
Kobakhidze Meets American Economist Jeffrey Sachs in Tbilisi
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze held talks with Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs on reforms, investment and regional stability.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze held talks with Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs on reforms, investment and regional stability.

Israeli outlets say advanced discussions are underway with Tbilisi on joining a U.S.-backed multinational force in Gaza. Georgia has not commented.

Heavy thunderstorms, hail and strong winds are forecast nationwide from 26–28 June, with flooding and landslide risks in western and mountainous areas.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake was recorded in Georgia at 08:07 Tbilisi time, with its epicentre 7 kilometres west of Ambrolauri in the village of Khonchiori.

A new survey finds 71% of Georgians support EU membership and 67% tend to trust the bloc, even as the share with a positive image of the EU has fallen to 40% from 60% in 2024.

MEPs voted 436–145 on June 17 to adopt a resolution urging EU member states to impose personal sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili and senior Georgian Dream figures, while reiterating non-recognition of Georgia's disputed parliament.

Aleksandar Vučić arrived in Tbilisi on June 15 for his first official visit to Georgia, meeting President Mikheil Kavelashvili at the Orbeliani Palace as talks on a free trade agreement continue.

Laboratory tests of seawater from 14 points along Georgia's Black Sea coast found concentrations of heavy metals, petroleum products and other pollutants within permitted limits, according to media reports citing the National Environment Agency.

Batumi has finished resurfacing and fresh lane markings on the bridge over the Bartskhana River, with traffic fully restored as wider road upgrades continue across the city.

The power distributor says unknown people in Energo-Pro uniforms are visiting homes in several Tbilisi districts claiming meters must be replaced and asking for ID and personal data.

Mamuka Artmeladze, 43, died on 4 June at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana after being found unresponsive in ICE custody; cause of death is pending autopsy and Georgian consular officials were notified.

A 13-year-old admitted to Tbilisi's Iashvili Children's Medical Center with a broken arm died on 8 June before surgery; police are investigating possible negligence after family allegations.

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Georgia will move from its three-year-old strategic partnership with China to a comprehensive strategic partnership, deepening trade, politics and people-to-people links.

Construction is nearing completion on an expansion at Batumi’s Republican Hospital, adding a crisis coordination centre, an updated polyclinic and additional inpatient facilities.

Georgia's Agriculture Committee will form a working group with the National Academy of Sciences to study mountain beer and other brewing heritage.

Metropolitan Shio became Patriarch Shio III on 12 May 2026 at Svetitskhoveli — the first enthronement in nearly 50 years, marking a generational transition for the Georgian Orthodox Church.

The largest European drills led by US Special Operations Forces are underway in Georgia with about 3,000 troops from the US and NATO partners.

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