Georgia’s ruling party has won the country’s general election, beating its pro-EU and pro-Western opposition. The Central Election Commission (CEC) said the ruling Georgian Dream party, which has been in power for 12 years, had won 54% of the vote with more than 99% of precincts counted. Both Georgian Dream and the opposition blocs tryi

LA Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during Saturday’s Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees. The Japanese baseballer hurt himself when he tried to steal second base in the seventh inning. He is now a doubt for Monday’s Game 3 in New York. Los Angeles manager Dave […]

More than 120 people have been killed and dozens are missing after floods and landslides hit the Philippines in the wake of Tropical Storm Trami. It is the southeast Asian archipelago’s deadliest and most destructive storm so far this year, the government’s disaster-response agency said. President Ferdinand Marcos said the unusually lar

Polls closed in Georgia’s landmark parliamentary election on Saturday, with the ruling Georgian Dream party claiming a lead. Exit polls reported by the Imedi television channel gave the party 56% of the vote, but other broadcasters said it achieved around 40%. The party, which favours co-operation with Russia, celebrated in Tbilisi with firew

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called for an international response in the face of new civilian casualties and the possible deployment of North Korean soldiers on the Russian side. “Ukraine will be forced to fight North Korea in Europe,” Zelensky said in his evening video message. He argued that the lack of decisive