Tornike Paghava, the Deputy Chair of the Committee on European Integration of the Georgian Parliament, on Tuesday sharply criticised opposition groups and non-governmental organisations, describing them as “international informants and international fraudsters”.

Georgia has joined more than 50 United Nations member states in calling on Russia to agree to a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine.

Cartu Foundation has dismissed recent claims circulating on social media regarding debts covered under its 2018 debt relief initiative, stating that any demands for repayment of loans included in the program are either the result of an error or involve obligations that did not meet the program’s eligibility criteria.

Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Chikovani on Friday held an introductory meeting with Amy V. Diaz, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Georgia, the Ministry of Defence said.

Law enforcement officers have seized up to 33 kilograms of drugs, with an estimated black-market value of ₾ 6 million ($2,297,000), and arrested two foreign nationals in the city of Rustavi, the Georgian Interior Ministry said.

The Tbilisi TV Tower was illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian national flag to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day, the Ukrainian Embassy in Georgia said in a social media post.

The name of imprisoned former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been mentioned in the Jeffrey Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice.

A Georgian football club will compete in the group stage of a European competition for the first time in 22 years after Tbilisi-based Iberia secured qualification for the UEFA Conference League league phase.

A new initiative aimed at strengthening the global presence of Georgian wine was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Davit Songulashvili and Joseph Miller, President of the International Sommelier Guild (ISG).

Georgia welcomed more than three million international traveller visits in the first half of 2026, including over 2.27 million international tourist visits, according to figures released by the Georgian National Tourism Administration.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia on Tuesday issued a statement condemning what it describes as continued attempts to distort reality and discredit the 2024 parliamentary elections and the electoral administration.

A Georgian citizen who was illegally detained in the vicinity of the occupied Tskhinvali region on December 5, 2025, has been released and is now in territory controlled by the central government, Georgia’s State Security Service (SSSG) said.