“We are ready to start from a clean slate the relations that the Biden administration destroyed, as a result of which the US pushed away its best partner in the region and ended its strategic partnership with its most strategic partner. The Biden administration unilaterally destroyed these relations, and we have repeatedly said that we are ready to start our partnership from a clean slate,” Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said, speaking about resetting relations with the US.

Under often-secret deals struck with third countries across Africa and Latin America, US President Donald Trump has deported thousands of people who were hoping to build new lives in the US to countries they’ve never set foot in before. Working with Forbidden Stories, FRANCE 24 investigated the stories of several African migrants whose lives were thrown into chaos by their abrupt deportation from the US to a temporary shelter in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé.  

Today, 1,600 internally displaced families will receive new, fully renovated apartments. This is the largest project implemented to date, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said while speaking at an event marking the handover of apartments to internally displaced families.

US President Donald Trump has threatened steep tariffs on the European Union if it goes ahead with a proposal to make Canada its first "associate member", a move he described as a possible "hostile act". Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is due to address the European Parliament on Thursday, has been pursuing closer ties with the EU as he seeks to pivot away from the US. 

The plane carrying U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of the U.S. president, has landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, RIA Novosti and TASS correspondents report.

US Vice President JD Vance will make a private address on Monday at the annual gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition, a collection of conservative Jewish activists. Vance's more equivocal stance on Israel has been criticised by some pro-Israel figures within the conservative movement, who have also raised concerns over his refusal to distance himself from commentators such as Tucker Carlson, who have given a platform to far-right anti-Semitic figures. 

President of Georgia Mikheil Kavelashvili has expressed deep sorrow over the death of King Harald V and extended his condolences to the Norwegian Royal Family and the Norwegian people.

“I want to inform the public about a personal decision I have made. I have decided to leave my position and, in principle, politics as well,” Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Mamuka Mdinaradze said at a briefing today.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with US Chargé d’Affaires Amy Diaz.

“The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and every state agency are doing their utmost to, on the one hand, facilitate the entry of tourists into the country and, on the other, ensure the security of our country’s borders,” Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Darakhvelidze said.

President of France Emmanuel Macron invited Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to the first International Space Summit, which will be held at the Grand Palais in Paris on September 9 and 10, 2026.

“If we can ease the situation for the population, including those living in Abkhazia, we will do so, but we will do it within the framework of the ‘Law on Occupation,’” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said in response to a question about the supply of fuel from Georgia to the occupied territories.

“Eighteen years have passed since the August War, yet even today we all remember, including emotionally, those extremely difficult days, and it is our duty to honor the memory of the heroes who died in the August War,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists.

“There is no reality in which anyone could imagine Georgia existing without Abkhazia and Samachablo. Coming to terms with this idea is out of the question, and the whole world must understand this,” Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili said while honoring the memory of fallen heroes at the Mukhatgverdi Brothers’ Cemetery together with the Prime Minister, Speaker of Parliament, Mayor of Tbilisi, and representatives of the executive and legislative branches, marking the 18th anniversary of the August 2008 Russia-Georgia war.

“The United States remains deeply concerned about Russia’s continued occupation of Georgian territory and condemns the killings, abductions and other forms of violence taking place under Russia’s ongoing occupation,” the US Embassy in Georgia said in a statement published on social media.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hailed his meeting with US President Donald Trump as "excellent", describing their talks at the White House as one of the best he has ever had with an American president. The two leaders focused on their shared objective of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, as tensions linked to the conflict with Tehran remain high. 

It is becoming increasingly evident that Europe's major powers are seeking to take control of the European Union, posing a fundamental threat not only to Europe's political balance and the enlargement process, but also to the very values upon which the EU was founded and has upheld to this day. This was stated by the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, in a social media post.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres touched down in Damascus Saturday for a three-day visit where he is expected to reaffirm support for the multi-confessional country's efforts to rebuild after more than a decade of bloody civil war.  

A Paris appeals court on Tuesday declared far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement and ruled that she must wear an electronic ankle monitor even if she decides to run for the presidency. In France, electronic home detention prohibits a person from leaving their home, or another designated location, except during the hours authorized by the judge. 

“We know what kind of process usually precedes the adoption of such resolutions and how fair these documents are. Precisely because such acts are generally unfair, society hardly reacts to them anymore. Accordingly, I find none of this interesting,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said while answering a journalist's question about a Council of Europe resolution.

“In the European Union, meetings are often held to which Georgia is not invited. On topics related to enlargement and connectivity, Georgia is not invited, and it gives the impression that these meetings are organized solely in order not to invite Georgia and thereby create some kind of one-day domestic agenda to discuss this issue. It is simply uninteresting — far more important events are taking place in the world, and very significant processes are unfolding in our region, and it is more important to keep an eye on them,” said Georgian Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili in a conversation with journalists.

Ten years after Brexit, data shows that the decision to leave the European Union has made people in Britain up to 8 percent poorer. Experts predict the economic damage is set to continue, and YouGov polling now finds nearly 60 percent of Britons say it was wrong to leave the EU.  

The official visit of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to the Republic of Tajikistan has begun.

The terms of all party officials expire in July. It is necessary to hold the election of the party chairperson in a format that excludes interference by the regime. My candidate for the position of chairperson is Nanuka Zhorzholiani, former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili wrote on social media.

At an expanded-format meeting held at the Presidential Palace of Kyrgyzstan, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze thanked Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov for the warm reception and emphasized the importance of high-level visits for the further development of bilateral relations. The two sides discussed the existing potential for deepening cooperation across various sectors.