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🎯 Lloyds faces money laundering controls investigation. Britain's authorities have vowed to increase their vigilance of AML controls at the country's top banks amid criticism that London is one of the world's biggest hubs for illicit cash. Reuters
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🌎 Slayings of tourists and Colombian women expose the dark side of Medellín's tourism boom. Earlier this month, the body of 20-year-old Colombian was found jammed inside a suitcase. AP
🌎 Regulator probes money laundering controls at Austria's Raiffeisen. The largest Western bank in Russia is also under investigation by OFAC in the U.S. Reuters
🌎 U.S. charges Japanese crime boss over trafficking of nuclear materials to Iran. The nuclear materials came from Myanmar, with defendant Takeshi Ebisawa accused of selling them to an undercover agent. Sky
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🌎 Leaked files from Chinese firm show vast international hacking effort. They reveal, in detail, methods used by China to surveil dissidents overseas, hack other nations, and promote pro-Beijing narratives on social media. AP
🌎 UK Announces New Sanctions Against Russia. The sanctions target munitions manufacturers, electronics companies, and diamond and oil traders and aim to "diminish" Putin’s weapons arsenal. AFP
📌 Sanctions are not the way to fight Vladimir Putin Economist
📌 Sanctions are working, and can work even better War on the Rocks
🌎 Despite Sanctions, Iran Imported $236M Worth Of Drone Parts In 10 Years. 75% of the total imports originated from Turkey, Hong Kong, the UAE, and China. Iran International
🌎 ‘They Are Very Comfortable Lying.’ How fallen crypto kingpins Su Zhu and Kyle Davies are dodging prison – and rebranding. For many crypto observers, prison seemed the inevitable destination for the duo behind Three Arrows Capital. NY Mag
🌎 The Sham Investigation of UNRWA. The UN agency is likely to whitewash the organization’s terrorist ties and could even force the offenders’ rehiring. WSJ
🌎 Inside the IRS unit taking on America’s millionaires and billionaires. The IRS is seeking to use an infusion of funding to keep up with the ever-evolving tax maneuvers of the ultra-rich. ICIJ
🌎 Do Kwon to be extradited to U.S. following last-ditch effort in Montenegrin court. Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, who has been in Montenegro since his arrest in March 2023, is coming to U.S. to face charges. Cointelegraph
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