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Russia-Ukraine war: 12 children among 38 people wounded by Russian missile strike – as it happened

Missile strike targeted a military funeral in the north-eastern Kharkiv region, local official says

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Health fears for jailed, emaciated ex-Georgia leader Saakashvili

Supporters fear that former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has been poisoned after losing about 60kgs in weight.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 496

As the war enters its 496th day, these are the main developments.

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Emaciated and imprisoned, ex-president Saakashvili tells Georgian court he is spiritually fit

Georgia’s imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili appeared severely emaciated on Monday in videolink testimony to a court considering an abuse-of-power case against him

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Georgians dream of EU membership as their leaders move closer to Putin

Ruling party says it is pursuing a European future but rails against Brussels, Ukraine and ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’

The Guardian - UK

Gaunt and ghostly, Georgia’s jailed ex-president nears death in hospital

Mikheil Saakashvili warned of Putin’s ambitions 15 years ago. Now he tells of torture by a regime that panders to Moscow

The Guardian - UK

US puts sanctions on four Georgian judges over ‘significant corruption’

US does not mention case of Mikheil Saakashvili but move coincides with protests in Tbilisi over ex-president’s detention

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Georgia releases detained protesters after dropping 'foreign agents' law

Authorities in Georgia said Thursday that demonstrators detained during anti-government rallies had been released, after the Caucasus country's ruling party announced it was dropping the contentious laws that sparked the rallies.

France 24

Former Georgian president Saakashvili can be treated in Poland, says Polish PM

Warsaw has proposed to the Georgian government that former president Mikheil Saakashvili be treated in Poland, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday, aiming to solve a dispute over the jailed former Georgian leader's treatment.

Reuters

Georgian court rejects appeal to release ex-leader Saakashvili on health grounds

A Georgian court on Monday rejected an appeal to release former President Mikheil Saakashvili from prison on health grounds, a decision the ex-leader said was akin to a "death sentence."

Reuters

Jailed ex-Georgian leader appears in court by video link, seeking urgent medical treatment

Mikheil Saakashvili, the jailed former president of Georgia, appeared in court via video link on Wednesday to show how much weight he had lost while incarcerated, as associates renewed calls for him to be freed for urgent medical treatment.

Reuters

Jailed ex-leader of Georgia moved to intensive care -spokesman to Georgian TV

Mikheil Saakashvili, the jailed former president of Georgia, is being transferred to an intensive care unit after his health worsened, his spokesman and political ally Giorgi Chaladze told Georgian television on Tuesday.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges Georgia to help former leader Saakashvili

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Georgia on Monday to allow its jailed former president to go abroad for treatment to safeguard his health.

Reuters

Georgia's Saakashvili renews, then calls off hunger strike over court delays

Georgia's jailed ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili declared a new hunger strike then abandoned it within hours on Wednesday as he faced further delay in a legal bid to get medical treatment abroad.

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Georgian opposition says ex-president possibly poisoned

The main opposition party in Georgia has filed a court case calling for the imprisoned ex-president of the country to be released for medical examination overseas because of concerns he is suffering from poisoning

The Conversation

Ukraine war: I've just returned from Georgia where they are angry about the conflict and fear an invasion

Arriving in the middle of the night at my Tbilisi hotel recently for a research project, I was told that my reservation had been rescinded and the hotel was now fully booked. A huge busload of Russian men had arrived at the hotel before me and were willing to pay…

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The Georgian village facing Russian ‘creeping occupation’

Khurvaleti is increasingly affected by Russian forces demarcating the ‘border’ of breakaway state South Ossetia.

Al Jazeera

Georgia jails critical pro-opposition journalist Nika Gvaramia

Judge sentences anchor and owner of pro-opposition Mtavari TV to three-and-a-half years in prison.

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Georgia's jailed ex-president transferred to clinic for treatment

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili was transferred to a private medical facility for treatment on Thursday after his health significantly deteriorated in prison following two hunger strikes.

Reuters

Georgia's jailed ex-president offered transfer to medical facility

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili will be offered a transfer from prison to a private clinic for a medical check-up, news agencies quoted the justice ministry as saying on Tuesday, after staging two hunger strikes since October.

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Ex-Georgian leader who lost war against Russia thinks Ukraine will prevail

Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia who fought and lost a short war against Russia to reclaim renegade regions, says Ukraine will defeat Moscow and has hailed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy as a "new Churchill."

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Zhirinovsky obituary

Ultra-nationalist Russian politician known for boorish behaviour but tolerated in parliament because he had no chance of power

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