Police used rubber bullets during a fifth day of clashes with anti-government protesters in Albania’s capital. Students have joined calls for Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign over grievances including education, jobs and alleged corruption.
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Israeli police are investigating an attack on European diplomats near a West Bank village. Belgium says its consular vehicle was damaged and a French mayor was assaulted; Netanyahu’s office says the footage does not establish who was responsible.
The family of a man ICE identified as the target of a Houston operation says he died in 2017. Local prosecutors are investigating the agent whose SUV struck and seriously injured another man during the operation.
Trump has paused sanctions against Russia that were due to take effect within days, prompting criticism from both U.S. parties and Ukraine. The decision came as Russia struck Ukrainian energy sites and both countries reported deaths from overnight attacks.
Ilhan Omar’s lawyers say a federal search of her home was unlawful and politically motivated, and they want seized property returned. The Justice Department denies their allegations.
A 71-year-old fisherman was pulled from shore into a pond and killed by an alligator at a Winter Garden, Florida, park. Wildlife officers trapped and killed the 11-foot, 8-inch animal.
Pope Leo XIV has left a Rome hospital four days after surgery to remove part of his right lung. He is expected to lead Sunday’s Angelus prayer, though further test results and any need for additional treatment remain unknown.
Students, unions and yellow vest supporters joined protests across France over school conditions and living costs. Authorities reported more than 30,000 participants outside the Paris region by midday and at least 166 arrests nationwide.