Tue, 21-Oct-2025

A feeling of déjà vu

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TBILISI – As tens of thousands of Russian troops mass near Ukraine’s border, many in fellow ex-Soviet state Georgia are feeling a frightening sense of deja vu. In 2008, during the Summer Games in Beijing, Russia launched a devastating ground assault against the small Caucasus country on its southern border. Georgia was battling pro-Russian militia … Read more

Georgia refuses to hospitalise hunger-striking ex-leader

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TBILISI – Georgia’s health minister on Thursday dismissed a recommendation by doctors to hospitalise jailed ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili who has been on hunger strike for three weeks. President of the Caucasus country from 2004 to 2013, Saakashvili was arrested and imprisoned upon his return from exile in Ukraine on October 1. The 53-year-old … Read more