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Georgia's ruling party has appointed a far-right former football player as president through a controversial electoral process, amidst a growing constitutional crisis and weeks of mass pro-EU protests.

High-ranking EU officials took turns criticizing Hungary's Viktor Orban this morning over democratic erosion and his pro-Russia stance concerning Ukraine, as the nationalist leader delivered a keynote address to the bloc's parliament.

The Tánaiste has confirmed that Irish troops stationed in Lebanon are currently safe, although he expressed his "very concerned" feelings regarding the commencement of "ground raids" by Israeli forces in villages located in southern…