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Shovi landslide death toll reaches 20, Blinken offers condolences on behalf of U.S.
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Shovi landslide death toll reaches 20, Blinken offers condolences on behalf of U.S.

9 August 2023
At least 20 people are confirmed to have been killed by a landslide in Shovi, northern Georgia, on Thursday last week (3 August). The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, gave the latest update on Wednesday morning (9 August). According to the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs, around a dozen people remain unaccounted for.
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U.S. holds "extremely frank" talks with Niger military leaders as airspace is closed
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U.S. holds "extremely frank" talks with Niger military leaders as airspace is closed

8 August 2023
Senior United States official, the Acting Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, has held talks with the military leaders of Niger following a coup last month. Speaking to reporters from capital Niamey, Nuland said that, in talks lasting more than two hours, the U.S. had offered its help "if there is a desire on the part of the people who are responsible for this to return to the constitutional order". The U.S. was not "in any way taken up on that offer", she said.
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Saudi Arabia to host summit on peace in Ukraine on Saturday
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Saudi Arabia to host summit on peace in Ukraine on Saturday

5 August 2023
The Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah is to host a global summit on reaching peace in Ukraine on Saturday (5 August). The summit will be attended by some 40 countries including many countries of the "Global South", as well as China. Russia was not invited to the talks, however, and Moscow has said that they will "monitor" the summit. The discussion and future implementation of Ukraine's Peace Formula, set out by President Volodymyr Zelensky during an address to the G20 in November, will be the subject of the summit in Jeddah.
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At least 11 killed in landslide in northern Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan offer assistance
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At least 11 killed in landslide in northern Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan offer assistance

5 August 2023
At least 11 people have been killed in a landslide in Shovi, northern Georgia, on Thursday afternoon (3 August). Immediately after the disaster struck around 70 people were moved to a safe area, and according to a statement from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, two border police helicopters and around 400 rescuers had been deployed in the first night of the rescue operation.
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Kazakhstan-Afghanistan business forum to take place from 3-5 August
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Kazakhstan-Afghanistan business forum to take place from 3-5 August

2 August 2023
A Kazakhstan-Afghanistan business forum is set to begin in the Kazakh capital Astana tomorrow on Thursday (3 August), lasting until Saturday (5 August). According to a statement from the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, around 150 Afghan entrepreneurs from different sectors of the economy including second-level banks will be in attendance, while from the Kazakh side the Ministry of Trade and Integration, the company Kazakeksport, second-level banks, and logistics companies will also attend.
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2nd EU-Saudi Arabia high-level political dialogue held in Brussels
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2nd EU-Saudi Arabia high-level political dialogue held in Brussels

1 August 2023
The 2nd High-level Political Dialogue between the European Union and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was held on 31 July in Brussels, the European Union's External Action Service has announced in a press release. It was co-chaired by Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Mr. Enrique Mora and Ambassador H.E. Dr. Rayed Krimly, Head of Policy Planning at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.