An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a 28-year-old Venezuelan man identified as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez during a traffic stop in Austin, Texas. The man was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, and the incident prompted immediate protests at the scene.
Voting commenced in four constituencies of Bagh and Haveli districts in Pakistan-administered Kashmir's Legislative Assembly elections, despite Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf calling for a complete boycott and describing the process as unconstitutional. The polling follows weeks of violent protests and clashes with security forces in the region.
Kenyan police arrested more than 350 people and dispersed crowds with tear gas in Nairobi on Thursday as families of victims and demonstrators marked the two-year anniversary of 2024 anti-government protests that killed approximately 60 people. Protesters marched to Parliament demanding compensation and justice for those killed during the original demonstrations against tax hikes and cost of living.
German public broadcaster ZDF removed portions of a TV broadcast after Elon Musk initiated legal action over claims linking him to unrest in Belfast/Northern Ireland. The dispute has sparked major controversy across Germany.
A monitoring group repeatedly alerted police over eight months that anti-immigration activists were circulating addresses of properties later targeted during riots in Belfast following a stabbing incident. Lists of addresses alleged to house immigrants were shared online amid the unrest.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Belfast, with some setting vehicles alight, after police charged a Sudanese man with attempted murder following a knife attack that left one person with serious neck and head wounds. UK leaders and police have called for calm amid accusations that far-right groups are seeking to foment wider unrest.
