The unrest followed a turbulent Thursday night when police used water cannons, pepper spray and tear gas to disperse crowds after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze of the ruling Georgian Dream party announced the suspension. President Salome Zourabichvili joined protesters on Thursday, accusing the government of declaring “war” on its own people. The interior ministry said … Read more
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, on the hook for a $148 million judgment for defaming two Georgia election workers, pleaded in court that “I have no cash,” prompting a stinging rebuke from the judge. Giuliani, a former lawyer for Donald Trump, attended a hearing in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday over his failure … Read more
A judge has convicted the man on trial for the killing of Laken Riley, a nursing student in Georgia whose death in February shook the college town where she studied, as well as the country. Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty Wednesday morning of murder and other charges related to Riley’s death. Ibarra, an undocumented … Read more
Laken Riley, 22, was a nursing student at Augusta University’s College of Nursing’s Athens campus. She grew up in Woodstock, Georgia, and graduated from River Ridge High School in 2020, where she excelled in cross country and track. After her untimely death, Cherokee County school Superintendent Brian Hightower described Laken as “a shining light” and … Read more
Many Georgians viewed the vote as a pivotal referendum on the country’s effort to join the EU. Granted candidate status last year, Georgia saw its EU accession process halted over the summer after ruling party Georgian Dream passed a slew of Russian-style legislation targeting Western-backed NGOs and cracking down on LGBTQ+ rights. EU foreign ministers will … Read more
The jail in Georgia’s largest county, Fulton County, leaves its inmates vulnerable to “substantial risk of serious harm from violence” and violates their constitutional and statutory rights, according to a new Justice Department report released Thursday. After a more than year-long civil rights probe into the Fulton County Jail – which has long been plagued … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, November 10, 2024 The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, Georgia. Also known as Sameba, it is reportedly the third largest Orthodox cathedral in the world. | Screengrab/YouTube/jecris channel Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have been numerous events of lasting significance. Each week marks anniversaries of … Read more
Millions of Americans are heading to the polls to vote for their next president. Election Day voting began as early as 5 a.m. on Tuesday and will continue to as late as 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump each need at least 270 electoral votes to win the … Read more
First published in Latvijas Avize, Latvia, Oct. 30, 2024 | By Gatis Sluka First published in U.T. Independent, India, Oct. 29, 2024 | By Paresh Nath First published on Caglecartoons.com, The Netherlands, Oct. 28, 2024 | By Tom Janssen First published in The Boston Globe, Oct. 27, 2024 | By Patrick Chappatte Read original article … Read more
Opposition parties cried foul after Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, claimed victory with 54 percent support in a vote on Saturday. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said her country had fallen victim to a “Russia[n] special operation,” and vowed she wouldn’t accept the election results, demanding a re-run. She also called on Georgian citizens to take … Read more
