also it is expected salome zourabichvili will travel internationally. mention that she will be at the at the inauguration of president trump so this will continue to simmer as an issue. is the hope that from the opposition by exerting this pressure, by continuing with the country not functioning properly at keeping these protests going, that somehow the georgian dream individual politicians will peel that pressure and it will cause some sort of break within the party? there already are fissures and the country in the end, all the shots are called, a lot of people inside the georgian dream are baffled by what is going on and not comfortable with where things are going at all. just a reminder of our main news today. this crash in south korea, this is the moment of this plane landed at the airport, came down onto the runway without its landing gear, and then crashed into a perimeter wall around the airport and burst into flames as you can see there. the forensics teams are on the site as you would imagine. we can show you some live pictures now. they are s

the outgoing president, salome zourabichvili, left the presidential palace, but insists she is stillpresident. translation: six years ago i swore allegiance to you on the constitution. and this allegiance will not change. wherever i am, in the palace or outside the palace, i will come out of here to you, and i will be with you. legitimacy comes from one source. and that source is you. and where there is no trust of the people, there will be no legitimacy. a short time ago, i spoke to tinatinjaparidze, who is a geopolitical risk analyst at eurasia group. she described what she thinks might be next for georgia. i wish i could agree with... that this is it, this is the reality and the cards that the georgian people have been dealt and now that we are awakening in this new reality, we have to accept it. if nothing else, what we observed earlier was a split screen reality in motion. on one side we have the georgian dream's de facto parliament that conducted a closed—door ceremony to... its candidate, mikhail kavelashvili, which is a real life... of its... and on the other hand we see thou

obviously, as president salome zourabichvili quite clearly, she has a popular mandate.or her. while in contrast, mikheil kavelashvili, he has been appointed by one political party and sworn in in a parliament with an isolated party without any public support, without any public participation and diplomats not present. the contrast between these two presidents is quite clear. ~ ., these two presidents is quite clear. . . . , , , these two presidents is quite clear. . . . ,, , . clear. what happens next? we have seen _ clear. what happens next? we have seen these _ clear. what happens next? we have seen these largely i have seen these largely peaceful protests, but are there fears georgia could once again slide into violence, do you think? i again slide into violence, do you think?— again slide into violence, do you think? again slide into violence, do ou think? ., ., _, , you think? i mean, of course we ho -e it you think? i mean, of course we hope it will— you think? i mean, of course we hope it will not _ you think? i mean, of course we hope it will not slide _ you thi

legally we understand that this is a strange situation, salome zourabichvili, she has legitimacy fromeam goes and concedes and it wants new elections and freeze everyone he has been detained illegally, i don't think mikheil kavelashvili or anyone else will be able to unify society. thank you for your time. while negotiations continue to try to secure a ceasefire between israel and hamas, the humanitarian situation for hundreds of thousands of civilians remains dire. israel says it doesn't target civilians and is dismantling terrorist networks, but for parents like gaza resident amal alabadla it means caring for a young family in a war zone. with amal�*s husband working in the west bank, amal has been raising their children alone. she's been sharing her story with the bbc. translation: good morning. i'm 37 years old. i'm an architect and a wife. the 7th of october, 6am was sleeping. i was in bed. i had a dream, i dreamt of war. i was hearing the sounds around me in my dream and then this is happening for real. my husband told me, you do not know what is happening, get a car and go to t

presidents because the first president of independent georgia had anti—soviet background and salome zourabichvilient president, she is highly qualified diplomat. as a journalist has already mentioned, mikheil kavelashvili is not considered as legitimate president of georgia by the thousands of georgian citizens. mikheil kavelashvili is a man who is quite unfriendly to media. me and my colleagues, i will say about my story with him, i tried to take an interview with him when he was an mp at georgian parliament. it was in april, i guess and he did not answer. he didn't answer and he never answers. he is quite unfriendly to the human rights organisations in media and to his colleagues from the oppositional party. he is a footballer and he has no diploma. it is proved that he has no higher education, which is something very special and respected for the thousands of people in georgia. and i would like to emphasise that when government, the georgian dream, when they called him as any nominee for the presidency, they said that the major criteria as his loyalty to georgian dream, to the real governor of

the outgoing president, salome zourabichvili, has left the presidential palace but insisted she is stillon: six years ago, i swore allegiance i to you on the constitution. and this allegiance will not change. wherever i am, in the palace or outside the palace, i will come out of here to you, and i will be with you. legitimacy comes from one source. and that source is you. and where there is no trust of the people, there will be no legitimacy. meanwhile, the new president mikheil kavelashvili addressed parliament after being sworn in. translation: georgia has faced numerous storms over _ the centuries and our people, having endured many hardships, have achieved what once seemed impossible in their quest to protect their homeland and dignity. they have fought tirelessly against the world's largest empires and countless enemies for millennia, surviving and preserving the values upon which our nation was built. everyone knows we are one of the most distinctive and historic nations whose formation began in ancient times. let's speak to tinatinjaparidze, who is a geopolitical risk analyst at e

salome zourabichvili's term is due to end in two weeks' time, but she says she will not stand down becausea dream party announced on thursday that it will put talks with the eu on hold until 2028. a quick warning these pictures coming up may have some flashing images. this is the scene now live in tbilisi. earlier police used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators who turned out in their thousands near the parliament building in the capital for a third night running. police say 107 people have been arrested. there you can see the scene shortly after 7.00 in the morning

salome zourabichvili's term is due to end in two weeks' time. �*illegitimate'. the ruling georgia dream party announced on thursday that it will put talks with the eu on hold until 2028. our correspondent in tbilisi, says the protesters plan to remain on the streets. she gave us an update a short while ago: we are about one kilometre away from the parliament building which has been the focal point for clashes between the police and protesters overnight. this is the third night that the protests have continued. they were sparked by the government's decision to put georgia's accession talks with europe on hold. and the protest has now moved to the europe on hold. and the protest

. >> yeah, kim, i actually was right at the presidential palace when, um, her name is salome zourabichviliwho is the existing president. up until that moment, i was inside the palace gates as she came out to speak, and it was actually a dramatic moment because she was dressed in a white coat, a red shirt, kind of echoing the georgian flag. there were there was a very large crowd that was outside of the gates of the palace, and she began to speak to them. she spoke for about a half an hour, and to set the scene. this is literally a five minute walk from the parliament building, where at that very moment, the other president, chosen by the recently elected parliament, was being inaugurated. so president zurabishvili said, i am leaving, but i'm taking the legitimacy of the presidency with me. she called the inauguration of the other president a parody and said, as she said many times, that it was illegitimate. and she said that the current government, which is controlled by the georgian dream party of power, is trying to divide us just as the russians did. and then she went on to say that in

salome zourabichvili's term is due to end in two weeks' time but she says she will not stand down becausethursday that it will put talks with the eu on hold until 2028. a quick warning — these pictures coming up may have some flashing images. this is the scene now live in tbilisi. we have a few different views of the streets there and the protests still going on. it is sam now in tbilisi in georgia. 5am now in tbilisi in georgia. a much smaller crowd now than earlier when we saw

salome zourabichvili's term is due to end in two weeks' time.tand down because the current parliament is what she calls "illegitimate". the ruling georgia dream party announced on thursday that it will put talks with the eu on hold until 2028. our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report from tbilisi, and a warning — it contains distressing images. as night fell in tbilisi, they were building barricades using anything they could find. people here are angry that the ruling party have suspended georgia's bid tojoin the european union. they believe that russia is pulling the strings. i am protesting here against our government, who is pro—russian, and they don't want to have any relationship to europe or usa. and i am here for my freedom, for my future. suddenly, fireworks, aimed right at the parliament building. we could see a room inside ablaze and figures who climbed up to the windows looking, perhaps, for a way in. most of the protesters i've spoken to here say they won't give up. they will keep coming out onto the streets until they can

the president of georgia, salome zourabichvili has been among those criticising the strong police responsen a stand—off with the ruling georgia dream party, and is on the side of the protestors. she says last month's elections were rigged, the current parliament is illegitimate, and has vowed to stay in herjob, when her term ends in a couple of weeks. in an interview with the bbc on monday evening, she called for more western support. well, the same thing they have been doing now for more than 30 years since the independence of georgia, which is to support us in our path towards european integration, euro—atlantic integration, which is enshrined in our constitution and has been supported by our partners, but also the georgian population, more than 80% of them. all over this year, whatever was happening, including the war or the occupation of our territories. that determination has never flinched. and today also we see on the streets that the georgian population wants nothing else and nothing more than its independence and its european past. that's what the people on the streets are very ca

power to convene parliament and this is one of the complaints that the present president, salome zourabichvilival which is not for seeing in the law. is georgia approaching some sort of constitutional clash here? 0pposition announcing the movies illegitimate. there is a sitting president whose term is meant to end on december 29 and she said she is not stepping down so what you think is going to happen? december 20, i think, is going to be crunch time. that is when, when the new president is supposed to be sworn in and become the next president. the opposition, the protesters, are claiming that he cannot have any legitimacy since the parliament was convened illegitimately and so i think that december 29 will be probably the most dangerous time in this period since the elections in october 26 because president zourabichvili said she is not going to step down so i think that is the consequences. and in the meantime these protests continue. we saw people out on the street tonight. you expect this move, new president, will that dampen the enthusiasm within georgia for these pro—eu demonstrations?

the incumbent, salome zourabichvili, is refusing to step down, describing his election as illegitimateay,�* although arrangements could fall through at the last minute. there have been just 10 exchanges this year, the lowest number since the full—scale invasion in 2022. ukraine doesn�*t publish numbers of prisoners of war being held by russia, but the total is thought to be over 8,000. will vernon reports. a christmas concert for ukrainians exhausted by war. dancer liliya keeps her pain hidden. her boyfriend bohdan was captured by russian forces two and a half years ago. she hasn�*t heard from him since. translation: the christmas holidays are a painful time. . if you want to celebrate, then you should. but without forgetting that we need to support our soldiers. bohdan is very kind. he really loves cats, just like i do. liliya still sends messages to bohdan�*s phone... messages for him in the future. ..knowing he can�*t see them. translation: i miss him a lot. he needs to be saved and have his freedom back. freedom for ukrainians held by russia, that�*s what liliya and thousands of ot

president salome zourabichvili yesterday restated her refusal to accept the legitimacy of the governmentiamentary election which kept his georgian dream party in office. mr kobakhidze has also praised police for cracking down on protesters, who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state. riot police used tear gas and water cannon for a second consecutive night in the centre of tblisi, where pro—eu demonstrators have set up barricades — following the government's decision to suspend moves towardsjoining the european union. they're expected to gather later today. now, georgia's prime minister kobakhidze has denied suspending eu accession talks — when asked by the bbc�*s russia editor steve rosenberg. european union has already accused georgia of on democracy.— accused georgia of on democracy. accused georgia of on democra . , , ., democracy. this is not true. it is a lie. democracy. this is not true. it is a lie- you — democracy. this is not true. it is a lie. you are _ democracy. this is not true. it is a lie. you are comparing - is a lie. you are comparing georgia _ is

salome zourabichvili's term is due to end in two weeks' time, but she says she will not stand down becausee'. the ruling georgia dream party announced on thursday that it will put talks with the eu on hold until 2028. a quick warning these pictures coming up may have some flashing images. this is the scene now live in tbilisi. earlier police used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators, who turned out in their thousands near the parliament building in the capital for a third night running. police say 107 people have been arrested. 0ur russia editor,steve rosenberg sent this report from tbilisi,

mr kavelashvili has been labelled illegitimate by current leader salome zourabichvili and the pro—westernber one magnus carlsen has quit a major tournament — all over a pair ofjeans. the grandmaster was told that his denim attire was a no—go. the tournament's governing body said he couldn't continue playing unless he swapped them for something more formal. but carlsen made an unexpected move, he pulled out on the spot. he later put this picture of his offending outfit on social media — captioning it "ootd", that's an abbreviation for outfit of the day. the chess federation said has defended its decision to take a tough line on the jeans. in a statement, they said their regulations including the dress code, are designed to ensure professionalism and fairness for all participants. so, is this a case of fashion overfunction, orjust another pawn in the game of chess politics? to answer that, i'm joined by our europe regional editor, paul moss. tell us what happened, paul. i'm still struck by that statement from the organisers, saying that the dress code was to ensure fairness for all particip

salome zourabichvili, the president, demanding, along with the opposition and these protesters, new electionse just keeping an eye on the live shot there because the protests are ongoing. sir eltonjohn has revealed that he's lost his eyesight, after an eye infection. the singer appeared at the premiere of the devil wears prada musical last night, which he wrote the score for. he said he couldn't see the stage but "enjoyed listening" to the production, as charlotte gallagher now reports. sir eltonjohn, music and entertainment royalty. seen here meeting the king less than two weeks ago. he has retired from touring but hasn't retired from show business. this is his latest project. the devil wears prada, the musical. sir elton composed the music for the show, but at last night's opening gala, revealed he wasn't able to see the performance as he has lost his eyesight. i haven't been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, i've lost my eyesight. so it's hard for me to see it, but i love to hear it. and boy, it sounded good tonight! last week, the 77—year—old spoke to an american

the president of georgia, salome zourabichvili, has been among those criticising the strong police responsehe ruling georgia dream party, and is on the side of the protestors. she says last month's elections were rigged, the current parliament is illegitimate, and has vowed to stay in herjob, when her term ends in a couple of weeks. in an interview with the bbc on monday evening, she called for more western support. we see russian propaganda, which we do not have to get in, russian propaganda, but everything has to be revolution, everything has to be prepared by the west. there is nothing of that kind. there is a very calm, very peaceful population that wants to have its voice heard, that it's will is to go towards europe and this has been the case for centuries for georgia. we will not accept that a foreign power deters it from its destiny, which is the european community. former georgian ambassador to the us, temuri yakobashvili, explains what the president was asking for, in practical terms. she is asking, in my opinion, for not only the verbal support from the west, but concrete actions

president salome zourabichvili on saturday restated her refusal to accept the legitimacy of the government office. mr kobakhidze today denied suspending talks on european union membership, an apparent contradiction of his comments on thursday, that negotiations would not take place until 2028. he also praised police for cracking down on protesters, who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state. riot police used tear gas and water cannon for a second consecutive night on saturday in the centre of tblisi, where pro—eu demonstrators have set up barricades. let's speak now to our correspondent rayhan demytrie whojoins us from tbilisi. talk us through what the prime minister has said today and what he said previously on thursday. today he made a comment about the president. he also in a way denied that the ruling party which he represents, the georgian dream party, put the eu accession talks on hold. that the reason —— that was the reason that brought thousands of people on to the streets in the capital of tblisi and across other cities and towns across other cities and towns

salome zourabichvili's term is due to end in two weeks' time.tand down because the current parliament is what she calls �*illegitimate�*. the ruling georgia dream party announced on thursday that it will put talks with the eu on hold until 2028. police used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators who turned out in their thousands near the parliament building in the capital tbilisi for a third night running on saturday. police say 107 people have been arrested. our russia editor, steve rosenberg sent this report from tbilisi, and a warning — it contains distressing images. as night fell in tbilisi, they were building barricades using anything they could find.

the outgoing president, salome zourabichvili , has left the presidential palace after making a defiantremained the legitimate officeholder. (tx officeholder.0n saturday, thousands of protesters in georgia formed a human chain in the capital, tbilisi, to mark a month of daily pro—europe demonstrations. similar rallies have been held in other towns and cities across the country. mass protests have gripped georgia since the government said it would delay eu accession talks until 2028. hans gutbrod is professor of public policy at the ilia state university in tbilisi. she explained what this all means for the future of the ruling party. the dream is capable of ruling the country for now, but it's not really able or not really able to govern the country. the country is kind of deadlocked. more than 1000 businesses have signed a petition against, uh, against the government. there are constant protests. the streets are gridlocked. so it still remains to be seen how this is going to go. what about that question that our correspondentjust raised there about whether the new president, mikhail ka

the outgoing president, salome zourabichvili, has left the presidential palace but insisted she is stillesident. translation: six years ago, i swore allegiance i to you on the constitution. and this allegiance will not change. wherever i am, in the palace or outside the palace, i will come out of here to you, and i will be with you. legitimacy comes from one source. and that source is you. and where there is no trust of the people, there will be no legitimacy. so, what is the bigger picture in georgia? i spoke to laura thornton in washington, the former head of the national democratic institute in georgia. looking at the wider picture... that split of those who want to head to the orbit of russia and those who want to add to the orbit of the european union. i asked her whether it is a battle for georgia's future political direction. that is the key question, and i'm not sure if we're at a pivot point right here with this new presidency. obviously, as president zourabishvili said, quite clearly, she has a popular mandate. she has the legitimacy of the public. georgians voted for her, whil

salome zourabichvili's term is due to end in two weeks�* time, but she says she will not stand down because current parliament is what she calls �*illegitimate�*. the ruling georgia dream party announced on thursday that it will put talks with the eu on hold until 2028. a quick warning these pictures coming up may have some flashing images. this is the scene now live in tbilisi. earlier police used water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators who turned out in their thousands near the parliament building in the capital for a third night running. police say 107 people have been arrested. there you can see the scene shortly after 7.00 in the morning there in the capital, tbilisi. our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report from tbilisi, and a warning it contains distressing images. as night fell in tbilisi, they were building barricades using anything they could find. people here are angry that the ruling party have suspended georgia's bid tojoin the european union. they believe that russia is pulling the strings. i am protesting here against our government, who is pro—russian, and

i'm outgoing pro—western president, salome zourabichvili called the election �*a tragedy�* and has vowedament on saturday. there have been demonstrations against the georgian dream—led government for the last 17 days. the protests erupted in november, when georgia's government announced it was putting accession negotiations with the european union on hold until 2028. a majority of georgians support the country eventually joining the eu. opposition parties say the election of kavelashvili undermines that goal and is a victory for russia. south korea's president yoon suk yeol has vowed to fight for his politicalfuture — after parliament impeached him over his short—lived attempt to impose martial law 11 days ago. president yoon says he will never give up — describing the impeachment vote — as a temporary pause in his presidency. early on saturday, crowds celebrated outside the national assembly as the impeachment motion passed. our correspondent, jean mckenzie, is in seoul and has this report. cheering. in a moment, a protest erupts into a street party, rejoicing the downfall of a presiden

presidential swearing in ceremony is scheduled today for mikheil kavelashvili, but current president salome zourabichvili vows to remain in the presidential palace. she calls the current situation an. anti-constitutional farce. we will continue to watch developments there in tbilisi for you as well. still ahead for us, the latest out of south korea after the crash of a jeju jet airliner leaves dozens dead. we will be right back with more on our top story. harry. hari. >> hari. >> my moderate to severe crohn's symptoms kept me out of the picture. now i have skyrizi. i've got places to go, and i'm feeling free. >> controlling my crohn's means everything to me. control is everything to me. >> and now i'm back in the picture. feel significant symptom relief at four weeks with skyrizi, including less abdominal pain and fewer bowel movements. skyrizi helped visibly improve damage to the intestinal lining and with skyrizi. many were in remission at 12 weeks, at one year, and even at two years. >> don't use if allergic serious allergic reactions, increased infections, or lower ability to fight them may occur. be

. >> today, in today's speech, salome zourabichvili did not say that she will. leaving per se. she said that she will take legitimacy of her office, or she will take legitimacy wherever she goes. she will carry the flag of georgia wherever she goes. so in one sense, at least to me, that statement sounded a it was not a definite i'm leaving sort of statement, but the decision that you made is definitely saving the country from repeating some of the scenarios that we know in belarus, for example, or venezuela, where after the contested elections, a country would have to um, recognized unrecognized presidency. so we'll see how this continues. president zurabishvili also pledged that she will get more actively involved in the effort to get the country ready, including the opposition as well as the cities and towns in georgia for the new elections, which is the primary demand that she had from the georgian dream government. and that's also something that the demonstration demonstrators are demanding release of all the prisoners that georgian dream has arrested over 5

president salome zourabichvili yesterday said she would stay in office because the new parliament wascessoi’. mr kobakhidze has also praised police for cracking down on protesters, who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state. riot police used tier gas and water cannon for a second consecutive night in the centre of tblisi, where pro—eu demonstrators have set up barricades — following the government's decision to suspend moves towardsjoining the european union. they're expected to gather again today. these are pictures from previous protests. we are also monitoring live pictures on the streets of sibley see where once again protesters are out in force. we can cross over who is also in tbilsi for us. just bring us up to date what is happening behind you because i know that as we watch the live shot there, there is also stuff happening behind you with demonstrations. —— tbilisi. so demonstrations. -- tbilisi. so i am demonstrations. —— tbilisi. sr i am opposite for the fourth night in a row, as you can see, another protest, huge crowd outside the parliament, very noi

the president of georgia, salome zourabichvili, has just tweeted about the violent turn in those protestsff with the ruling georgia dream party — and is on the side of the protestors. she says last month's elections were rigged, the current parliament is illegitimate — and has vowed to stay in herjob when her term ends in a couple of weeks. my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to her earlier. you're calling on western presidents to back a national _ you're calling on western presidents to back a national movement - you're calling on western presidents to back a national movement in - you're calling on western presidents to back a national movement in yourj to back a national movement in your countries take to country what are you asking them to do exactly? country what are you asking them to do exactl ? ,, , , country what are you asking them to do exactly?— do exactly? sensing this in georgia to su ort do exactly? sensing this in georgia to sopport us _ do exactly? sensing this in georgia to sopport us in — do exactly? sensing this in georgia to support us in our _ do exactly? sensing this