SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE

This photo taken from video released by Georgian Parliament on Monday, April 15, 2024, shows the leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party's group in parliament, Mamuka Mdinaradze, left, being punched in the face by opposition MP Alexander Elisashvili while speaking in Tbilisi, Georgia. That then sparked a wider fight between several other lawmakers. Georgian Dream, the governing party in the country of Georgia, said earlier this month that it would resubmit a draft law calling for media and non-commercial organizations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their budget from abroad. (Georgian Parliament via AP)

Georgia lawmakers scuffle over a divisive bill that opponents say mimics Kremlin’s repressive law

Lawmakers in Georgia’s legislature have scuffled as the parliament started debating a divisive new law dubbed the foreign agent bill.

Hundreds of Georgians march in support of country’s candidacy for European Union membership

Hundreds of people have marched in Georgia’s capital to support the Caucasus region country becoming a candidate for European Union membership.

Saudi runaway sisters plead for help on social media

Two Saudi sisters are pleading for help from the former Soviet republic of Georgia after fleeing their country, in the latest case of runaways from the ultra-conservative kingdom posting appeals on social media.

Georgians in Ukraine fight shadow war

About 100 Georgian volunteers are fighting along with Ukrainian forces against Russia-backed separatist rebels, Georgian Gen. Georgi Kalandadze said Tuesday. Two are known to have died.