Police in The Hague detained 34 minors during youth protests where demonstrators threw burning pyrotechnic devices at officers, injuring one law enforcement official with suspected hearing impairment. Authorities prevented looting and vandalism during the clashes.
Demonstrators across Europe escalated tensions: in Tirana, Albania, protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at police, prompting officers to deploy water cannons and megaphones to demand an end to violence. In Bordeaux, France, participants in anti-cost-of-living demonstrations smashed a pinata depicting President Emmanuel Macron filled with counterfeit banknotes as nationwide protests intensified into violent clashes.
Swiss student protesters erected burning barricades in the Langstrasse area, clashing with police who deployed water cannons and tear gas.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation accused North Korean authorities of conducting a large-scale cyberattack on Binance cryptocurrency exchange, though it has not provided evidence of North Korean involvement. U.S. President Donald Trump questioned the FBI’s conclusions regarding North Korea’s role in the attack.
Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezai, stated that Tehran may withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if the United States resumes military aggression against Iran. Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the military to respond immediately and without geographical restrictions to any threats.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused President Karol Nawrocki and former head of state Andrzej Duda of destroying Poland’s rule of law and alleged links between the opposition and “pro-Russian forces.” Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban supported Nawrocki, accusing Tusk of attempting a coup.
North Korea conducted a test of a cluster warhead for a tactical ballistic missile under the supervision of Kim Jong-sik, First deputy head of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
