Reigning European champions PSG kicked off the new season by retaining their UEFA Super Cup title, beating Premier League side Aston Villa 2-1 in Salzburg. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Désiré Doué scored the goals for Luis Enriqué's team.

Paris (France) (AFP) – The smell of warm bread hangs in the air at one of Benoit Castel's patisseries in Paris, where the newly crowned world's best pastry chef was hard at work testing new recipes.

A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on Tuesday, along with his younger brother, for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. 

Eighteen years have passed since the August War between Russia and Georgia. More than 400 people were killed, around 2,000 were wounded, and 130,000 people were forcibly displaced — these are the consequences of Russian aggression.

The National Bank of Georgia has set new currency exchange rates.

Lebanon on Tuesday became the first Middle East country to formally abolish the death penalty. Lebanon had not carried out an execution since 2004. 

“There is no reality in which anyone could imagine Georgia existing without Abkhazia and Samachablo. Coming to terms with this idea is out of the question, and the whole world must understand this,” Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili said while honoring the memory of fallen heroes at the Mukhatgverdi Brothers’ Cemetery together with the Prime Minister, Speaker of Parliament, Mayor of Tbilisi, and representatives of the executive and legislative branches, marking the 18th anniversary of the August 2008 Russia-Georgia war.

“The United States remains deeply concerned about Russia’s continued occupation of Georgian territory and condemns the killings, abductions and other forms of violence taking place under Russia’s ongoing occupation,” the US Embassy in Georgia said in a statement published on social media.

Dredging works are beginning at the Anaklia Deep-Sea Port, with the first dredger, Tristao Da Cunha, entering the maritime area of the future port. After completing the procedures required by law, the vessel will begin work on the construction of the breakwater channel.

The vehicle fleet of the Patrol Police Department of Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs has been expanded with nearly 300 new vehicles, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported.

Employees of the Vake-Saburtalo Main Division of the Tbilisi Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs have arrested three individuals at different times on charges of illegally acquiring, possessing narcotic substances in especially large quantities, and assisting in their sale. Two of those detained are citizens of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported.

French Football Federation President Philippe Diallo announced at a press conference today that football legend Zinedine Zidane will succeed Didier Deschamps and become the new head coach of the French national team. France 24 reports.

The National Bank of Georgia has announced the new official exchange rates.

The reconstruction project on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi is actively continuing and is designed to last for decades, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said at today’s meeting of the municipal government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hailed his meeting with US President Donald Trump as "excellent", describing their talks at the White House as one of the best he has ever had with an American president. The two leaders focused on their shared objective of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, as tensions linked to the conflict with Tehran remain high. 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to try and secure further US support against Russia. The visit came as Kyiv and Moscow had both ramped up long-range strikes and diplomatic efforts launched by Washington stalled more than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion. 

It is becoming increasingly evident that Europe's major powers are seeking to take control of the European Union, posing a fundamental threat not only to Europe's political balance and the enlargement process, but also to the very values upon which the EU was founded and has upheld to this day. This was stated by the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, in a social media post.

Georgia national basketball team captain Tornike Shengelia will continue his career with the club Dubai.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said his government would establish new settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and legalise more existing ones, after a deadly clash left two Israeli and four Palestinians dead. 

President Donald Trump said the US was "not finished" attacking Iran on Tuesday as the conflict widened, with Tehran launching strikes on Gulf states and its Houthi allies threatening to blockade Saudi ports. The escalation came amid fresh US strikes, rising military casualties and continued diplomatic contacts through mediators. 

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres touched down in Damascus Saturday for a three-day visit where he is expected to reaffirm support for the multi-confessional country's efforts to rebuild after more than a decade of bloody civil war.  

US President Donald Trump delivered an at-times rambling speech at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner Friday three months after an alleged assassination attempt brought the annual event to an abrupt halt. Trump notably joked about running for a third presidential term in 2028, barred under the US constitution. 

Typhoon Bavi weakened to a severe tropical storm on Sunday after making landfall in eastern China, where authorities evacuated nearly two million people and suspended transport as the powerful storm threatened flooding and destructive winds. 

Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a leading Republican and close ally of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday aged 71 after a "brief and sudden illness" his office said in a statement. 

Argentina booked their place in the semi-finals with a dramatic 3-1 extra-time victory over Switzerland in the quarter-finals, with the Nati's numerical disadvantage ultimately proving decisive. Despite Embolo's dismissal reducing Switzerland to ten men, the Alpine underdogs fought valiantly before Argentina's greater experience and depth secured passage to the final four.