The leader of the self declared republic says it will cease to exist in the new year. And well bring you tributes tonight to sir michael gambom. He has died at the age of 82. Good evening, still a pretty confused picture in rotterdam right now. But dutch Police Say Three people were killed after a gunman fired shots first at an apartment in rotterdam, and then in a classroom at the erasmus medical centre, which is a university hospital. At the apartment, the victims was a 39 year old woman, at the apartment, the victims were a 39 year old woman, and her 14 year old daughter died in hospitalfrom her injuries. The attacker then travelled to the hospital, where he shot and killed a 46 year old man, a doctor who taught there. Both locations were set on fire the suspect was a University Student who was wearing camouflage and a bulletproof vest during the attacks. He was arrested by armed police on the helipad of the university. Graham satchell reports. Emergency services in the centre of ro
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili will veto a disputed draft law on "foreign agents", a senior aide was cited by local media as saying on Monday, the day the bill was formally registered in parliament by the government. The ruling Georgian Dream party said last week it would reintroduce legislation requiring organisations that accept funds from abroad to register as foreign agents or face fines, 13 months after major protests forced it to shelve the plan. The United States and the European Union have criticised the return of the bill, which Georgian civil society groups have likened it to a law Russian President Vladimir Putin has used to crush dissent.
The opposition in Georgia intends to submit a bill to the country's parliament to protect against Russian influence on the same day that the leading party, Georgian Dream, plans to introduce its controversial foreign agents law.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili Resigns menafn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from menafn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili resigned from office on Monday, saying he wanted to allow his replacement time to prepare for parliamentary elections due in the South Caucasus country by October. Garibashvili said he'd been offered the job of leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party instead, a move he said would be discussed at a party congress on Thursday. Georgian media, including both government- and opposition-affiliated television channels, reported that Irakli Kobakhidze, the current leader of Georgian Dream, would succeed Garibashvili as prime minister, something confirmed to Reuters by a source close to the party.