One of Paris’s main landmarks, the Eiffel Tower, has increased in height by 10 cm due to extreme heat, Nexta Live reports.

Georgian businessman Temur Ugulava has passed away.

The Georgian Education Minister, Givi Mikanadze, presented the government’s ongoing general education reform while speaking in Parliament during an interpellation session.

“Congratulations on the commemoration of the Venerable Father David of Gareji. I always feel profound gratitude when I visit his holy grave and pray here. We pray for Georgia, for our Church, for this sacred monastery, and the revival and strengthening of monasticism throughout Georgia,” His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, Shio III, made these remarks during a sermon at the David Gareji Monastery on the Feast Day of the Venerable Father David of Gareji.

Georgia’s Independence Day is a national holiday celebrated annually on May 26.

On May 12, 2026, a new chapter in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church began at the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. The country now has a new Patriarch, following the end of an era that lasted almost half a century.

Today marks the 40th day since the passing of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II.

In Jerusalem, the Holy Fire descended at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Believers once again witnessed the greatest miracle of the Christian world.

Today is Good Friday, the most solemn day of Holy Week. The Orthodox Church commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, His removal from the cross, and His burial.