Police use water cannon as Georgia EU protests erupt for second night

Thousands gather in Tbilisi for a second night running, after the government suspended its EU membership bid.

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Georgian police fire teargas at pro-EU protesters as political crisis deepens

Tbilisi experiences fifth day of demonstrations amid anger over ruling party’s decision to shelve EU accession talks. Georgian police have fired teargas to try to disperse thousands of pro-EU ...
The Guardian - 1d
What’s Behind the Protests in Georgia?

For days, pro-Western Georgians have clashed with police over the government’s plan to suspend plans for European Union membership.
The New York Times - 20h
Protests erupt after South Korean president declares martial law

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law Tuesday, freezing all democratic government normalcy and putting the military in charge. Yoon is a lame duck president who has been ...
CBS News - 2h
Demonstrators again converge on Georgia's parliament after the country's EU bid was suspended

Thousands of demonstrators in the Georgian capital have converged on parliament again in the capital of the South Caucasus nation
ABC News - 2h
Georgia’s moment of truth: Protesters demand Western path not Russian past

The ruling party denies any Russian link, but its actions raise questions about Georgia's path to the EU.
BBC News - 1d
The Guardian view on protests in Georgia: resisting a drift into Putin’s orbit | Editorial

The Georgian Dream government’s suspension of EU talks has sparked an existential struggle for democracy. In recent years, Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party has brazenly pursued a policy ...
The Guardian - 8h
Thames Water creditors veto use of £3bn loan to pay fines

Troubled utility faces fines of £400mn by March 2027 as it tries to avoid renationalisation
Financial Times - 9h
Starmer rejects false choice between Trump’s US and EU in key speech

At lord mayor’s banquet in London, British PM says ‘national interest demands that we work with both’. Keir Starmer has “utterly rejected” the idea that the UK must choose between the United States ...
The Guardian - 1d
Starmer: UK does not need to choose between US and EU

It's "plain wrong" to suggest Donald Trump's return to the White House means the UK needs to pick a side, the PM says.
BBC News - 17h
Protests lay bare a clash of values and interests as Georgia navigates a Russia-West standoff

Georgia is convulsed by political upheaval again after its pro-Moscow government, fresh off parliamentary elections denounced as rigged by its critics, decided to suspend negotiations for the small ...
ABC News - 23h