https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/albanian-pm-blames-foreign-hands-for-violent-protests-across-countryContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/albanian-pm-blames-foreign-hands-for-violent-protests-across-countryhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/albanian-pm-blames-foreign-hands-for-violent-protests-across-country#u139060Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:05:29 +0000Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed the involvement of foreign hands for escalating anti-government demonstrations aimed at hindering the country's European Union integration bid. Thousands of protesters and students clashed with riot police in the capital of Tirana for four consecutive days, demanding political change and the resignation of Rama over corruption allegations, poor university conditions, and high tuition fees. Security forces deployed tear gas and water cannons while demonstrators hurled stones and burned garbage bins to block city roads, with fighting extending into th