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At least three lawmakers sustained injuries during a chaotic session in Serbia’s parliament on Tuesday, where smoke bombs, flares, eggs, and water bottles were thrown. One lawmaker remains in serious condition, according to officials.
The disturbance erupted about an hour after the session began. Lawmakers were scheduled to vote on a bill that would increase funding for university education, but opposition parties argued that the session was illegal and insisted on confirming the resignation of Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and his government before proceeding. Video footage from the assembly hall captured the initial clash between lawmakers, which quickly escalated into a full-scale disruption.
Opposition members were seen blowing whistles and displaying a banner with the message “Serbia has risen so the regime would fall!” Parliament speaker Ana Brnabic condemned the actions, accusing the opposition of forming a “terrorist gang.” The incident has underscored the deep political crisis gripping the country, which has been rattled by months-long anti-corruption protests and ongoing public discontent with the populist government.
Authorities have launched investigations into the events as Serbia continues to navigate a turbulent political landscape.
France’s National Assembly has approved a bill banning access to social media for children under 15, a move backed by President Emmanuel Macron and the government as part of efforts to protect teenagers’ mental and physical health.
The S&P 500 edged to a record closing high on Tuesday, marking its fifth consecutive day of gains, as strong advances in technology stocks offset a sharp selloff in healthcare shares and a mixed batch of corporate earnings.
Israel has recovered the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling a key condition of the initial phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory.
Sanctions are a long-used tool designed as an alternative to military force and with the objective of changing governments’ behaviour, but they also end up hurting civilian citizens.
A routine military training exercise turned into a major recovery mission this week after a catastrophic mudslide swept through a hillside in West Java, Indonesia.
Life will be particularly tough for Ukrainians over the next three weeks due to plunging temperatures and a compromised energy infrastructure that has been pummeled by intense Russian attacks, depriving millions of light and heat, a senior lawmaker said on Wednesday.
Storm Kristin has killed at least three people and left more than 800,000 residents without electricity across central and northern Portugal, as violent winds, heavy rain and snowfall battered the country before moving into Spain.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called for tax increases on the city’s wealthiest residents and most profitable corporations, warning that the city is facing a fiscal crisis on a scale greater than the Great Recession.
The United States is handing over a tanker to Venezuela that it seized earlier this month, according to two U.S. officials, marking the first known case of Donald Trump’s administration returning such a vessel, Reuters reported.
Colombian authorities on Wednesday located a missing plane carrying 15 people in the northeast of the country, with no survivors found, an Air Force source and local media said.
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