—UPDATE: Delije have repainted the 'When the army returns to Kosovo' mural on Zeleni Venac, in Belgrade, after it was whitewashed by an NGO unaffiliated with the Student List.

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🖥 🇺🇸 🔽 The Nasdaq 100 extends losses to -3.6% on the day, now on track for its biggest daily decline since June 5th.

The index has erased over -$1.3 trillion in market cap today.

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—🇧🇬 Bulgaria removed from FATF grey list

➡️ The Financial Action Task Force has ended its increased monitoring of Bulgaria, citing progress on measures against money laundering and terrorist financing. The country had been on the list since October 2023.

➡️ Rumen Radev welcomed the decision as a boost to the country’s international standing.

🔗 FATF decision · Radev’s statement

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