Georgia’s divisive ‘foreign agents’ bill signed into law

The speaker of Georgia’s parliament said he gave the final endorsement on Monday to a divisive “foreign agents” bill that has prompted weeks of protests by critics who say it will restrict media freedom and jeopardize Georgia’s chances of joining...

I am an American mother - I think British kids go to high school FAR too early, my son is just 'too little'

American mother living in the UK Lisa Dollan who goes by Yorkshire Peach has revealed her ultimate gripe with the UK education system.

Georgian NGOs vow to defy 'unconstitutional' foreign influence law

Around 200 Georgian NGOs on Wednesday vowed to defy a "foreign influence" law that has caused deep divisions in the Caucasus country, triggering mass protests and international condemnation. 

Victory for Putin as Georgia's parliament overrides presidential veto and passes divisive 'foreign agents' legislation - despite mass protests against the bill described as 'the Russian law'

Tens of thousands of protestors descended on the capital, Tbilisi, on Tuesday as the ruling Georgian Dream party passed the bill that will torpedo those European hopes.

Georgia's parliament overrides presidential veto and passes divisive 'foreign agents' legislation - despite mass protests against the bill described as 'the Russian law'

The Georgian parliament on Tuesday overrode a presidential veto of the 'foreign agents' legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks.

Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto to adopt 'foreign agents' law

The Georgian parliament on Tuesday overrode a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks.

Urgent warning to parents over petting farms: Children fall ill with a parasite in Oxfordshire as more than 80 visitors seek legal advice after they were struck down with a bug from petting lambs and calves at Worcestershire farm

Amy Chappell, from Banbury, Oxfordshire said her daughter Poppy fell seriously ill and spent four days in hospital following a day out to a farm during lambing season.

Health experts issue urgent warning to families over petting farm visits after stricken children are hospitalised with parasite bug

Amy Chappell, from Banbury, Oxfordshire said her daughter Poppy fell seriously ill and spent four days in hospital following a day out to a farm during lambing season.

Anti-government protests in Armenia over Azerbaijan land transfer

Thousands of Armenians staged an anti-government protest on Sunday, demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation over territorial concessions to arch foe neighbour Azerbaijan.

I'm a wildlife expert and my commute is taking two steps into a rainforest. This is what it's like living in a jungle and why I love it (despite the venomous centipedes and cobras)

Wildlife expert Ganyah Goldstein lives and works in Sebengau National Park in Borneo. Here, she reveals the realities of living in the jungle and recalls animal encounters that 'changed her forever'.

US imposes visa restrictions and will review cooperation with Georgia

The United States was imposing new visa restrictions and reviewing relations with Georgia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, after it pushed forward a Russian-style 'foreign influence' law that triggered mass protests.

Georgian President Zurabishvili vetoes controversial 'Russian law'

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Saturday put a mostly symbolic veto on the "foreign influence" law that sparked unprecedented protests and warnings from Brussels that the measure would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.

I saved my sister from the jaws of a crocodile then punched it in the face as it tried to eat me: British twins tell their jaw-dropping survival story after the unthinkable happened as they swam on holiday

On June 6, three years ago, Georgia rescued her twin sister from death following a terrifying crocodile attack at a Mexican lagoon.

In Georgia, Russian émigrés see familiar Kremlin tactics

After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, an estimated 100,000 Russians found refuge in the neighbouring Caucasus republic of Georgia. Many continue to work in the IT services sector for Russian firms. Others have opened...

Pictured: 'Controlling' boyfriend who choked his professional dancer girlfriend to death in 'sex game gone wrong' as 26-year-old's mother says she became 'more submissive' after she met him

Georgia May Brooke, 26, and Luke Cannon, 31, had cocaine and alcohol fuelled rough sex after taking the illegal party drug GHB.

Cheryl McCain, 63, claims she's having a surrogate baby with husband Quran, 26, but people are not buying it

In a bizarre stunt, Cheryl McCain, 63 and her 26-year-old husband Quran from Georgia claim to be expecting their first child together, sending the internet into pandemonium.

Thousands protest in Georgia after lawmakers pass controversial ‘Russian law’

Thousands of protesters rallied Tuesday in Georgia after parliament adopted a law to brand overseas-funded NGOs as groups under “foreign influence”, a measure Brussels has warned will undermine Tbilisi’s European aspirations.

Violence breaks out outside AND inside parliament as Georgia APPROVES 'Russian law' bill that has plunged the country into crisis and pushed it closer to Putin

Footage shows demonstrators attempting to break through the barriers outside the government building as hundreds of police officers storm out and roughly drag people away.

Georgian parliament approves divisive 'foreign agents' bill after final reading

The Georgian parliament on Tuesday approved in the third and final reading a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. 

Whakamārama beekeepers say pollination is the backbone of their business

“We do a lot of kiwifruit and avocado pollination. That’s what keeps us going.”

Threats against NGO leaders multiply as Georgia green lights ‘Russian law’ for final vote

A decisive vote on Tuesday could see the final adoption of a law, dubbed the “Russian law” by critics, that targets civil society organisations and independent media in Georgia that receive foreign funding. For ten days now, the pro-Russian...