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News from Oct 29, 2026 (UTC)

Albania isTense

Worse than usualBelow usual for 2 days

Last 14 days

Oct 16Oct 29

Why

  1. Students continue daily protests in Albania, demanding that Prime Minister Edi Rama resign.

    15 eventsbgnes.comSource

  2. Opposition lawmakers in Albania disrupted parliament with smoke flares and attacks on the socialist prime minister.

    17 eventsfoxnews.com, whbl.com, aljazeera.comSource

  3. Albania has introduced heavy fines for people present at violent anti-government protests.

    11 eventstheguardian.com, euronews.com, cphpost.dkSource

What happened

  • Statements11%
  • Cooperation27%
  • Criticism19%
  • Protests25%
  • Pressure14%
  • Fighting4%

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