Intel agencies pinpoint Russia as behind false Haitian Georgia voting claims

Why Georgia’s EU future is on the ballot in historic parliament vote

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World - Financial Times - October 25

High-stakes vote decides Georgia's future path in Europe

The pro-Western president calls for a "new Georgia" after years of increasingly authoritarian rule.

Early voting in battleground Georgia brings in over half of 2020 total turnout

Record early voting in Georgia, a key battleground state ahead of November, has already brought in more than half of 2020's total turnout since it began last week. “So over 50% of the turnout for ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Georgian president won't recognize parliamentary election result and calls for a protest

Georgia’s president says she doesn't recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling party

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Moldova Says Russia Backing Sabotage Efforts Ahead of Vote

World - Yahoo News - October 18

More than 1 million votes cast in Georgia during early voting period

More than 1 million votes have been cast in the critical battleground state of Georgia just days after early voting opened in the state. Georgia shattered records with more than 300,000 ballots ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Russia’s aim is to ‘create havoc’ if it is behind DHL fires, says air freight expert

Goal seems to be for people ‘to lose confidence in the system’, says head of industry body after devices found in Birmingham and Leipzig. If Russia is proved to be behind an incendiary device plot ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Paul Whelan says he has a form of PTSD after spending years behind bars in Russia

Paul Whelan, in his first sit-down interview since being freed in a historic prisoner swap with Russia, tells "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan that spending nearly six years being ...

Springfield rhetoric reverberates in Florida's Haitian community

Republican attacks on Haitian migrants in Ohio are reverberating in Florida, where Democrats are hoping to mobilize the country's largest Haitian American electorate to close the gap in their ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Tens of thousands rally in Georgia to denounce the parliamentary election they say was rigged

Tens of thousands of Georgians massed outside parliament, demanding the annulment of the weekend parliamentary election that the president has alleged was rigged with the help of Russia

World - ABC News - 3 days ago

Russia says it is investigating the claimed shoot-down of a cargo plane by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

World - ABC News - October 21

Moldovan president appears set to win 1st round of presidential race, but EU vote could be rejected

Moldova’s pro-Western president looks set to win the first round of a presidential race

World - ABC News - October 20

GOP claims widespread voting by non-citizens but officials say impact is extremely rare

Claims of voting by non-citizens are part of a national Republican effort to challenge voter applications called "Protect the Vote," but Democrats allege it's a way to sow confusion. Officials say ...

Polls close in Georgia’s election which will determine if the country embraces Europe or falls into Russia’s orbit

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Election win for Russia-friendly party in Georgia sets the stage for protests and possible violence

Mass protests are expected in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi after the ruling, Russia-friendly party Georgian Dream claimed victory in a contentious election.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

In Georgia, Russia has just scored another victory against liberal democracy | Natalia Antelava

The opposition claims Saturday’s election was stolen – but the pro-Kremlin Georgian Dream party did win over more voters than expected. After the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party run by the ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

‘It’s better not to try our luck again’: how Russia’s wars left deep scars in Georgia and Moldova

Voters have backed political forces that favour closer Moscow ties despite seeing their country’s future in Europe. Lately, Levan cannot stop thinking about the time he saw Russian tanks roll into ...

World - The Guardian - 11 hours ago

Top Georgia official says fake video of voter fraud probably spread by Russia

US election live: Trump holds rally in Atlanta after Georgia sees record first day of early voting

More than 250,000 voters cast ballots on day one of in-person early voting. Don’t miss important election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Joe Biden is in his home ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

US election briefing: Georgia shatters early voting record as more than 300,000 cast ballots

Harris speaks to Charlamagne tha God and Trump rallies in Atlanta with three weeks to go until polls open on 5 November in the US presidential election. Don’t miss important US election coverage. ...