Greetings! It’s November 18, and we’re tracking today’s top stories: Hundreds of thousands protest in Manila over missing flood funds, A Drug Kingpin Who Faked His Own Death and Fled Justice Runs Out of Luck, Gazprom forges ahead with long-delayed China pipeline, Terror plot arrests reveal ‘more dangerous’ online pathway to ISIS radicalization in America, and much more…

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‘There is so much corruption’: hundreds of thousands protest in Manila over missing flood funds. Huge rally organized by megachurch whose members vote in a bloc could spell trouble for Philippine president. Guardian

🔥 TOP STORIES

A Drug Kingpin Who Faked His Own Death and Fled Justice Runs Out of Luck WSJ

Gazprom forges ahead with long-delayed China pipeline FT

Terror plot arrests reveal ‘more dangerous’ online pathway to ISIS radicalization in America CNN

Does Al Jazeera Collaborate With Hamas? FDD

📘 Featured Report: The Scam Center Strike Force – A Whole-of-Government Response to Global Crypto Fraud TRM Labs

Timeshare Resale Scams: Why Selling Is Hard And How Cartels Exploit Owners Forbes 

U.S. probes telecom firms after BlackRock's HPS uncovers alleged $400M fraud Reuters

Judge Should Not Acquit Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm, Prosecutors Argue CoinDesk

White House moves closer to allowing IRS to surveil international crypto transactions Block

Trump says US may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean AP

EU Commission pledges to protect Belgium over Russian assets Politico 

The true reason Roman Abramovich’s £2.35bn has not been released to war victims Telegraph

The Scam Center Strike Force: A Whole-of-Government Response to Global Crypto Fraud TRM Labs

Timeshare Resale Scams: Why Selling Is Hard And How Cartels Exploit Owners Forbes

Sanctions-hit Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi owned luxury condo in Tokyo SCMP

Illicit crypto-to-cash deals are unlocking new ways to launder money in Canada CBC

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Russian Oil Prices Sink as India and China Cut Purchases Ahead of U.S. Sanctions Deadline Moscow Times

Senate to move on Trump-backed Russia sanctions Politico

China's investment spree in UK gave it access to military-grade technology BBC

Finland Deports Alleged Ex-Wagner Fighter Back to Russia AFP

Chevron joins race to explore potential purchase of Lukoil assets Reuters

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Plot to bribe a juror with $100,000 upends former heavyweight boxer’s NYC drug trial AP 

Israel says ICC should revoke arrest warrants for its leaders TOI

Georgia to abolish anti-corruption body amid souring ties with EU Reuters

Lugano Diamonds files for bankruptcy, seeks buyer in wake of CEO’s alleged fraud LAT

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Mother of all data breaches sees 1.3 BILLION passwords exposed Daily Mail

Binance Founder CZ Addresses 'Delicate Question' of $4.3B Fine Following Trump Pardon Decrypt

SEC Chair Atkins enters crucial 12-month crypto and regulatory push post shutdown Block

Man behind Barack Obama and Jeff Bezos Twitter hacks to repay over $5 million in stolen bitcoin Block

DoorDash confirms data breach impacting users’ phone numbers and physical addresses TechCrunch

🚚 TRAFFICKING

Human trafficking soars in blue city as gangs, highways fuel ‘perfect storm’ of child exploitation Fox 

'In the Amazon, protection is spiritual': Defying coca lords and loggers in the Amazon BBC

Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers ICIJ

DEA shows off 1.7M counterfeit pills in Colorado's largest single fentanyl seizure CBS

“I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.” —Winston Churchill

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