Tens of thousands marched in Budapest Saturday, boldly defying a new law by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling coalition that bans Hungary's annual Pride celebrations. The revellers kicked off the march in festive style at the opposition-run city hall, staging a direct challenge to the nationalist prime minister. 

Some 140,000 anti-government protesters clashed with police in Serbia’s capital Saturday evening demanding the populist government hold early elections. Students have kept up protests in recent months demanding justice for 16 people killed when a train station collapsed last November – a tragedy blamed on government ineptitude and corruption. 

Giorgi Gakharia, leader of the Gakharia for Georgia party is attending the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Congress in Germany.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia has decided to detain Archbishop Mikael Ajapakhyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Armenian media reported the news, citing attorney Ara Zograbyan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has released a statement regarding the 64th round of the Geneva International Discussions.

The National Bank of Georgia has set a new exchange rate. As a result of trading on June 25, the US dollar depreciated and now stands at 2.7248 lari. The rate that was in effect today was 2.7252 lari.

Former "United National Movement" MP Givi Targamadze has been sentenced by the Tbilisi City Court to seven months in prison for failing to comply with a request from the parliamentary temporary investigative commission. In addition, he has been banned from holding public office for two years.

Former "United National Movement" MP Givi Targamadze has been sentenced by the Tbilisi City Court to seven months in prison for failing to comply with a request from the parliamentary temporary investigative commission. In addition, he has been banned from holding public office for two years.

Officers of the Main Directorate for Combating Drug Trafficking of the Central Criminal Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a citizen identified as A.M., born in 1990, on drug-related charges as a result of operational and investigative actions, according to a statement by the Ministry.

Work on the new stadium project is ongoing, and we expect construction to begin in September, said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze during his annual address to parliament.

Opposition politician Nika Melia, co-founder of the "Akhali" party and one of the leaders of the "Coalition for Change," has been sentenced to seven months in prison for failing to appear before a parliamentary investigative commission probing the actions of the previous government.

The Rike–Narikala cable car will not be operating from June 30 to July 4 due to maintenance work required by technical regulations, according to a statement from Tbilisi City Hall.

A 12-member delegation from the United Kingdom visited Georgia as part of an initiative to raise awareness and boost exports of Georgian wine in the UK market. The visit was organized by Swirl Wine Group, a contractor of the National Wine Agency.

Georgia Capital has officially exited Georgia Global Utilities (GGU). According to the investment holding, under the terms of an agreement signed in December 2021, Spanish holding company Aqualia will acquire the remaining 20% stake in GGU for $70.4 million.

With the support of the National Wine Agency, a presentation and professional tasting of Georgian wine was held in the Burgundy region of France.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that law enforcement agencies had foiled a large-scale plan by what he called a “criminal oligarchic clergy” to destabilize the country and seize power. He made the statement on his social media accounts.

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to NATO allies in Europe that Russia would not attack any NATO member states as long as he remains in office, The Washington Post (WP) reports.

"Work is beginning on the construction of a transport hub at the intersection of Noe Jordania Embankment and Kosta Khetagurov Street, which is why, from 00:00 on June 28 of this year until the end of July, vehicle traffic will be partially restricted," reads a statement from Tbilisi City Hall.

Georgian opposition politician and leader of the Strategy Aghmashenebeli party, Giorgi Vashadze, has been sentenced to seven months in prison for failing to appear before a parliamentary investigative commission. He has also been banned from holding public office for two years.

Georgian opposition politician, leader of “Strong Georgia” and the “Lelo” party, Mamuka Khazaradze, has been sentenced to eight months in prison for failing to appear before a parliamentary investigative commission. In addition, he has been banned from holding public office for the next two years.

Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.

The Chairman of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, commented on today’s debates in the European Parliament regarding the case of Mzia Amazgolbeli and media freedom, as well as on the draft of an alternative resolution.

The National Bank of Georgia has set a new exchange rate. As a result of trading on June 19, the US dollar depreciated to 2.7270 lari. The rate in effect today was 2.7276 lari.

"The majority of EU member states are against suspending the visa-free regime. I want to assure you that Georgian citizens can continue to enjoy the privilege of visa-free travel to the European Union," said EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczyński, commenting on a statement by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that his government is lobbying EU member states to revoke visa-free travel for Georgian citizens.

"The majority of EU member states are against suspending the visa-free regime. I want to assure you that Georgian citizens can continue to enjoy the privilege of visa-free travel to the European Union," said EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczyński, commenting on a statement by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that his government is lobbying EU member states to revoke visa-free travel for Georgian citizens.