Mikheil Kavelashvili has been sworn in as Georgian president in a ceremony in Parliament in the capital Tbilisi, amid weeks of protests and the refusal of his pro-Western predecessor to…
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Georgia: Pro-Western president refuses to leave and prepares for showdown
Salome Zourabichvili’s family fled Georgia in 1921 after Soviet forces snuffed out the country’s three-year experiment with independence from Russia. A century later, Georgia’s pro-Western president is refusing to leave…
UK: Living conditions ‘horrendous’ for some renters
A scheme to try and improve rented homes and help with problem landlords has found more than 2,000 faults in properties since it launched. The city council in Peterborough set…
UK: Pressure grows on prisons as they near capacity
A number of prisons in the East of England were running out of space, figures revealed. They included HMP Whitemoor, a category A jail in Cambridgeshire, which had four spaces…
German: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves parliament, confirms February vote
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved the country’s parliament, confirming that snap elections prompted by the recent collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government will be held on February 23. Delivering a…
Italy: Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration
Rome’s world-famous Trevi Fountain has re-opened after a three-month restoration.Built in the 18th Century by Italian architect Nicola Salvi on the façade of the Poli Palace, the historic fountain is…
Finland: Authorities investigate Russia ‘shadow fleet’ ship after cable damage
Finnish police are investigating whether a Russian ship was involved in the sabotage of an electricity cable running between Finland and Estonia. The authorities said on Thursday that they believe…
Estonia: Navy to protect undersea power link after main cable damaged
Nato has said it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea, and Estonia has sent a patrol ship to protect its Estlink1 undersea power cable, after Russia was…
UK: MoD lost Machine guns and pistols among firearms-Report
A pistol, rifle and deactivated World War One machine gun were among the items lost or stolen from Ministry of Defence facilities over the past two years. Figures uncovered by…
UK: Ariana Grande spreads festive cheer in Manchester
Ariana Grande has spread some festive cheer by donating Christmas presents to children in hospitals across Manchester. The American pop star has supported Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital since May 2017,…