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The Pigeon Mafia: International criminal networks are stealing high-priced pigeons. Finn was not for sale, but he was a priceless stud. Fanciers paid up to $100,000 for Finn’s offspring. And then one night, as Van Gaver slept, a nightmare unfolded in his pigeon loft. CBS News
Israeli court uncovers covert Hamas funding network, key figures sentenced The Jerusalem Post
Tall Tales: How Chinese Actors Use Impersonation and Stolen Narratives to Perpetuate Digital Transnational Repression The Citizen Lab
Operation Gangsta’s Paradise: Feds dismantle Mexican Mafia hierarchy in Southern California FOX 11
Jalisco cartel leader captured in Mexico months after death of notorious drug lord ‘El Mencho’ ABC
How We Traced U.S. Government Gold to a Drug Cartel The New York Times
U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’ The New York Times
Guatemalan Drug Kingpin With $10 Million Reward Arrested in San Diego U.S. Department of Justice
Under cover of trade truce with Trump, China expands economic pressure toolkit Reuters
Iran offers U.S. deal to reopen strait but postpone nuclear talks Axios
U.S. Sanctions Zigzag in New World of Economic Warfare The New York Times
22 Buddhist monks arrested at airport after record drug bust CBS News
JNIM and allied rebels surge across Mali, take several cities, pressure capital Long War Journal
Swiss money laundering trial of Uzbekistan’s Karimova and Lombard Odier begins Reuters
US Treasury chief says businesses working with Iranian airlines risk sanctions Reuters
Italy to extradite suspected Chinese hacker wanted by US authorities DOJ
France Charges 88, Including Minors, in Crypto ‘Wrench Attack’ Crackdown Decrypt
22-year-old sentenced to 70 months for money laundering tied to $263 million crypto syndicate The Block
Medtronic confirms breach after hackers claim 9 million records theft BleepingComputer
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Time to Stir the AML Pot FinCrime Unfiltered
Human Intelligence in Conflict Zones Coercive Capital
WISE and Monzo Penalties, and FinCEN Special Measures FinCrime Unfiltered
Tehran’s Tightrope: The Cost of Confrontation Coercive Capital
‘Stolen’ grain shipments spark furious clash between Ukraine and Israel
Hengli Petrochemical dives after US imposes Iran oil sanctions Reuters
EU extends sanctions against Myanmar by a year Reuters
US, Iran clash at UN after Tehran gets nuclear non-proliferation role Reuters
US Sanctions Turkish Textile Firm Tied to Iran Weapons WWD
Malian defense chief killed in attack that saw jihadis and rebels seize towns, military bases The Washington Times
Keir Starmer pledges to proscribe Iran’s IRGC as terrorist group The Times
‘Jihadist planned bomb in Red Bull can’ for Taylor Swift concert The Times
Trump warns Iraq over Iran terror proxies as US reportedly blocks cash payments Fox News
Hamas organizing pro-Palestinian protests, raising funds in Netherlands The Jerusalem Post
Iranian propagandists ‘given platform by British charities’ The Telegraph
Blood diamonds, crypto: Hezbollah’s financial operations in Europe serve as major terror lifeline The Jerusalem Post
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack that killed dozens in Nigeria’s Adamawa state Reuters
2 Americans suspected of being ‘terror-groomed’ are among 19 killed in Filipino raid New York Post
Lebanese prisons emptied of Hezbollah terrorists after two released on bail The Jerusalem Post
Gaza families say their children have been ‘raped by Hamas-affiliated clerics’, with the parents then intimidated into silence Daily Mail
Comparing Significant Acts of Anti-Government Violent Extremism: A Research Note Homeland Security Affairs
Chinese hackers are using everyday devices to hack UK firms The Guardian
China’s Hengli Petrochemical denies trade with Iran in response to US sanctions Reuters
Phony whistleblowers, fake journalists and cyber spies: ICIJ network targeted after China Targets probe ICIJ
Beijing’s United Front and the Quiet Transfer of Western Technology War on the Rocks
One belt, one Donbas: China is gaining a foothold in Russian-occupied Ukraine The Insider
Battlefield rare earths: How the U.S. lost to China NPR
Chip toolmaker Tokyo Electron cuts ties with executive linked to Chinese rivals Financial Times
China blocks Meta’s $2bn purchase of AI group Manus Financial Times
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Qatar and the ICC Prosecutor The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration to target corruption in Mexico Los Angeles Times
Former Alabama tackle pleads guilty to defrauding investors using wigs to impersonate NFL players Boston Herald
Prediction markets in hot seat over rogue bettors and insider trading CBS News
India’s Asteria, the Reliance unit at the center of a bribery scandal Reuters
Former Philippine President Duterte to Stand Trial at ICC After Judges Confirm Charges The Diplomat
Blood in Barcelona as Balkan Crime Clans Kill Each Other in the Streets OCCRP
Convicted MAGA fraudster should get 30 years in prison Mother Jones
He was Venezuela’s spy chief. Will he become a star witness in the Maduro trial? CNN
Baltimore Rapper Poppa Fetti Federal Charges The Baltimore Sun
Trump admin tightens vise on student aid fraud in ‘ghost student’ crackdown Fox
Ex-Catalan leader declared unfit to face €290m corruption trial The Times
Consumers lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, FTC reports TechCrunch
Probe of stolen $1 billion should continue after conviction of Moldovan magnate Reuters
Scam no more: how the Philippines is cracking down on online fraud centers with UN support UNODC
Ex-owner of Colorado funeral home where decomposing bodies were found is sentenced to 30 years NBC News
EU policy body rocked by corruption allegations Euractiv
Italy referee chief suspends himself over sports fraud investigation Reuters
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Teen Charged In Chicago Was Part Of International Scattered Spider Hacker Group Feds Say Chicago Tribune
U.S. Cyber Agency Doesn’t Have Access To Advanced AI Hacking Tools Forbes
Who’s pledging to Aave’s $300 million DeFi recovery effort after massive Kelp DAO exploit CoinDesk
AI threats in the wild: The current state of prompt injections on the web Google
Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked TechCrunch
Litecoin rewrites three hours of history to undo its first major privacy-layer exploit The Block
Mystery Messages and $1m Stolen: FBI Sound Alarm on Missing Grandfather Newsweek
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Somalia piracy: Another vessel seized as threat level increased BBC
US strike kills three on alleged narco boat as campaign death toll hits 185 The Guardian
US woman speaks of ordeal in France Al-Fayed trafficking probe Al-Monitor
4 Arrested In Delaware As Part Of Nationwide Human Trafficking Crackdown NBC10 Philadelphia
Roughly $5M worth meth found in cargo trailer at port of entry Border Report
Colombia offers record $1.4m-reward for rebel it blames for deadly bomb attack BBC
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Mexican president considers sanctions on Chihuahua state over CIA drug lab operation. Mexican authorities continued to muddle the official account over the role of two CIA agents in a counternarcotics operation in northern Mexico and the extent to which Mexico’s federal government was aware of the U.S. involvement in the incident. Associated Press
New York Attorney General sues Coinbase, Gemini for ‘illegal gambling’ on prediction market platforms The Block
Moldovan Vladimir Plahotniuc Sentenced to 19 Years for Crimes, Including “Billion Dollar Bank Fraud” OCCRP
DHS bigwig put on leave after ex-boyfriend accuses glitzy terror official of $40K sugar baby scheme New York Post
US intelligence indicates China is preparing weapons shipment to Iran amid fragile ceasefire CNN
U.S. Blocks Iraq’s Dollar Shipments to Squeeze Its Iran-Backed Militias Wall Street Journal
Secretive Shipments of Iranian Oil to China Are Under Threat by U.S. Wall Street Journal
Economic Fury Targets Iranian Missile and UAV Procurement Networks U.S. Treasury
EU agrees to unblock €90bn loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts veto The Guardian
What’s in the EU’s 20th package of sanctions against Russia Reuters
Trump eyes Iran deal with many of the trade-offs he blasted Obama for accepting Washington Post
Southern Poverty Law Center indicted for fraud, money laundering Politico
Russia faked economic data to appear more resilient to its war and sanctions Euronews
US Treasury Chief Defends Pivot To Extend Russia Oil Sanctions Relief AFP
UK firms to face tougher checks on export licenses to bolster sanctions on Russia The Guardian
El Chapo’s older brother ‘captured’ after Black Hawks spotted Daily Star
Trade-Related Illicit Financial Flows in Africa, 2013-2022 Global Financial Integrity
Do Export Controls Erode the United States’ Lead—Or Protect It? CSIS
Three Years of War in Ukraine: Are Sanctions Against Russia Making a Difference? CFR
Why does the U.S. use secondary sanctions, and do they work? DW
Teaching the Business and Art of Sanctions Circumvention RUSI
Understanding the Libra Case: Identifying Red Flags in The Crypto Assets Industry GFI
The next generation: Russia’s future rulers Atlantic Council
How overly aggressive bans on AI chip exports to China can backfire Brookings
