US Vice President JD Vance will make a private address on Monday at the annual gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition, a collection of conservative Jewish activists. Vance's more equivocal stance on Israel has been criticised by some pro-Israel figures within the conservative movement, who have also raised concerns over his refusal to distance himself from commentators such as Tucker Carlson, who have given a platform to far-right anti-Semitic figures. 

President of Georgia Mikheil Kavelashvili has expressed deep sorrow over the death of King Harald V and extended his condolences to the Norwegian Royal Family and the Norwegian people.

The Georgian national basketball team defeated Montenegro 101–74 in Tbilisi in a qualifying match for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

“I want to inform the public about a personal decision I have made. I have decided to leave my position and, in principle, politics as well,” Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Mamuka Mdinaradze said at a briefing today.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with US Chargé d’Affaires Amy Diaz.

“The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and every state agency are doing their utmost to, on the one hand, facilitate the entry of tourists into the country and, on the other, ensure the security of our country’s borders,” Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Darakhvelidze said.

Massive flash floods that swept through the Himalayan border regions of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday killed at least 95 people and destroyed villages and infrastructure, according to officials. Hundreds are still missing, including foreign tourists and pilgrims from neighbouring India, as authorities raced to send humanitarian assistance to affected communities. 

The National Bank of Georgia has set new official exchange rates. Following trading on August 26, the US dollar strengthened to GEL 2.6195. The rate in effect today was GEL 2.6153.

Georgia’s National Environmental Agency has issued information about the weather expected in the coming days.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino made a rare public appearance in the Caribbean despite a request from vice president Victor Montagliani to abstain as pressure mounts over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. 

The Educational Resources LLC has published a list of addresses of school uniform sales points where school students across Georgia will be able to purchase uniforms.

Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze says large-scale rehabilitation works are underway on Rustaveli Avenue, with the project causing significant traffic disruption.

Georgian Minister of Education, Science and Youth Givi Mikanadze said that, starting today, delivery of school uniforms for 1st-graders has been launched to the centers where parents will be able to purchase them from 1 to 14 September.

President of France Emmanuel Macron invited Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to the first International Space Summit, which will be held at the Grand Palais in Paris on September 9 and 10, 2026.

Students with suspended status will be granted the right to mobility if their request for status reinstatement is rejected within the higher education reform, and taking into account the restriction on student admissions to certain educational programs at state-founded higher education institutions for the 2026–2027 academic year.

“Our Lord Jesus Christ came down to the earth for us to undergo Transfiguration. To all of us who have come to the church, to those who have come to God, the Lord has given us faith as a reward and not for our merits or any work. He has seen in us the possibility of transformation, that through this faith we will change our lives, our spiritual life will be transformed,” said Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Mtianeti and Mitropolitan of Tskhum-Abkhazeti, His Holiness and Beatitude Shio III, during festive church service at the Samtavro Transfiguration Church of the Nunnery of St. Nino in Mtskheta in connection with Transfiguration of Jesus marked on August 19.

According to the National Environment Agency, the following weather conditions are expected in Georgia from August 13 to 15.

“One of the main priorities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia is the uncompromising fight against drug-related crime. In this regard, law enforcement officers across the country are continuously carrying out comprehensive police and preventive measures,” said David Kiknadze, Director of the Central Criminal Police Department, at a briefing held at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

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.

“If we can ease the situation for the population, including those living in Abkhazia, we will do so, but we will do it within the framework of the ‘Law on Occupation,’” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said in response to a question about the supply of fuel from Georgia to the occupied territories.

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.