Why Albania is Creating the World's Newest Country

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Welcome to the TLDR News Daily Briefing

In today’s episode, we run through Albania’s plan to create a brand new microstate. Also, we discuss Donald Trump claiming he will not run again if he loses the election; the German SPD holds off the far-right in Brandenburg; and Sri Lanka swears in a new President.

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Further reading:

✍️ Albania to Create New Microstate

• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/europe/albania-tirana-muslim-state-bektashi.html 
• https://www.kryeministria.al/en/newsroom/shba-new-york-fjala-e-kryeministrit-edi-rama-nga-selia-e-okb/ 
• https://apnews.com/article/albania-bektashi-muslim-sufi-sovereignty-c2caccfb22d9c09a3af70e55a9b6bba8 

✍️  SPD holds off the far-right in Brandenburg

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24315lrv18o 
• https://www.politico.eu/article/scholzs-social-democrats-ahead-of-far-right-in-german-state-election-exit-polls-signal/

✍️ Trump Claims He Will Not Run for President Again

• https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-not-run-again-if-he-loses-november-that-will-be-it-2024-09-22/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj9ekdvxx2o 

✍️ Sri Lanka Swears in New President

•  https://www.ft.com/content/a4d7218c-7760-44e0-9222-5cd72662fe14 
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/23/anura-kumara-dissanayake-takes-oath-as-sri-lankas-next-president 

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