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Designing with Memory: Rafayel Israelyan’s Enduring Legacy in Armenia
ArchDaily
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July 29, 2025
The Sardarapat Memorial and the architect's original sketch. Image via risraelyan.com/en/, courtesy of Aram Ghanalanyan Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...
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Divya Deshmukh flips the script and rewrites history at Chess World Cup, signalling brighter future for Indian women’s chess
Firstpost
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July 29, 2025
Divya Deshmukh credited fate in disbelief as she became the first Indian to win a Women’s Chess World Cup and stormed to the Grandmaster title without fulfilling the required norms. “I think it was fate, me getting the grandmaster title this way....
Russian flag burned in Georgia and Russian team got woken up by explosions ahead of World Championship match – videos
Ukrainska Pravda
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The banner reads "Russian pigs, you are not welcome here! Today it's fireworks – tomorrow it will be Grads." Protests have erupted outside the Olympic Sports Palace in Tbilisi, Georgia, over the participation of the Russian national fencing team...
Georgia hold off Armenia to claim FIBA U18 Women's EuroBasket, Division C title
FIBA Basketball
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ANDORRA LA VELLA (Andorra) - In a dramatic conclusion to the FIBA U18 Women’s EuroBasket 2025 Division C, Georgia narrowly edged Armenia 63–60 to capture their second title in the competition’s history. The Final was defined by a stunning...
Why Koneru Humpy’s 2nd place finish at FIDE Women’s World Cup deserves as much praise as winning title
The Indian Express
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July 29, 2025
Kushager Krishnater calls the week gone by the ‘most draining seven days’ of his career as a chess second. You have a feeling that Koneru Humpy, who at 38 is experiencing a second wind in her pathbreaking career, would agree. Humpy ended second in...
Adel Church of God 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off
South Georgia TV
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July 29, 2025
ADEL, Ga. – Get your taste buds ready because the heat is on in Adel! The Adel Church of God is hosting its 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off on Wednesday, July 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at 9208 Val Del Road. Everyone’s invited! This sizzling showdown will...
“Lelo” and Gakharia’s party make their first comments regarding the information about Aleko Elisashvili being nominated as a candidate for Tbilisi mayor
Inter Press News
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“Lelo” and the “Gakharia for Georgia” party do not confirm the information that their candidate for Tbilisi mayor will be Aleko Elisashvili, who is reportedly set to be officially announced on July 31. Regarding the media reports, InterpressNews...
FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup: Divya Deshmukh first Indian woman to win world title
Star of Mysore
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July 29, 2025
New Delhi: The 19- year-old Divya Deshmukh beat 38-year-old Koneru Humpy in an all-Indian final to become the first Indian champion of the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup. Divya beat Humpy using black pieces in the second rapid tie-breaker game on...
What property do Georgian Dream members own in Europe? Transparency International report
JAMnews
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July 29, 2025
Properties of Georgian Dream Members in Europe According to a report by Transparency International Georgia (TI), amid possible suspension of the visa-free regime between Georgia and the European Union, leaders of the ruling Georgian Dream party,...
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'Greatest female chess player of all time' Judit Polgar hails Divya Deshmukh, Indian chess after Women's World Cup history
Firstpost
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July 29, 2025
Judit Polgar, who is considered the greatest female chess player of all time, and world No.2 Hikaru Nakamura celebrated Divya Deshmukh’s historic Women’s Chess World Cup win on social media and pointed out the rapid growth of Indian chess. read...
Russia’s Challenges U.S. Interests in the South Caucasus
Townhall
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July 27, 2025
The U.S.-Russian confrontation is escalating. President Trump has threatened 100 percent secondary tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and other exports, promising to impose them within 50 days unless Russia and Ukraine reach a ceasefire. The...
Divya Deshmukh’s FIDE win at FIDE Women’s World Cup and a turning point in Indian women’s chess
The Indian Express
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July 29, 2025
Over the span of 25 days in Batumi, little cracks started to appear in China’s dominance of women’s chess. A nine-woman contingent made its way from China to the Georgian city to try and win the FIDE Women’s World Cup, only to see two Indians —...
Palestinian activist killed by settlers, more deaths in Gaza despite 'humanitarian pauses'
Asia News
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July 29, 2025
Today's headlines: ‘Calm’ on border after Thailand and Cambodia military delegations agree ceasefire;. At least 30 dead in Beijing due to heavy rains and flooding; Singapore ups number of postgraduate courses in Mandarin for Chinese students;...
Why Trump is trying to put his seal on an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal
Middle East Eye
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July 24, 2025
The US is using "magic" to bring Armenia and Azerbaijan together for a peace deal, US President Donald Trump says. As the two historic foes appear to inch closer to an agreement, the Trump administration is conjuring diplomacy in the South...
‘Historic Win’: Sachin Tendulkar Hails Divya Deshmukh on Winning India’s First FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025
Latestly
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July 29, 2025
Mumbai, July 29: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday congratulated Divya Deshmukh on becoming India's first FIDE Women's World Cup champion in Batumi, Georgia. The 19-year-old Divya stunned the chess world by winning the FIDE Women’s...
Levan Sanikidze: Not even Aleko Elisashvili, let alone Dimitri Gelovani, can change the voters' perception that the October 4 election is a Russian special operation aimed at granting legitimacy to Ivanishvili
Inter Press News
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Irakli Kobakhidze and Bidzina Ivanishvili must answer why they placed those parties in second and third place which are participating in their legitimacy games. Who actually believes that the GORBI poll is neutral? — Bidzina Ivanishvili wants to...
Ukraine defeats Russia and reaches World Fencing Championships top eight for first time since 2013
Ukrainska Pravda
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Alina Poloziuk, Olha Sopit, Daria Myroniuk, Khrystyna Petrova. Photo: Ukrainian Fencing Federation Ukraine’s women’s foil team reached the top eight at the World Fencing Championships in Tbilisi in Georgia on 28 July for the first time since 2013....
New Front in Eurasian Geopolitics: Attacking the Church is to silence Armenia’s most influential voice
Dispatch News Desk Pakistan
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July 29, 2025
By Dr Shazia Anwer Cheema The crackdown on the Armenian Apostolic Church is not an isolated incident. Precedents have already been set in Donbass, Luhansk, Donetsk, and Zaporozhia, where the Orthodox and canonical churches have been cancelled or...
'Historic Win': Sachin Tendulkar Hails Divya Deshmukh On Winning India's First Women's WC
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday congratulated Divya Deshmukh on becoming India's first FIDE Women's World Cup champion in Batumi, Georgia.The 19-year-old Divya stunned the chess world by...
From no norms to Grandmaster: Divya Deshmukh becomes India’s 88th GM and fourth among Indian women
The Times of India
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Nagpur's Divya Deshmukh, 19, has become India's 88th Grandmaster after winning the Women's World Cup in Batumi. She bypassed the traditional norm-and-rating route, achieving the title directly due to her victory. Previously an International...