The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: OPEC+ agrees to hike oil output, warns of slow recovery after attacks
  At least four people killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine
  How downed F-15 US airman was rescued inside Iran
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Third Order Effects Begin: U.S. Airlines Hike Bag Fees As Jet Fuel Prices Spike | ZeroHedge
  FBI Issues Public Alert On Americans Using Foreign Apps
  Gov DeSantis Signs Florida SAVE Act Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Voters
• China: America Dependent On Chinese Electrical Parts For AI Build-Out
  Chinese firms market Iran war intelligence ‘exposing’ U.S. forces
  
• Russia: Ukrainian military used UAV to attack dry cargo ship that sank in Sea of Azov - governor
  Ship in Azov Sea in Russia Hit By Kyiv as Sides Swap Attacks
  No casualties among Russian citizens after strike near Bushehr NPP — embassy
• United Kingdom: UK pension age starts rising to 67 - here's how much you get and when
  
  
• France: Cuba begins prisoner release after mass pardon: over 2000 immates released
  
  
• Germany: All German Men Aged 17-45 Must Now Obtain Army Approval For Trips Abroad Lasting Over 3 Months
  
  
• Japan: Second Japan-linked ship passes through Strait of Hormuz
  
  
• Australia: Fiji cruise ship runs aground after hitting reef near 'Cast Away island'
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Global Plastics Supply Chains Further Pressured As Abu Dhabi Petrochemicals Plant "Suspended" After Attack
  
  

• White House:
  Urgent National Action to Save College Sports
  Liberating the Department of Homeland Security From the Ruthless Shutdown for Political Leverage
  
• State Department:
  Secretary Rubio Revokes Green Cards of Foreign Nationals with Ties to Iranian Terror Regime - United States Department of State
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Pentagon, Boeing agree to triple PAC-3 seeker production
  U.S., Partner Nations Complete Antisubmarine Warfare Exercise
  
• DHS:
  President Trump unveils plan to privatize TSA in major shift after security line chaos
  
  
• Energy:
  DOE FY27 Budget Requests $45 Billion in Nuclear Funding
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Supreme Court issues statement that Justice Alito was hospitalized approximately two weeks ago
  Court seems sympathetic to death-row inmate’s attempt to challenge racial discrimination in jury selection
  Supreme Court appears likely to side against Trump on birthright citizenship

• "Unprecedented" Withdrawal Requests Now Hitting Private Credit
  Dated Brent Oil Price Surges Above $140, Highest Level Since 2008
  Boeing Shares Soar On US Deal To Triple Patriot Seeker Output

• President Trump proposes steep cut to NASA budget as astronauts head for the Moon
  NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch
  

• The World's Longest Outdoor Escalator Just Opened in China. Riding the 3,000-Foot-Long System to the Top Takes More Than 20 Minutes
  Micro AI Sentry Guns May Be Next Layer Of Defense For Data Centers Against Kamikaze Drones
  Hackers Are Posting the Claude Code Leak With Bonus Malware

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