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Thursday, October 22 ·Updated 11:40
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PoliticsOcasio-Cortez and Ritchie Torres condemn violence against protesters in Albania: De-escalateTwo U.S. Democratic members of Congress call on the Albanian government to respect the right to peaceful protest after a week of clashes in Tirana.- PoliticsRama at the Berlin Process summit in Budva; Merz: Don't pour gasoline on the fire of the past11:22
- PoliticsChaos in Parliament: Noka grabs Balla's microphone, PD blocks the podium and PS votes bills by show of cards11:17
- Crime & CourtsSpecial court continues Meta and Kryemadhi trial without lawyers, suspends pretrial detention deadlines for former president11:16
- WorldMacron convenes security council at the Élysée ahead of Saturday’s “Act II” protests; police presence up 20%11:10
Thursday, October 228 stories
- RegionPresident expected to return Specialist Chambers law to Parliament today; Shiroka-Pula: Constitutional Court rulings must be implementedThe eight-day constitutional deadline expires tomorrow; the law provides for a maximum sentence of 15 years and for sentences to be served in Kosovo.
- Crime & CourtsTirana court releases 18 protesters under obligation to report; 271 arrested in seven days of protestsAccording to Euronews Albania, the arrests were deemed lawful but the court did not order jail; a day earlier the same measure had been imposed on 22 others.
- Politics“Don't touch the students!”: Lecturers march on Parliament as medical students join the protestOn the 10th day of the protest, lecturers set out from the Polytechnic toward Parliament, while union leader Sandër Kovaçi warned they will be back on the streets tomorrow at 10 a.m.
- RegionBerlin Process summit in Miločer; Kurti: The moment has come for Kosovo to get candidate statusChancellor Merz and Prime Minister Spajić co-chair the meeting of Western Balkan leaders; Commissioner Kos asks Pristina for “decisive choices.”
- Crime & CourtsCar catches fire while moving on Kardhiq–Delvina road; 37-year-old dies at Trauma HospitalMaridon Dhuli suffered third-degree burns; a passerby from Saranda put out the flames with his jacket, but the driver did not survive his injuries.
- PoliticsKëlliçi from the podium: PD demands Rama's resignation, a caretaker government and the dissolution of ParliamentThe Democratic lawmaker told the plenary session that PD's parliamentary group will stand by the students and condemned what he called “brutish” police violence against young people.
- RegionBrvenica heads to a runoff on Nov. 1: Arkin Jahiji faces Stojanče Radičevski as VLEN accuses the opposition of sowing divisionThe State Election Commission unanimously approved the first-round results with no complaints; VLEN says its voters back the Albanian candidate.
- WorldHouthi attacks on Saudi Arabia: two dead at Dammam airport, U.S. orders non-emergency staff to leaveThe U.S. State Department is ordering non-essential employees and their families to leave the kingdom, while the U.S. military quietly scales back its presence at some posts in the region.
