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🎯 Iran Says Willing To Help Niger Overcome Sanctions. "We will definitely share the experiences we have in this field with our brothers from Niger” AFP
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🌎 International Smuggling Ring to Russia Dismantled. Coordinated raids in five countries led to the arrest of three people suspected of smuggling goods to Russia that could have military uses. AFP
🌎 He Hunted Corrupt Chinese Officials. Now He’s Set to Be Foreign Minister. Liu Jianchao was a key figure in Beijing’s anticorruption ‘Fox Hunt’. WSJ
🌎 Inside Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade’s $6,000 spending spree on luxury cruises and Caribbean resorts. Resort amenities included beach and poolside services, couple’s spa, and vintage wines. NYP
🌎 How the US Became the World’s Refuge for Dirty Money. Who needs the Bahamas anymore when you’ve got Sioux Falls? Mother Jones
🌎 EU Moves Ahead on Plan to Tax Gains of Frozen Russian Assets. Ukraine’s allies broadly agree that Russia needs to pay for the damage its war has caused. Bloomberg
🌎 I Study Economic Crime and Hang Out With Mexican Cartels. Bertrand Monnet is a professor, but his field work and research is a little unusual. VICE
🌎 Exxon shareholder lawsuit marks end of ESG era. Last week, Exxon sued two of its investors that are pushing a climate agenda at the energy giant. Semafor
🌎 New Wyoming Dig Shows Limits of China’s Export Controls. Instead of halting a rival’s economic activity, restrictions like China’s on chip designs might actually accelerate it. National Review
🌎 Sanction the Hamas nongovernmental organization in Turkey. As the U.S. Treasury searches for new Hamas sanctions targets around the world, KUTAD is an obvious entity to consider. Washington Examiner
🌎 Crypto Lender Nexo Seeking $3B in Damages From Bulgaria. Nexo has accused the country of making "wrongful and politically motivated actions... involving unjustified and oppressive criminal investigations." CoinDesk
🌎 Iraq no-frills carrier says no grounds for US sanctions. Fly Baghdad demanded the US Treasury provide evidence that could "convict the company or its management". AFP
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