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🎯 Renewed strife in the Middle East highlights Hong Kong’s role in Iran sanctions busting efforts. In the past two years, the U.S. has sanctioned more than 50 Hong Kong companies and individuals, many for working with the Quds Force. Globe & Mail
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🌎 Police bust ‘white tsunami’ cocaine ring at Charles de Gaulle airport. ‘Aspiring’ customs officer and drug mule charged after more than £62,000 worth of drug smuggled from French Guiana to Paris. Telegraph
🌎 Huawei was once fighting for its survival. It is back to nearly $100 billion in revenue in 2023. Huawei ranked fifth in the Chinese market as of the end of September, growing its share from 10% in the first quarter to 14% in the third. CNN
🌎 Bill Clinton to be unmasked as ‘Doe 36’ and identified more than 50 times in Jeffrey Epstein doc dump. Several people identified in the documents have already had their association with Epstein or his vile sex-trafficking ring exposed. NY Post
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🌎 How to Stop Our High-Tech Equipment From Arming Russia and China. Manufacturers of million dollar tools can surely find a cost-effective way of incorporating government-approved geolocation into their dual-use devices and providing real-time verification to the Commerce Department. NYT
🌎 Kremlin says it has list of Western assets to be seized if Russian assets are confiscated. Leaders of the G7 will discuss a new legal theory that would enable the seizure of frozen Russian assets when they meet in February. Reuters
🌎 Trump faces $250M penalty, ban from doing business in NY when judge issues verdict this month. Engoron has already found that Trump is liable for fraud, but other claims in James’ lawsuit, as well as a potential final penalty, still need to be ruled on. NY Post
🌎 US Pushed Dutch Maker of Chip Equipment to Block Chinese Sales Before Deadline. The Dutch manufacturer had licenses to ship three top-of-the-line deep ultraviolet lithography machines to Chinese firms until January when new Dutch restrictions take full effect. Bloomberg
🌎 Orbit Chain's bridge reportedly hacked for $81.5M. Launched in South Korea in 2018, Orbit Chain is a multi-asset blockchain that focuses primarily on cross-chain transfers between different decentralized networks. Block
🌎 DOJ torched after prosecutors announce Sam Bankman-Fried will not face trial on illegal political donations. Bankman-Fried donated nearly $38 million to various candidates and PACs, mainly giving his cash to Democratic candidates and left-wing groups. Fox
🌎 Swiss financial watchdog wants to examine clawing back bankers' bonuses. FINMA has already demanded stronger powers to oversee lenders in future after it came under fire for its tepid response to the mounting problems at Credit Suisse before the bank's crash in March. Reuters
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🌎 Illegal immigrants using fake passports to pose as minors when crossing US-Mexico border. The illegal immigrants are changing their ages and pretending to be unaccompanied minors so they’ll have a better chance of getting into the U.S. Fox
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