Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Five injured as helicopter crash lands in eastern Georgia

A helicopter of Georgia’s Border Police. (RFE/RL.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Five people were injured as a helicopter crash landed in eastern Georgia on Thursday.

Three pilots, a border guard and a police officer were injured as the helicopter belonging to the Border Police had a hard touchdown near the village of Artana in Kakheti.

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19 y/o shepherd charged with murdering American family of three in Dusheti

The murder victims Lora (42), Caleb (4) and Ryan Smith (43).

TBILISI, DFWatch–A 19 year old shepherd from Georgia’s mountain region Dusheti was charged Monday with the cold blooded murder of an American family of three.

The shepherd, whose identity is being withheld by authorities, has confessed to the killing of Ryan Smith, 43, an entrepreneur,

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Georgian PM Kvirikashvili stricken from GD political council member list

Former Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has mysteriously been removed from the political council of Georgia’s ruling party.

As PM, Kvirikashvili had a leading role in the advisory body of the ruling party. But he resigned his position abruptly on June 13,

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Georgia's ruling party to strip president of powers to grant citizenship

Presidential spokesperson Ana Natsvlishvili said the bill is the outcome of a long running ‘feud’ between President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s ruling party prepares to take away the president’s power to grant people citizenship.

According to a bill presented Tuesday, the president will no longer be entitled to appoint the head of the commission which reviews applications for citizenship.

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