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Trump says he’ll send new weapons to Ukraine. The decision to send additional weapons comes after Trump spoke separately last week with both Russian President Putin and Zelensky. CNN

UK sanctions Russian weapons bosses for role in Ukraine war Independent 

EU to impose 'toughest' sanctions on Russia in coordination with U.S. senators KI

🔥 TOP STORIES

Mexican authorities seize nearly 4 million gallons of stolen fuel AP

Beware of Bert: New ransomware group targets healthcare, tech firms Record

Hamas Places Bounties on American Aid Workers, Demands UNRWA Returns Free Beacon

A Victory for American Victims of Terror City Journal 

Trump claims he struck side deal with Skydance for additional $16M in ‘60 Minutes’ settlement Independent

Monzo fined $2M by UK regulator for inadequate financial crime controls Reuters

Brazilian police arrest IT worker over $100M cyber theft Record

U.S. to remove Syria's HTS from list of foreign terror groups BBC

The West Can’t Survive the Sanctions It Needs to Deter China Diplomat

Final Three Members Charged in Prolific Chinese Laundering Scheme Plead Guilty DOJ 

UN adopts resolution on Afghanistan's Taliban rule over US objections AP

🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Lavrov Names Sanctions Relief and Return of Frozen Assets as Preconditions for Ukraine Ceasefire MT

Sanctions? No big deal, say middle-class Russian couple Japan Times 

TikTok recruits senior UK privacy regulator as it battles fine and investigation Record 

Sacked Russian transport minister found dead in his car with gunshot wound Reuters 

Chinese company launches appeal after Ottawa orders shutdown over national security concerns Globe & Mail 

Russian Gold Mining Tycoon Barred From Leaving Country Amid Nationalization Efforts MT

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

U.S. Secret Service Quietly Becomes a Leading Crypto Cop as Digital Fraud Soars CoinDesk 

US Appeals Court allows battle over Tornado Cash sanctions to come to an end Block

What Are Tokenized Stocks? Your Complete Guide To Digital Equities Forbes 

M&S cyber attackers may have worked with Asia-based DragonForce Independent

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

South Africa eyes removal from money laundering ‘grey list’ FT 

How DEI Bureaucrats Control University Hiring City Journal

3 mayors arrested in southern Turkey as part of crackdown on opposition AP

In Peru, criminal gangs are targeting schools in poor neighborhoods for extortion NPR

Using AI to go after health care fraud Politico

🚚 TRAFFICKING

DOJ, FBI conclude Epstein had no "client list," died by suicide Axios 

The damned normality in Sinaloa El Pais

‘Cabo 64,’ primary instigator of cartel violence in Tijuana, arrested FOX 

Latest ‘Tiger King’ twist finds ‘Doc’ Antle facing possible prison sentence for animal trafficking AP

California, 17 other states challenge ‘suspicionless’ stops by masked ICE agents in L.A. LAT

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