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🎯 You Name It, We've Got It: Exploring the finances of the ISIS, Hamas, and Hezbollah terrorist empires. Well-managed investment portfolios bring terrorists tens of millions of dollars annually. The Insider
💸 George Osborne’s support of Standard Chartered in question after Hamas financing claims Telegraph
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🌎 Biden Unveils Border Plan That Permits a Million Entries a Year. The executive order to limit illegal crossings on the southern border is full of exemptions for migrants who claim asylum. Free Beacon
🌎 Moscow’s war yields a new type of Russian oligarch. Even though the older generations haven’t lost their clout, the time seems to have come for a changing of the guard. Reuters
🌎 Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks. Haqqani acknowledged planning a January 2008 attack against the Serena Hotel in Kabul, which killed six people, including a U.S. citizen. AP
🌎 Russia Oil Revenue Rose 50% in May as Nation Adapts to Sanctions. Moscow has adapted to restrictions, including an EU ban on Russian oil imports, by using a massive shadow fleet of tankers and selling to Asian clients. Bloomberg
🚩 Treasury says U.S. firms must tighten compliance with Russia sanctions Reuters
🌎 'Open banking' is coming to the U.S. What is it and are banks ready? New rules would allow consumers to consent to their banks sharing financial transaction data with third parties. Quartz
🌎 Inside the Biggest FBI Sting Operation in History. When a drug kingpin named Microsoft tried to seize control of an encrypted phone company for criminals, he was playing right into its real owners’ hands. Wired
🚩 U.S. Prosecutors Probe Global Hacking-for-Hire Operation WSJ
🌎 The $64M mystery: How a wave of anonymous donations is fueling the 2024 presidential campaign. Most speculate the money originated with a single, super-wealthy Biden supporter. CBS
🚩 FBI Taped Menendez Dining With Egyptians at Morton’s Steakhouse Bloomberg
🌎 From beef noodles to bots: Taiwan’s factcheckers on fighting Chinese disinformation and ‘unstoppable’ AI. Taiwan is the target of more disinformation from abroad than any other democracy. Guardian
🌎 Biden Goes to Extremes to Appease Tehran. He has gone so soft as to discourage allies in Europe from pressing their case at the IAEA. WSJ
🎯 Publication of Amended Syrian Sanctions Regulations and Related Frequently Asked Questions U.S. Treasury