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Senate signals readiness to hit Russia with hard sanctions if peace deal fails. "The U.S. Senate stands ready to provide President Trump any economic leverage needed to keep Russia at the table to negotiate a just and lasting peace in Ukraine," Senator Thune said on X. Fox 

EU readies 19th Russia sanctions package for early September. Politico

Trump backs off threat of new Russia oil sanctions after summit. Axios

🔥 TOP STORIES

Dubai police shut down $25M pink diamond scam. Times

Treasury Sanctions Notorious Costa Rican Narcotraffickers. U.S. Treasury 

Son of Norway’s Crown Princess Indicted on Multiple Counts. AP

Lawmakers Move to Cut China’s Grip on Critical Minerals by Strengthening U.S. Supply-Chain Program. Semafor

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Newsmax Pays $67M to Settle Dominion Defamation Case. Los Angeles Times 

China moves to crack down on offshore tax evasion. Semafor

Brazil's top court rules US laws do not apply to its territory. RFI 

Workday says Salesforce-linked breach exposed contact data. BleepingComputer 

UN Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon Spends U.S. Taxpayer Money on Therapeutic Yoga Instruction. Free Beacon

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🚩 RUSSIA & CHINA

Russia’s Wartime Economy Shows New Strain. FT

Russia Network Fakes U.S. News Videos. Politico 

Why China Builds Faster — and the U.S. Gets Stuck in Court. Atlantic 

Russia’s Oil-Shipping Giant Sovcomflot Posts Loss Under U.S./EU Sanctions. MT

🔐 CRYPTO & CYBER

Treasury opens comments on the GENIUS Act stablecoin rules. U.S. Treasury

After the Monero attack, Dogecoin may be the next target. Cointelegraph 

PayPal breach exposed nearly 16M login credentials. Cybernews 

North Korea’s Lazarus Blamed for $23M UK Crypto Exchange Hack. CoinCentral

Google Says CRM Data Leak Fuels Phishing Risk for Gmail Users. PCWorld

💸 CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME

Maduro says mobilizing millions of militia after US 'threats' AFP 

Upstate NY adviser accused in $95M Ponzi scheme AP

Dismantling DOJ’s Tax Division would supercharge tax fraud. Hill

‘We are arresting the mayor right now, per the deputy attorney general’. Politico

🚚 TRAFFICKING

The Disappeared Children of Syria NYT 

Cartel boss ‘El Mayo’ to plead guilty in US. ABC 

ATF seizes dozens of firearms and drugs in Colorado, arrest TdA gang members in undercover operation CBS 

Mexico bets on Omar García Harfuch to take on cartels. Bloomberg

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