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Ryan Borgwardt staged his own death at Green Lake in Wisconsin, disappearing after overturning his kayak. He traveled internationally to Georgia to meet a woman he met online, then returned to face charges. His actions stemmed from debt, relationship issues, and feelings of failure, leading to a legal sentence and divorce.
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Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, secured majorities in local elections amid protests and accusations of election rigging. Opposition protests turned violent as police used force to disperse demonstrators, including arrests of opposition figures and claims of foreign interference. The unrest follows a disputed parliamentary vote and ongoing tensions over Georgia's EU accession bid.
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Bella Culley, 19, from Billingham, UK, was sentenced to over five months in Georgia for smuggling drugs. She was found with 12kg of marijuana and 2kg of hashish at Tbilisi airport after being reported missing in Thailand. She is pregnant and has been transferred to a mother and baby unit following a plea bargain.
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Bella Culley, a 19-year-old pregnant woman from Teesside, was released from Georgian custody after serving five months for drug smuggling. She was arrested in Georgia in May while attempting to transport drugs from Thailand, claiming she was coerced through torture. Her family paid a substantial plea deal to reduce her sentence.
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Aleksandre Elisashvili, a former opposition MP and Citizens party founder, broke into a Tbilisi court building at dawn, smashing a window, pouring gasoline, and injuring a court official during his arrest. The incident follows ongoing protests against the government’s democratic backsliding.