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🎯 Russian Agricultural Bank files lawsuit against JP Morgan. The main financial intermediary for Russian food and fertilizer exports has been hit by Western sanctions and disconnected from the SWIFT international payment system. Reuters
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🌎 Inside Hamas’s sprawling financial empire. The lion’s share of Hamas’s money – at least $500m a year – comes from its investments, some of which are firms registered in countries across the Middle East. Economist
🌎 US sanctions ‘Butcher of Bucha,’ Russian military official, over atrocities in Ukraine. Daniil Frolkin, a guard corporal in the Russian military, was also sanctioned by the State Department for his involvement in a gross violation of human rights. Hill
🌎 US Is Seeking More than $4B From Binance to End Case. Negotiations between the Justice Department and Binance include the possibility that its founder Changpeng Zhao would face criminal charges. Bloomberg
🌎 Tether Freezes $225M Linked to Human Trafficking Syndicate Amid DOJ Investigation. On-chain data shows that Tether froze the $225 million across 37 wallets, with the majority of those tokens previously being transferred to the OKX crypto exchange. CoinDesk
🌎 A New Front Is Opening Up in the US-China Conflict Over Chips. President Biden has adopted a two-pronged approach to constrain China’s high-tech progress, curbing Beijing’s access to leading-edge chips while bolstering semiconductor production in the US. Bloomberg
🌎 More than 200 mobsters jailed in one of Italy’s biggest mafia trials. Many of the defendants had colorful nicknames – including “The Wolf,” “Fatso,” “Sweetie” and “Lamb Thigh” – that were caught on some 24,000 wiretaps. CNN
🌎 An expired remnant of the Iran nuclear deal may help Russia rearm for another winter of missile attacks on Ukraine. The day before UN restrictions on Iran's import and export of ballistic missiles and armed drones expired on October 18, Russia declared it was no longer legally obligated to adhere to such restrictions. Insider
🌎 Cyprus president has invited foreign experts to help with Russian sanction evasion investigations. President Nikos Christodoulides wants “absolutely no shadows” cast over the European Union member country because any adverse publicity would hurt efforts to attract foreign investment. AP
🌎 SEC Files Charges Against Crypto Exchange Kraken – Again. The U.S. regulator has filed fresh charges against Kraken, just nine months after settling previous charges. Decrypt
🌎 Commercial Flights Are Experiencing 'Unthinkable' GPS Attacks and Nobody Knows What to Do. New "spoofing" attacks resulting in total navigation failure have been occurring above the Middle East for months. VICE
🌎 North Koreans use fake names, scripts to land remote IT work for cash. Using sham LinkedIn profiles, counterfeit work papers, and mock interview scripts, North Korean IT workers are deploying sophisticated subterfuge. Reuters
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