of residents from border regions will “play poorly” among the public, an analyst has said. Matthew Savill, military sciences director at the Royal United Services Institute, said Russia’s response to the invasion has not been “particularly impressive” despite Russian forces managing…

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