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More than 2,200 troops and 135 ships, aircraft and vehicles from 12 NATO and partner countries take part in the Sea Shield 24 naval exercise in Romania.

More than 2,200 military personnel from 12 NATO and partner countries will take part in Exercise Sea Shield 24, which will take place in Romania from April 8-21 and will include maritime and riverine operations in the Black Sea region.

About a hundred people protested outside the Georgian parliament building against the proposed law on "foreign agents" with placards reading "No to the Russian law" and "Two years of perseverance towards Europe.

The EU called on Georgia to refuse to revise the draft law on "transparency of foreign influence" due to its potential impact on media freedom and Georgia's EU accession process.

Ukraine's national football team has risen to 22nd place in the FIFA rankings after qualifying for Euro 2024 with victories over Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland.

Georgia's ruling party plans to return to a draft law requiring organizations that receive foreign funds to register as "foreign agents," despite protests and criticism from opponents and Western countries last year.

44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.

The White House spokeswoman commented on the media investigation into the "Havana Syndrome".

Russian military intelligence agents traveled to cities where American diplomats soon developed the "Havana syndrome. " This is stated in a joint investigation by The Insider, 60 Minutes, and Der Spiegel.

Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 4. 8 and 4.2 occurred today near the city of Oni in western Georgia, with no casualties or damage reported.

Armenia's exports to russia have risen sharply since the imposition of sanctions, raising Western concerns about possible sanctions circumvention.

House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to bring up a bill to provide aid to Ukraine after the Easter recess, as stated by Republican Congressman Michael McCaul.

Yulia Kurchenko won gold and Yelyzaveta Lytvynenko won bronze in the 78 kg weight category at the Grand Slam judo tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia.

russia has almost completed the construction of a military port on the occupied territory of Georgia in Abkhazia, which will be able to receive russian warships and could be used against Ukraine.

Russia is planning to forcibly mobilize up to 60,000 Ukrainian citizens from the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region after the sham elections to strengthen its armed forces.

Tbilisi has condemned russia for illegally holding presidential elections in the occupied Georgian regions and opening polling stations there, which violates Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

33 countries have joined the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, led by Ukraine and Canada, which aims to multiply efforts to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia.

Georgia is demanding that Ukraine extradite former Georgian officials convicted of crimes who now hold high positions in the Ukrainian government, claiming that this contradicts the traditional friendship between the two countries.

International delivery of driver's licenses for Ukrainians is now available in 5 more countries: Sweden, Georgia, Portugal, Greece and Norway.

The women's movement in Georgia is calling for changes to the definition of rape in the Criminal Code, requiring it to be based on the concept of non-consensual sexual intercourse rather than forced sexual intercourse, in order to meet international standards and allow for a better response to cases of sexual violence.

The Romanian president said that because of Russia's war in Ukraine, Europe is facing the worst situation since World War II.

Putin is being prosecuted for war crimes and will face a military tribunal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Lithuania will strengthen control over the quality of grain imported from Russia and other high-risk countries, such as Belarus, Transnistria, and the territories of Ukraine and Georgia not controlled by their governments.

The Kremlin has adopted regulations to stimulate mining in the occupied Ukrainian territories in order to obtain raw materials needed for the operation of seized metallurgical enterprises.

The National Bank of Georgia is investigating whether the application of the russian bank Sberbank allows transferring funds to Georgian accounts, which is a violation of sanctions against russia.

Israel may refuse to participate in Eurovision if the organizers demand that the lyrics of their participant's song be changed.

EU foreign ministers condemned russia's war against Ukraine and called for russia and its leadership to be held accountable for waging an aggressive war and serious crimes under international law.

The United States should continue to support Ukraine militarily to prevent a potential russian invasion of NATO countries, which Washington would have to defend on its own.

President Zelenskyy said that Putin is a threat to all free states and there is no need to fear his defeat.

Georgia's largest opposition party has begun collecting signatures for an appeal to the president demanding the release of former President Mikheil Saakashvili from prison.