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The Hill: GOP senator stymies Georgia sanctions bill
Inter Press News
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According to the article, in a last-minute push in late August, Mullin succeeded in getting Senate Majority Leader John Thune to strip the bill from the managers package for the National Defense Authorization Act, two congressional sources...
Seoul voices regret over US release of video showing Koreans chained in Georgia raid
Korea Herald
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September 6, 2025
South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo expressed regret over the US release of video footage showing the arrest of more than 300 Korean workers during an immigration raid at a plant construction site in Georgia, particularly in...
Georgia opens modern metal factory in Zestafoni
Georgia Online
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September 6, 2025
Zestafoni, Georgia: The Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Mariam Kvrivishvili, opened a metal factory equipped with modern technologies and high-quality equipment on Friday, September 5, 2025. The Ministry of Economy and...
Keir Starmer wields axe in further reshuffle - PM's new team revealed
GB News
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September 6, 2025
Keir Starmer has launched a reshuffle of junior ministers as the Prime Minister continues to shake up his top team. Justin Madders, MP for Ellesmere Port & Bromborough, has been sacked as Minister for Employment Rights. In a resignation statement,...
Top news of the day: PM Modi says he ‘fully reciprocates’ Trump’s positive assessment of India-U.S. ties; Union Minister Chouhan says no deal on agricultural imports with U.S. at the cost of Indian farmers, and more
The Hindu
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September 6, 2025
No deal on agricultural imports with U.S. at the cost of Indian farmers: Chouhan Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday (September 6, 2025) said no agreement will be inked with the United States regarding farm produce imports...
Pro-Kremlin Group of Georgians Meets Head of Donetsk Occupation Authorities in Ukraine
Civil Georgia
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September 6, 2025
A group of pro-Kremlin Georgians met with Denis Pushilin, the head of the occupation authorities in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Pushilin reported the meeting on Telegram on September 5 as a meeting “with like-minded colleagues from Georgia.”...
Immigration crackdown at US battery plant: S. Korean foreign minister may visit US
The Hans India
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September 6, 2025
Seoul: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Saturday he may visit the United States to discuss with Washington the arrests of hundreds of South Koreans by U.S. immigration authorities at a South Korean battery plant site in the state of Georgia. Cho...
Immigration Crackdown At US Battery Plant: S. Korean Foreign Minister To Visit
Zee News
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SEOUL: Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Saturday he may visit the United States to discuss with Washington the arrests of hundreds of South Koreans by U.S. immigration authorities at a South Korean battery plant site in the state of Georgia. Cho...
South Korea vows 'all-out efforts' to help hundreds detained in Hyundai raid
NBC News
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September 6, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung ordered “all-out efforts” to respond to the arrests of hundreds of its citizens in an immigration raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia, as the key American ally and trading partner reeled from the news....
Hyundai's Georgia facility targeted in largest US immigration raid, nearly 500 people detained
Hindustan Times
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September 6, 2025
Immigration authorities said Friday they detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, when hundreds of federal agents raided the sprawling manufacturing site in Georgia where Korean automaker Hyundai makes electric vehicles. The...
Did Trump carry out largest US enforcement operation? Chaos in Georgia after 500 detained in Hyundai plant raid
The Economic Times
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September 6, 2025
As many as 500 people were arrested at a Hyundai factory in the US state of Georgia by immigration authorities in the largest workplace raid of President Donald Trump's second term. A majority of those detained during the raid are Korean...
Raid on Hyundai plant in Georgia swept up workers on visitor visas, ICE officials say South Korea foreign affairs minister said he felt a "great sense of responsibility" over the arrest of more than 300 South Koreans. Read More »
Yahoo News
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Many of the car workers arrested in a huge US workplace immigration raid had violated their visitor visas, officials say. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said 475 people, mostly South Korean citizens - were found to be illegally working...
Grigol Gegelia: We welcome the fact that OSCE/ODIHR observers will be present in Georgia - we will be in full coordination with all the missions that will be here
Inter Press News
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This is an important thing, we were also working on this, however, this is an issue that requires a letter from the de facto government, therefore our work was not and could not be sufficient in this regard, - this is how Grigol Gegelia, one of...
More than 600 Armenian trucks waiting at Georgian-Russian border
APA
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More than 600 Armenian trucks are waiting at the Georgian-Russian border, APA reports, citing Armenian media. According to the North Ossetian Road Traffic Organization Center, a total of 1,907 trucks belonging to various countries are registered...
US conducts largest immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia, detains over 450 workers
Financial Express
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The US government has carried out its biggest-ever immigration raid at a single location, detaining nearly 500 foreign workers at a Hyundai Motor battery plant site in Georgia. The raid has raised concerns among overseas companies investing in...
Georgia moves ahead with 70,000-seat Tbilisi stadium plan
Georgia Today
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September 5, 2025
Georgia’s plan to build a new 70,000-seat stadium near Tbilisi International Airport is moving ahead, with the Ministry of Economy authorizing the Municipal Development Fund to expropriate private land for the project. The order, published in the...
Foreign Minister Cho to hold urgent meeting on U.S. immigration crackdown
Korea Herald
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September 6, 2025
South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will preside over an emergency meeting Saturday to discuss responses after US immigration authorities arrested hundreds of South Korean nationals in a major raid at a South Korean plant construction site in...
Georgia: 475 illegal alien workers arrested at Hyundai manufacturing site in ‘Largest single-site’ immigration raid
One America News Network
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September 5, 2025
(Background) The logo of Hyundai Motor is seen at a car dealership in Seoul on March 27, 2024. Hyundai on March 27, revealed plans to invest more than 50 billion USD in South Korea by 2026. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) HMG...
Batumi Police Chief Dgebuadze transferred one month after Amaghlobeli’s sentencing
Open Caucasus Media
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September 5, 2025
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Batumi hosts First session of 13th Caspian Energy Forum
Azertag
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September 5, 2025
Tbilisi, September 5, AZERTAC The first session of the 13th International Caspian Energy Forum, one of the region’s key business gatherings, was held in Batumi, Georgia. Co-organized by the Caspian Energy Club and Forbes Georgia magazine, the...