We hear about the huge protests that have broken out in Georgia over the introduction of a new foreign influence bill, described by critics as the “Russian law”. The bill, which has been rushed through ahead of elections, targets civil-society organisations and independent media that receive foreign funding. Plus, we find out why President Putin has changed his defence minister and opened up a new front in Ukraine; Nordic nations meet to discuss closer economic and security co-operation and we’ll hear about the backstage drama at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden.
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India’s surprising election results
Will Israel accept the United States ceasefire plan for Gaza?
Trump is convicted on all counts and a US policy shift in Ukraine
Early election results from South Africa and the ‘Hong Kong 47’ trial
Rafah on the brink and closing arguments in the Trump trial
UN Security Council meets as Israeli tanks enter Rafah
Monday 27 May
Russia strikes the key Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
China’s ‘punishment’ drills around Taiwan
Ireland, Norway, and Spain to recognise Palestinian state
ICC wants arrest warrants and the latest from New Caledonia
A US-built aid pier in Gaza and tussles in Taiwan’s parliament
Security in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and a state of emergency in New Caledonia
Jordan alleges an Iran-backed plot and the German far-right under the spotlight
Georgian students walk out to protest ‘Russian law’
Zelensky’s staffing shake-up and a new political party in the UK?
Biden warns Netanyahu over Rafah and Apple’s advertising blunder
EU ambassadors discuss further sanctions on Russia
Xi Jinping’s European tour kicks off and learning from the campus protests
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