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Albania's prime minister blames 'foreign hands' as student protests turn violent

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Riot police used water cannon and tear gas against protesters outside the education ministry in Tirana on Friday, a fourth day of clashes. Police said 160 people were detained on Thursday evening.

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Millions of Ukrainians who returned home risk being displaced again this winter, UN agency warns

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Damaged homes, repeated attacks on energy infrastructure and unaffordable heating are pushing many families to consider leaving again, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday.

US election officials prepare for the midterms under federal pressure

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In July, the Justice Department wrote to election officials in all 50 states, warning of criminal charges if ballots cast by non-citizens were counted in November. Maryland's election administrator, Jared DeMarinis, called the letter destabilizing and troubling.

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Pope Leo's health should not be taken for granted, top Vatican diplomat says

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Pope Leo XIV, 71, was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma after surgery on Tuesday at Rome's Gemelli Hospital to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. The Vatican said the operation was successful.

Antarctica's Thwaites glacier is melting faster than thought, study finds

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Warm seawater pushing under the glacier could make it add 30 mm to sea levels by 2100, double current estimates, even without more warming. The study, by University of California researchers with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, appears in Nature Communications.

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EU leaders clash over immigration at Brussels summit

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Spain, with its large program to regularize undocumented migrants, faced Italy and Denmark, which back a hard line. Both had demanded Spain be kept out of the Schengen area at the height of the Ceuta crisis.

Cameroonians still wait for a new government after President Biya's return

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Paul Biya, 93, returned to Cameroon on Aug 20 after about 10 weeks abroad, an absence that fuelled speculation about his health. His return raised hopes of a reshuffle that has not come.

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Wildfire in Orange County, California, destroys homes and forces 16,000 to leave

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The Norte Fire started Friday in San Clemente and spread to San Juan Capistrano, where at least six homes were damaged or destroyed.