The parliamentary election put relations with the EU and United States against opposition calls to preserve ties with Russia, alongside disputes over Karabakh and normalization with Azerbaijan.
Early results gave Vetëvendosje about 43% after Kosovo's third parliamentary vote in less than 18 months, leaving the coalition and presidential deadlock unresolved.
Demonstrations spread across about 20 provinces as high-school students challenged final-exam procedures and the treatment of 11th-grade results in national admissions.
A Dutch court imposed 47-month sentences for the Drents Museum raid; the golden helmet and two bracelets were recovered, but a third bracelet remains missing.
A Northern Ireland man was jailed for 31 years after investigators found the gaming livestream he used as an alibi had been recorded before the killing of his pregnant partner.
A small number of Republicans joined Democrats to approve a war-powers resolution after three months of conflict, delivering a rebuke to President Trump.
Demonstrators say a planned luxury development threatens protected wetlands, while the government and developers argue the project is still moving through its formal steps.
Protesters clashed with police in Southampton on the event date after the killing of Henry Nowak, as officers faced missiles and ministers condemned the disorder.
Vickrum Digwa was sentenced to life imprisonment after the murder of Henry Nowak, a case that has drawn scrutiny of police handling and renewed debate over knife crime.
More than 50 million registered voters were eligible to choose federal and local representatives, while insecurity affected parts of Oromia and Amhara and Tigray did not participate.
Low turnout and a boycott call from opposition groups framed the poll, which is expected to produce a legislature heavily tilted toward the president's camp.