Following days of massive protests, Georgia scraps new law reminiscent of Russian legislation used to silence critics.
The protesters are demanding authorities drop the bill on "transparency of foreign funding," which critics say mirrors a law used in Russia to force media and dissenting groups to shut down.
Tens of thousands rally in capital Tbilisi for the second straight day to protest "foreign agents" bill as Washington says it is "standing with Georgian people" and Kiev calls for "democratic success" in the Caucasian country.
Police face stones and petrol bombs during violent protests over a controversial law that would require groups receiving more than 20 percent of their funding from overseas to register as "foreign agents" or face penalty.
The deal involves a cable running beneath the Black Sea that would link Azerbaijan to Hungary via Georgia and Romania, aimed at decreasing dependency on Russian oil and gas.
The incumbent senator Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker, a former football star and protege of former president Donald Trump.
In a recent speech at a university in Prague, the German Chancellor outlined his vision of an expanded EU, but at a time of unstable economics, the idea could backfire.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry says the “two sides discussed the implementation of previously undertaken commitments and exchanged views on further possible steps”.
Thousands of demonstrators rally in Tbilisi, demanding government quit over its failure to secure candidacy for European Union membership.
Prosecutors had demonstrated "reasonable grounds to believe that each of these three suspects bears responsibility for war crimes", three judges said in a statement.
Ukraine and Moldova hailed the EU decision as a "historic moment," while Balkan countries Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia criticised EU for moving slowly on their membership process.
At least 120,000 people take part in the "March for Europe" in Tbilisi after European Commission recommends deferring Tbilisi's candidacy.
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