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Georgian forces start withdrawing from Afghanistan
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Georgian forces start withdrawing from Afghanistan

22 May 2021
More than 20,000 Georgian servicemen have participated in the mission in Afghanistan since 2004, usually serving six monthly rotations.  Predominantly tasked with peacekeeping in the volatile Helmand province, Georgia was the largest non-NATO, as well as largest per-capita, contributor to ISAF mission. Dozens of Georgian soldiers were killed or injured during the Afghanistan operation.
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Blinken and Lavrov gently get to know each other at Iceland meeting
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Blinken and Lavrov gently get to know each other at Iceland meeting

20 May 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov approached their first face-to-face meeting, which took place in Iceland on Wednesday (19 May), with caution, and gently started getting to know each other. The two senior diplomats have many more meetings in front of them as they try to adjust US-Russia relations.
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Ceasefire could be agreed soon between Hamas and Israel
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Ceasefire could be agreed soon between Hamas and Israel

20 May 2021
A high-ranking member of Palestine's Hamas said on Wednesday (19 May) that he believes a ceasefire may be reached between Israel and Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza within one to two days. The ceasefire would only involve the Gaza frontline and will not include clashes in the West bank and other fronts.