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101 years ago the Russian Red Army annexed the first Republic of Georgia.

25 February 1921 is one of the darkest days in the history of Georgia. The country was forced to become one of the Soviet Republics, politically, culturally and economically repressed under Soviet rule for the next 70 years, which was overwhelmed with absolute violations of human rights.

The world is a collective witness to what is happening in Ukraine right now. Although it is not a good time to be a bystander, nothing more was expected by the Ukrainian people, as it becomes obvious from the comments of Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian MP and a brave mother-of-three.

XXIV Olympic Winter Games, an international winter multi-sport event, started in China today. Preliminary events began on 2 February while the games officially opened on 4 February. The opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 4 February 2022 at Beijing National Stadium also known as the Bird's Nest.

Meat Loaf, 71, the Grammy-winning American singer and actor, died Thursday night. His longstanding career came to a tragic end on 20 January 2022, his longtime agent Michael Greene confirmed.

King Abdullah II of Jordan and HRH Prince Ghazi, a first cousin of the King, decided to grant Georgia a 4,000-square-meter piece of land near the site of the baptism of Jesus Christ on the Jordan River. A Georgian cultural centre will be built there with the blessing of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili announced the news at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where he attended the Epiphany service. The Georgian PM expressed his deepest gratitude to the King of Jordan and His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi for this momentous decision.