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🎯 China sanctions 5 U.S. defense companies in response to U.S. sanctions and arms sales to Taiwan. It’s yet unclear what impact the sanctions will have on BAE Systems Land and Armaments, Alliant Techsystems Operations, AeroVironment, Viasat and Data Link Solutions. AP
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🌎 The rebranding of Xinjiang: forget human rights abuses, take in the sights. Starting in 2014, up to million Muslim Uyghurs were rounded up in Xinjiang and imprisoned. CBS
🌎 Iranian Economy Buoyed By 'Dark Fleet' Oil Shipments To China. Iran gives China a hefty discount to take its banned oil, taking 12 to 15 percent off the price of each barrel. RFE
🌎 Head of Putin’s state-run TV empire Zoya Konovalova found dead with ex-husband after being ‘poisoned’. Zoya is the latest in a long line of mysterious deaths since Putin began his illegal war in Ukraine. Sun
🌎 Did North Korea Violate Sanctions? Does Kim Jong Il Care? Kim loves giving out luxury Mercedes vehicles to his sociopath supporters, and the company is investigating how their cars keep winding up in North Korea. Illicit Edge
🌎 How Texas A&M’s Deal with Qatar ‘Puts American Security at Risk’. The troubling ties between one of America’s top nuclear engineering colleges and the state that harbors Hamas. TFP
🌎 Why Is TikTok Parent ByteDance Moving Into Biology, Chemistry And Drug Discovery? TikTok’s Chinese parent is beginning to recruit across the U.S. for experts in science and healthcare disciplines far afield from social media. Forbes
📌 IE Insights: Top 10 Reasons to Ban TikTok in the U.S. Illicit Edge
🌎 State Department offers reward for information on Hamas finance network. Alshawa is the CEO of Turkish foreign capital firm Trend GYO and has served as a board member on several Hamas investment portfolio companies. UPI
🌎 The Frenemies Who Could Challenge the West’s Sanctions Regime. The BRICS geopolitical group has few achievements to its name. The entry of wealthy Gulf states may change that. Bloomberg
🌎 Mango Markets Faces Regulatory 'Inquiry' Ahead of Eisenberg Crypto Fraud Trial. Alleged crypto fraudster and thief is set to go on trial for stealing over $100M from Mango Markets. CoinDesk
🌎 Chinese billionaire behind Himalaya Exchange indicted for $1B scheme. Kwok personally promised that he would compensate any user who lost money and made the claim that every coin had 20% gold backing, securing its value. Protos
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