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🎯 Iran Court Orders US to Pay $330M for 'Planning Coup'. Last year, relatives of those killed in an alleged 1980 coup attempt filed a legal petition with Iran's International Court demanding damages, specifically accusing the U.S. of planning and executing it. AFP
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💥 Binance says intel shared with authorities led to capture of senior ISIS members in Asia. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange says intelligence discovered by its investigations team led to the arrest of senior members of Islamic State of Khorasan Province in Tajikistan and Turkey. Fortune
💥 China’s third ‘opium war’ against the West. Without Chinese shipments of the chemical precursors to fentanyl, the production of the opiate in cartel-run labs would grind to a halt. And without the ability to launder billions of dollars, the cartels would be drowning in hard-to-hide cash. NY Post
💥 Western Banks Help Fund Blacklisted Oligarch’s Charity. Konstantin Malofeyev’s foundation funds orphanages in occupied Ukraine. He denies that a child-removal program there is a war crime: “All of this is fake.” NY Times
💥 China’s Xi doubles down on hardline Xinjiang policy. During a major speech in Urumqi, Xi Jinping highlighted the need for social stability, counterterrorism, and further “Sinocizing” of Islam, the predominant religion for the Uyghurs. Politico
💥 Russian billionaire pleads for EU sanctions relief after decrying war. Request from Yandex co-founder Arkady Volozh is test of whether bloc will reward Russians who break with Kremlin. Insider
💥 Ukraine uncovers corruption scheme implicating top officials. Two high-ranking Ukrainian officials have been named as suspects in an embezzlement scheme involving the procurement of humanitarian aid. Politico
💥 Study warns Chinese nanotechnology fueling advanced bio, cyber weapons, electronic warfare tools. Chinese advancements in biotechnology raise new fears about dual-use, civilian-military applications to produce genetically engineered pathogens for biological warfare. Washington Times
💥 The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15. Hackers have found a way into credit bureau data pools and are advertising access in group chats used by violent criminals who rob, assault, and shoot targets. 404 Media
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