Police arrest 65-year-old after father and infant found dead
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A 65-year-old man is in custody following the discovery of a 27-year-old and a three-month-old infant dead in the village of Demiraj. While officials call for a swift investigation into the tragedy, protests against violence against women have entered their fifth day following a separate murder, highlighting a persistent crisis as police reported seven new cases of domestic assault in just 24 hours.
The government missed its legal deadline to approve the 2027 budget, a delay the opposition characterizes as a law-breaking failure and the Prime Minister characterizes as a brief pause before a Monday reveal. Albin Kurti maintains the new fiscal plan will focus on capital projects, even as advisor Jeton Zulfaj stated that the state has already lost over 43 million euros from the Growth Plan.
The Ministry of Culture intends to spend 200 million euros on the nation's museums and monuments. It is an ambitious sum for a department more accustomed to maintaining history than making it.