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Georgia’s election commission confirmed the results of a controversial parliamentary election last month, which gave the ruling Georgian Dream party victory with 54% of the vote
Published 11/17/24
Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, and Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, spoke on the phone for the first time in nearly two years
Published 11/16/24