will this decision galvanized saakashvili supporters even further?orrespondent: there is one thing that should be made clear. the current government accused him for coming back to destabilize the country. you have seen the videos. he constantly called --and nothing more. by the way, he surrounded himself without any resistance. this claim that he came to georgia to destabilize the country to organize street clashes is not true. at the same time, the georgian opposition and numerous international observers will recognize that it is really pressured during the political campaign by the ruling party. the ruling party is using in norma's measures, ad-- enormous administrative measures to impose their force. they spent 10 times more money than all other political parties. anchor: it sounds like the elections have national repercussions. correspondent: yes because they happen in the midst of huge political crisis that started two years ago in georgia and the decision -- the european union has mediated between the opposition and the government but that was

the former president of georgia, mikheil saakashvili, has been arrested just after he returned to hisedia early on friday, calling on voters to oppose the governing party in forthcoming election. in 2018, mr saakashvili, who has been living in ukraine, was sentenced in his absence to three years in prison for giving a presidential pardon to three officials who had been jailed for murder. with the latest, he is our correspondent in the georgian capital of tbilisi.— capital of tbilisi. georgian that look of a jordan _ capital of tbilisi. georgian that look of a jordan poyer - capital of tbilisi. georgian thatj look of a jordan poyer minister announced at a special briefing that the country's third president, mikheil saakashvili, has been detained and taken to prison. mikheil saakashvili left georgia at the end of the second presidential term in 2013 and resided mainly in ukraine. he was tried in absentia and sentenced for abuse of power while in office. early on friday, mikheil saakashvili posted on his facebook page video claiming he was backin facebook page video claiming he was back

the former georgian president mikheil saakashvili has been arrested.not pardon mr saakashvili. a us supreme court judge has refused to block a requirement that all schoolteachers, students and public employees be vaccinated for, 19. justice sonia sotomayor rejected the appeal. —— for covid—i9. the coach of a us women's soccer team has been sacked for allegations of harassment over years. he faces a string of allegations, it says riley denies any sexual misconduct. red hot lava from a volcano erupting on the spanish island of la palma continues to flow into the sea, sending out vast clouds of steam and toxic gases. many homes and crops have been destroyed and thousands of people forced to flee since the eruption began 11 days ago. our correspondent danjohnson is in la palma. that volcano is still really active, and there is fresh lava flowing from new vents. there's an emergency team that's just driven up the road here with loudspeakers, warning people that the wind direction has changed and that the sulphur levels are increasing in the air here, that p

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georgia's president, salome zourabichvili, has repeatedly said she will not pardon mr saakashvili.s overcrowded prisons to prevent further violence following the worst prison riot in the country's history. priority for release would be given to the disabled, the elderly, the terminally ill and women. at least 118 inmates at the guyas prison in the western city of kayak will were killed in clashes between rival gangs which began on tuesday. the us supreme courtjudge has refused to block a requirement but orders all new york city public school teachers and employees be vaccinated against covid—19. justice sonia sotomayor rejected a challenge that rejected a challenge that rejected a challenge by a group of four teachers and teaching assistants. and a coach of an american women's soccer team has been sacked of allegations of harassment and sexual misconduct towards players dating back several years. paul riley from liverpool led north carolina courage to two league titles. he faces a string of allegations, including remarks about players' sexual orientation by the athletic sports news

georgia's president, salome zourabichvili, has reportedly said she will not pardon mr saakashvili.n psyched of psyched of allegations of harassment and sexual misconduct towards players dating back several years. paul riley, from liverpool, led north carolina courage to two league titles, and he faces a string of allegations, including remarks about player's sexual orientation, by the athletic sports news website. it's as riley denies any sexual misconduct. red hot lava from a volcano erupting on the spanish island of la palma continues to flow into the sea. these are life pictures of the volcano, which continues to send out vast clouds of steam and toxic gas into the atmosphere. many homes and crops have been destroyed and crops have been destroyed and thousands of people have been forced to flee. the eruption began 11 days ago, and as you can see, it is still continuing. our correspondence danjohnson continuing. our correspondence dan johnson is continuing. our correspondence danjohnson is there. welcome to the newest part of la palma — a volcanic island extension that is growing

in 2018, mr saakashvili, who's recently been living in ukraine, was sentenced in his absence to threeree officials who had beenjailed for murder. with the latest, here's our correspondent in the georgian capital tbilisi, rayhan demytrie. the georgian prime minister announced at a special briefing that the country's third president has been detained and taken to prison. he left georgia at the end of his second presidential term, back in 2013, and resided in he was tried in absentia and sentenced for abuse of power while in office. early on friday, he posted on his facebook page a video claiming that he was backin page a video claiming that he was back in georgia. he said in that video that he came on the eve of a very important municipal elections here, to encourage georgians to vote against the governing georgian dream party. throughout the day, georgian officials kept denying that the former president has indeed crossed the georgian state border. however, in the evening, the creditor came out and confirmed that the president, former president, was arrested. june four his arrest, he p

the vote has been overshadowed by friday's arrest of the country's former leader, mikheil saakashvilintia of abusing his office during his two terms as president, and faces six years injail in georgia. it's an important day in the lead up to the environmental summit cop26, where so many hopes for a proper solution to combatting climate change rest. climate ministers from across the globe are meeting in milan to hold talks before the crucial meeting in november. it is the meeting to clear the decks before the world leaders, some are hundred of them have said they will come to glasgow in the first two weeks of november. before they get there, their environment ministers and their chief negotiators have a lot of work to do to essentially tie up lot of work to do to essentially tie up a lot of loose ends that were carried over from up a lot of loose ends that were carried overfrom previous meetings. they don't want their bosses coming to glasgow and having to deal with the nitty—gritty of some very technical issues, such as carbon markets, the article six process. they don't want their bo