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💥 China imposes retaliatory tariffs on $14B worth of U.S. goods. On Friday, Trump announced a plan to introduce reciprocal tariffs in the coming days to reshape the U.S.’s global trade relationships. Firstpost
Trump Plans to Unveil 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on Monday Bloomberg
Italian tycoons targeted by fake defense minister in suspected AI scam WWD
Revoke fatwa against nuclear weapons, Iranian commanders tell Ayatollah Telegraph
Elon Musk alleges $50B in fraud at Treasury after judge blocks DOGE audit Fox
Coinbase, Gemini CEOs cheer as CFPB chief defangs agency Block
Inside the new plan to seize Russia’s shadow fleet Politico
Scores of bodies uncovered in Libyan mass graves linked to human trafficking AFP
TikTok to let U.S. Android users download app via kits on its website Reuters
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China’s Strategy in Trade War: Threaten U.S. Tech Companies WSJ
Kremlin Gloats as Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court MT
Fraudulent hard drive scandal deepens at Seagate Tom’s
Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid BBC
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Billionaire Proposes $1M Reward for Bolivia’s Evo Morales Bloomberg
How American Educators Are Conning Kids Free Press
Tulip Siddiq’s illegal funds in the UK will be seized Telegraph
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Quantum computing will bring lost Bitcoin ‘back in circulation’ Cointelegraph
How Silk Road drug kingpin could reclaim $6.5B worth of Bitcoin after being pardoned by Trump Daily Mail
Armed police arrest three Britons over kidnap of crypto broker in Spain Telegraph
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How Trump’s Aid Freeze Could Drive More Drugs and Migrants to U.S. Streets WSJ
Trump’s claim that Mexican cartels and government are allied is not reality Guardian
The Pacific cocaine corridor: a Brazilian cartel’s pipeline to Australia SWJ
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Kevin Hall / Farnaz Fassihi / Kevin Collier / Patrick Howell O’Neill /
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American Express closed 30 accounts tied to Iran. It also ended its relationship with a third-party ATM network provider, which was connected to an Iranian bank sanctioned by the U.S. government. Reuters
A Silver Bullet for Russia Sanctions? CEPA
🧐 Do U.S. Sanctions Really Work? Illicit Edge
Leaked document says ‘large scale’ immigration enforcement action coming to L.A. LAT
Trump administration disbands task force targeting Russian oligarchs Reuters
💰 How Russia launders its money in the U.S. Illicit Edge
Trump ready to double down on Russian sanctions NYP
Brink’s Unit to Pay $42M to Settle DOJ, Treasury Claims WSJ
Trump’s First Iran Sanctions Hit Three Ships in China Trade Bloomberg
Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Released From Jail to Prepare for Appeal CoinDesk
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on the ICC AP
US warns of sanctions against Rwandan and Congolese officials over conflict Reuters
USAID Gifted a Cement Factory to Hamas – How $310M in U.S. Taxpayer Money Helped Create Gaza Terror Tunnels Global Disconnect
Sen. Ernst warns of ‘willful sabotage’ at USAID, cites millions in funding for Wuhan lab, terrorists and more. This includes $2M in funding for Moroccan pottery classes, $2M backing trips to Lebanon, $1M to fund research in the Wuhan lab, $20M to make a Sesame Street in Iraq and $9M in humanitarian aid that “ended up in the hands of violent terrorists.” NYP
🚩 The Collapse of USAID Is Already Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds Wired
DeepSeek coding has the capability to transfer users’ data directly to the Chinese government ABC
Lawmakers Push to Ban DeepSeek App From U.S. Government Devices WSJ
Russians’ Hunt to Shield Savings Pushes Gold Purchases to Record Bloomberg
ICE carries out raid in Colorado, 100 members of Venezuelan gang targeted for arrest ABC
‘The biggest heist in American history’: DC is just waking up to Elon Musk’s takeover Verge
New target of Paragon spyware comes forward TC
Iran calls for OPEC to unite against U.S. oil sanctions Reuters
Why the West is failing to fight corruption .coda
US Set to Announce Seizure of Venezuela Vice President’s Plane Bloomberg
Member of Al-Qaeda Sentenced to 44 Years for Terrorism Offenses DOJ
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Gen Z ‘nihilism’ over Chinese tech fears shows gulf with Washington Semafor
🛠️ How China is Stealing U.S. Military Secrets Illicit Edge
China lashes out at US ‘coercion’ after Panama declines to renew infrastructure agreement AP
China’s Oil Teapots Cut Runs to Pandemic Levels After Sanctions Bloomberg
Tencent Shouldn’t Participate in Paramount Merger, Senator Says Bloomberg
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How the USAID collapse helps Putin Semafor
Russian Company Behind Egypt Wheat Cargo Sold ‘Stolen’ Ukraine Grain OCCRP
Russia’s spies, in retaliation against the CIA, urge Americans to get in touch Reuters
UK MPs push for probe into Russian billionaire’s $1B tax dodge ICIJ
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Venezuela calls US seizure of plane ‘brazen theft’ BBC
💰 How Venezuela Became So Corrupt Illicit Edge
Trump orders freeze of aid to South Africa, citing country’s land expropriation law Politico
Former GW Bush aide says a Uzbek businessman hired him to lobby for U.S. sanctions on a local business rival ICIJ
Ohtani’s ex-interpreter sentenced to nearly 5 years for bank and tax fraud PBS
NYC Mayor Adams Ex-Aide Plans to Plead Guilty in Corruption Case AP
Education Department Cancels $15M for DEI Programs at Three Universities Free Beacon
DOGE Aides Search Medicare Agency Payment Systems for Fraud WSJ
Thailand cuts power supplies to Myanmar border towns in effort to curb scam rings AP
Billions in EU farm subsidies tied to greenwashing Politico
EU court upholds €320M fine against Poland for violating rule of law Politico
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U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts WaPo
House GOP hears crypto firms on Operation Choke Point 2.0 Axios
HPE begins notifying data breach victims after Russian government hack TC
SEC Says Game Service Roblox Part of ‘Active Investigation’ Bloomberg
A Very Crypto Mystery NY Mag
FDIC Releases Documents Related to Supervision of Crypto-Related Activities FDIC
Ransomware payments drop for first time in years following law enforcement disruptions Record
SEC moves top crypto litigator involved in Ripple, Coinbase cases to IT department Block
Former Malaysian PM’s X Account Hacked to Promote Scam Meme Coin BeInCrypto
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What to Know About Canada’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis NYT
💥 Networks That Fuel the Fentanyl Crisis Illicit Edge
ICE makes staggering 11K illegal migrant arrests in just 18 days NYP
Record-breaking wildlife seizures underline importance of security collaboration Traffic
The Salvadoran Mega-Prison Offering to Take America’s Worst Criminals WSJ
Coast Guard Cutter interdicts $91M in illicit narcotics during Eastern Pacific Ocean patrol DHS
Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the U.S. AP
🔑 Cryptocurrency Regulation Tracker Atlantic Council
🔑 COMTRADE: Using Trade Data to Uncover Fraud and Smuggling OCCRP
🔑 2022 Rule of Law Index World Justice Project
🔑 Global Organized Crime Index Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
🔑 Anti-Corruption Helpdesk Transparency International
🔑 Flight Intelligence for Investigators Icarus Flights, C4ADS
🔑 Global Legislative Map: Violent Extremist and Terrorist-Related Online Content Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism