Israel and Iran appeared to pull back from further military action on Monday after exchanging fire for the first time since a US-brokered ceasefire two months ago. Both sides warned they would retaliate if attacked again, while regional powers and the Trump administration pushed to prevent the conflict from escalating into a wider war. 

The US Congress on Tuesday passed a $70 billion funding bill for President Donald Trump's immigration agenda, sending the measure to the White House after months of partisan debate. The legislation allocates $38 billion for ICE, $26 billion for Border Patrol and $5 billion for contingency costs through fiscal 2029. 

The National Bank of Georgia has set new exchange rates.

As a result of police operations conducted by Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs over a 48-hour period in Tbilisi and across the country's regions, 119 individuals were arrested on drug-related charges, including 49 suspected drug dealers. This was announced at a briefing by the Director of the Tbilisi Police Department, Vaja Siradze.

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed reports that he asked Roman Abramovich to pass on an offer of direct talks to Vladimir Putin. A Russian oligarch loyal to the Kremlin may be a surprise choice of messenger for Kyiv, but the former Chelsea owner has a history of acting as go-between since the start of Russia’s invasion. 

We analyzed data from approximately the past year and found that, unfortunately, there is no direct correlation between increased fines and improved statistical indicators, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said at today’s briefing.

The Civil Contract party of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan won the parliamentary elections held on June 7. According to the country's Central Electoral Commission, which announced the final results on June 8 after all ballots had been counted, Civil Contract received 49.81% of the vote.

SOCAR has officially completed the acquisition of 99.82% of the shares of Italiana Petroli (IP) from API Holding, following the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. The transaction represents a major milestone in SOCAR’s long-term strategy to expand its integrated energy value chain and strengthen its position in the European market.

A road traffic accident involving excursion minibuses occurred on the Rustavi–Tbilisi highway.

The ruling party “Georgian Dream” has commented on the statement by the U.S. Secretary of State regarding Georgia. The ruling party expressed hope that a reset in relations between the two countries would become possible.

“Today, a second meeting was held with the parents of children suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. During today's meeting, we agreed to establish a working group with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Health and parents, which will actively work on the issue of providing specific medications for these children,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said at a briefing today.

Fortunately, everyone who caws over Georgia and the Georgian people like crows, expecting the country's failure, is defeated every time—whether it is the opposition within the country or Georgia’s “well-wishers” abroad, said Georgia’s Parliament Speaker, Shalva Papuashvili, in comments to the media.

The physician of U.S. President Donald Trump has assessed his health as "excellent." The corresponding report by Dr. Sean Barbabella was published by the White House.

The National Bank of Georgia has set a new exchange rate. Following trading on May 29, the US dollar depreciated to 2.6693 lari. The rate in effect today was 2.6708 lari.

The Georgian Education Minister, Givi Mikanadze, presented the government’s ongoing general education reform while speaking in Parliament during an interpellation session.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the Georgian people on Independence Day and stated that Ukraine is ready to develop mutually beneficial relations with Georgia. The Ukrainian president wrote about this on the social network X.

According to the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili, the signals that have recently been coming from the Ukrainian authorities give hope that a reassessment of policy toward Georgia and the Georgian people is taking place.

“Congratulations on the commemoration of the Venerable Father David of Gareji. I always feel profound gratitude when I visit his holy grave and pray here. We pray for Georgia, for our Church, for this sacred monastery, and the revival and strengthening of monasticism throughout Georgia,” His Holiness and Beatitude, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi, and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, Shio III, made these remarks during a sermon at the David Gareji Monastery on the Feast Day of the Venerable Father David of Gareji.

Georgia’s Independence Day is a national holiday celebrated annually on May 26.

“On May 26, Georgia’s Independence Day, certain events are being held, therefore difficulties arose with bringing the opposition’s equipment to the site, and that is why the organizers of the gathering received an appropriate response,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said while answering a journalist’s question about the opposition rally planned for May 26.

Employees of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in close coordination with the relevant divisions of the ministry, deported 62 foreign citizens from Georgia as a result of operations carried out in recent days. This was reported by the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A young woman died at the “Samgori” metro station in Tbilisi.

According to the country’s Ministry of Health, 80 people have died from Ebola fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The epidemic has spread to the country’s northeastern region. The information is reported by Deutsche Welle.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze addressed an open letter to the heads of European institutions — President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council António Costa, and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola.

On May 15 of this year, within the framework of the 135th session of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers taking place in Chișinău, Georgia’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maka Botchorishvili, met with her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha.