Today's headlines: Thousands of young men try to leave Myanmar after conscription is introduced. A few weeks before India’s elections, the opposition Congress party has its bank accounts frozen. Satellite photos show Egypt is building a wall next to the Rafah crossing. Japan successfully launched the new H3 space rocket. US and China agree to hold follow-up talks on North Korea and the Middle East.

Prime Minister Garibašvili has given way to his namesake Kobakhidze, who succeeds him at the head of the Georgian Dream, the ruling party. The exchange between the two leaders was decided as usual by the oligarch Bidzina Ivanišvili probably to scale down the personal ambitions of the 'vassals'. Who were also competing with each other in relations with China.

A delegation of MPs from the ruling party visiting the People's Republic of China after the signing of the strategic partnership agreement. The opposition is accusing: they are looking for a shore outside the West, to weaken the European integration process.

The billionaire Bidzina Ivanišvili after three years of absence from politics has announced that he will directly take over the reins of the 'Georgian Dream', the pro-Russian party he founded that governs the country. He claims he wants to 'unite Georgia' with a view to joining the European Union in 2030.

With the war in Ukraine the business moved to Georgia, Chinese couples among the "clients." The women who lend themselves are mostly from Central Asia, in need of money. Now Tbilisi assumes a restrictive law, but many agencies already plan to move to Belarus or Azerbaijan.

The decision on Georgia's membership application is expected at the European Council next week. Brussels has already opened up to enlargement as a strategic objective, but asks for guarantees on freedom of public opinion and the role of the oligarchs in the country.