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Georgia Senate candidates make final appeals ahead of US midterms
Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and Republican opponent Mike Collins made their final appeals to voters in Georgia.
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Midterms 2026: Georgians on the front lines of the people’s war against data centres
Artificial intelligence emerged as a major issue on the 2026 US midterm campaign trail, with opposition to data centres drawing supporters across partisan divides united over ecological worries, increased utility bills and business interests outweighing citizen concerns. Georgia, the top US market for data centre construction, has been on the front line of the struggle.
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Georgia’s ‘Guria’ Wins Best Film at Asia Pacific Screen Awards as Thailand’s Sompot Chidgasornpongse Takes Director Prize
Georgian filmmaker Levan Koguashvili’s “Guria” was named best film at the 19th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, handed out Oct. 30 at The Star Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Koguashvili shared the prize with fellow producers Olena Yershova and Boris Frumin. The film was made across seven countries: Georgia, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Norway and Saudi […]
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Georgia's European dream left in limbo
Two years ago in Georgia, tens of thousands of pro-European protesters rallied against the disputed results of the October 2024 parliamentary election, which was officially won by the ruling Georgian Dream party. A few weeks later, the authorities announced the suspension of the country's European Union accession process. Despite an ongoing crackdown, smaller-scale protests continue every day in the capital Tbilisi.
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Georgia midterm elections: Why this is a key US battleground
Obama and Trump campaign in key battleground state ahead of next week's midterm elections.
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US Midterms: Donald Trump and Barack Obama make closing pitches
In the United States, Democrats are turning to Barack Obama to rally voters ahead of the midterm elections, a crucial test that could shape the remainder of Donald Trump's presidency. The former president has addressed three campaign rallies this week, with the latest one in Atlanta, Georgia. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley has more.
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USA: Barack Obama slams Donald Trump in final midterm push
Just five days before the US midterm elections, former president Barack Obama came to Georgia in a show of support to Senator Jon Ossoff in tthe midterm elections. Obama commented on the reaction of Trump's administration to a joke he had made the day before. "He was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory comments", Obama said. "They mobilized a whole-of-government response to that joke. Not to inflation, but to that joke." As the election is getting closer, polls point to a possible Democratic majority in the House.
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US 2026: Georgia’s African Americans mobilise for the midterms
This is one of the key states in the US midterms. In Georgia, Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff’s seat is on the line – and with it, perhaps, the Senate majority. African Americans, who make up around a third of Georgia’s electorate, are being urged to vote early.
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Obama and Trump spar at rallies in Georgia and Ohio: Key takeaways
Obama and Trump traded barbs over the Iran war, tariffs and the White House ballroom ahead of the US midterm elections.
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Obama, campaign in Georgia: "Trump is not offended if you call him corrupt, but it is for a joke about a restaurant"
The two presidents are back in line with the Democrat's comment in which he compared the decoration of the Oval Office with that of "a Cheesecake Factory opened by Saddam Hussein"
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2026 Midterms - People Power: Bringing Out the Black Vote
With the U.S. midterm elections set for November 3, 2026, Scotty Smart is crisscrossing Atlanta, Georgia, to get Black voters to the polls. Facing widespread voter abstention, the activist is determined to turn civic engagement into a force for change.
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1.9-million-year-old discovery rewrites the story of human evolution
New evidence suggests that early humans reached the Jordan Valley at least 1.9 million years ago, hundreds of thousands of years earlier than scientists previously thought. Advanced dating methods revealed that the ‘Ubeidiya site is roughly as old as the famous Dmanisi site in Georgia, placing both among the earliest known human settlements outside Africa.
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Georgia Juvelis to Step Down as Chief Communications Officer for AMC Global Media
Georgia Juvelis will step down as chief communications officer for AMC Global Media at the end of this year, wrapping a 19-year run at the company that is home to AMC Network, AMC+, IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and more. With Juvelis’ departure, AMC; communications team will shift to reporting into the business units that they […]
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Audi defends plans for a $4 billion Georgia plant amid VW restructuring, tariffs
Audi's CEO defended the company's plans for a $4 billion plant in Georgia, calling it a business decision to grow sales and reduce exposure to U.S. tariffs.
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Trump announces Audi will build $4 billion factory in US
After Donald Trump made the announcement at an election rally in Georgia, the German carmaker confirmed plans for a factory in the US state, but noted car production would only start early next decade.
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Georgia on Democrats’ minds: Powering up the Black vote to counter Trump's meddling
President Donald Trump's push to redistrict congressional maps and a Georgia state election law disproportionately affecting African Americans are aimed at diluting the power of the Black vote. Six decades after Atlanta was at the heart of the civil rights movement that granted Blacks in the southern states the right to vote, the community is fighting back.
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Atlanta’s iconic tavern marks Georgia’s past with an eye on future as midterms approach
Since it was established in 1956, Manuel’s Tavern in Atlanta has hosted legendary Democratic leaders while its founder played a key role in the city’s move from a Republican to Democratic stronghold. With the state’s Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff leading the polls in the midterms amid rumours of a future presidential run, the tavern is once more at the heart of the political action.
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Professional Ospreys ease to victory in Georgia
Ospreys get off to a winning start in the 2026-27 Challenge Cup, running in seven tries against Black Lion in Georgia.
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Katie Zacharia out as Trump's White House press secretary
Zacharia was on shaky ground from her first White House press conference and over questions about her claims of being a lawyer despite not passing a bar exam.
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2026 Midterms: Georgia's Ossof-Collins showdown lies at the heart of the battle for US Senate
In Georgia, Democrat Jon Ossoff’s seat is one of the key contests in the US mid-term elections on 3 November. In this state, which was won by Donald Trump in 2024, the incumbent senator is facing Republican Mike Collins. Our reporter Leela Jacinto visited Manuel’s Tavern, a historic bar in Atlanta that has been frequented for decades by Democratic politicians. There, patrons watched the debate between the two candidates.