Police in Georgia have raided the offices of several opposition parties in what appears to be an attempt to halt a wave of protests against the governing Georgia Dream party’s decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union.

Police in Georgia fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters in Tbilisi, the capital, who opposed the government's decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union, while some were detained,

Some protesters have come to the rallies equipped with gas masks. Critics have been enraged by what they say is the government's betrayal of Georgia's bid for EU membership, which is enshrined in its constitution and supported by around 80 percent of the ...