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🎯 Iran says unblocked South Korea funds to be used for ‘non-sanctioned goods.’ The White House stated that Iran can only use the $6B in funds to purchase food and medical supplies without dual military use. Reuters
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🌎 How paradise South Africa became the continent’s top terror financing hub. A growing number of individuals and businesses are being placed on international sanctions lists because of links to terrorism. Telegraph
🌎 US sanctions Russians on Alfa Group board in response to war in Ukraine. The US Treasury Department on Friday imposed financial sanctions against four Russians on the board of Alfa Group, one of Russia’s largest conglomerates with interests in oil, natural gas and banking. AP
🌎 A DuPont China Deal Reveals Cracks in U.S. National-Security Screening. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin argued in a tense video call with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and others that the deal should be blocked. Treasury didn’t agree. WSJ
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🌎 Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump’s team is behind voting system breach. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to seek charges against more than a dozen individuals when her team presents its case before a grand jury next week. CNN
🌎 Zelensky Called Him a Criminal. Now Ukraine Calls Him for Guns and Ammo. In a rush to arm the front line, leaders revived historical figures and temporarily reversed years of anticorruption policies in Ukraine. NY Times
🌎 Zelensky says all officials in charge of military recruitment offices dismissed amid corruption scandal. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau is investigating allegations that Ukraine's defense ministry purchased military provisions, including food for troops, at inflated prices. CNN
🌎 Microsoft to freeze license extensions for Russian companies. The U.S. software giant said in a letter sent to Russian businesses that it will no longer process payments via wire transfer to a local bank account for its services in Russia. The Record
🌎 Michigan community resists Chinese acquisition of $2bn US farmland, surpassing Bill Gates' holdings. Gotion, tied to the CCP, recently acquired 260 acres of industrial land and 10 acres of unused farmland in the township. Daily Mail
🌎 Jordanian army downs drone from Syria carrying meth. War-torn Syria has become a hub for a multi-billion-dollar drugs trade, with Jordan a main transit route to the oil-rich Gulf states for a Syrian-made amphetamine known as captagon. Reuters
🌎 This art thief nabbed 239 works of art worth an estimated $2 billion. Frenchman Stéphane Breitwieser, an art enthusiast, stole around 239 works of art valued at approximately $2 billion from up to 200 museums across Europe. NY Post
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