Georgia’s disputed election
FT News Briefing28 Loka 2024

Georgia’s disputed election

Iran has signalled that it will pursue a measured response to Israel’s latest strikes, and Georgia’s opposition has called for protests after the ruling Georgian Dream party claims victory. Plus, the possibility of Donald Trump’s trade war has hit the shares of export-sensitive European companies, and large investment funds are being forced to offload their shares in tech companies, or risk breaking US tax rules.


Mentioned in this podcast:

Iran’s supreme leader signals measured response to Israel’s attack

Vladimir Putin’s battle to keep Georgia in Russia’s orbit

Georgia’s opposition calls for protests as election outcome is disputed

European stocks hit by ‘Trump effect’ as odds tilt towards Republican win

Tech boom forces US funds to dump shares to avoid breach of tax rules

The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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