The Pacific island nation of Nauru has severed diplomatic relations with the self-proclaimed entities of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, effectively revoking its earlier recognition of their "independence." The Georgian Foreign Ministry announced the move.

Нападение на семью мусульман-ахыска в грузинском Ахалцихе вызвало вопросы к действиям полиции.

The international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the sentences handed down to staff members of the Azerbaijani YouTube channel Toplum TV, describing them as further evidence of the persecution of independent journalists in the country.

The fuel crisis in southern Russia is gradually easing. Queues at petrol stations are shrinking, major fuel retailers are lifting or relaxing purchase limits, and regional authorities are increasingly declaring that supplies have stabilised. Yet officials and analysts caution that it is too early to declare the crisis over.