Off the Record: Politics, protests and dead flamingos dominate EU-Western Balkans summit

Welcome back. When I launched this newsletter, I promised you zeitgeist, so here’s the zeitgeist — I am filing this at ungodly hours, from a flat in Tivat, on the coast of Montenegro, on five hours’ sleep, praying for no typos and my keyboard on fire. But oh boy how I love this job. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This week, we were deployed alongside my producer Paul and my cameraman Pierre to Porto Montenegro for the EU-Western…

United States

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Richard Gere says US is in ‘darkest moment’ he’s experienced

Richard Gere is warning the Democratic Party as to what could happen when they stop paying attention. When speaking at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway on Tuesday, the 76-year-old actor reflected on the state of the United States and how it got there, noting, “we’re living in the darkest moment that I’ve…

Politics

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Business

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How low Will Bitcoin Price go if K Support Fails?

Bitcoin (BTC) is heading for its worst weekly performance since November 2022, down around 15% week-to-date as of Friday.BTC/USD weekly chart Source: TradingViewBTC was trading near $62,500 after briefly dropping toward $61,000 earlier in the session. The roughly $1,500 rebound showed bulls are still trying to defend the psychologically important…

Lifestyle

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Australian mom reveals hilarious tattoo fail: ‘I didn’t notice!’

An Australian mother has shared her ultimate post-partum “baby brain” mistake after realizing she accidentally tattooed her daughter’s name with a permanent typo. Katie Benjamin, who posts under the handle @givingmumvibes, left social media in tears after revealing her new ink had gone horribly wrong. In a viral clip that has racked…