Roughly 6 in 10 voters deeply disapprove of US President Donald Trump's presidency, according to an AP survey released Tuesday. About 4 in 10 say the economy is the most important issue while 3 in 10 say the state of US democracy is of primary concern – well above the number that rated crime or immigration as most important.     

“We see that those who tried to normalise violence in Georgia have ultimately found that violence has become the norm in their own countries. This is the result they eventually end up with,” Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili told journalists in Kyrgyzstan.

“European integration is one of our most important constitutional tasks, and everything possible will be done in this regard,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists.

On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the founding of the National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, President Mikheil Kavelashvili congratulated the Academy and Georgian scientists on this significant milestone.

Ukrainian media report that Liza Yasko, a member of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, is engaged in legal proceedings against former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, with whom she has a daughter, Jasmine.

“Protecting peace is our top priority. Peaceful development is based on a strong army and defense capabilities. You, veterans, know better than anyone the price and importance of war and peace. Making use of soldiers’ knowledge and sharing your invaluable experience with future generations are vitally important,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said while addressing an event dedicated to Veterans Day.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze made the remarks in response to a journalist’s question about a statement by Pavel Herczynski.

“The main cause of division in our society is the huge amount of lies spread by the so-called opposition in Georgia on various issues,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on the “Open Air” program.

Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

“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.