The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Hormuz Sees 15 Ships Transit In 24 Hours As Two Tankers With Qatari LNG Make Sudden U-Turn
  Intelligence head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in strike
  EU Parliament Shocks Brussels: Chat Surveillance Rejected, Deportation Centers Approved
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Third Order Effects Begin: U.S. Airlines Hike Bag Fees As Jet Fuel Prices Spike
  Trump vows Iran will be 'living in Hell' by Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz deadline missed
  
• China: Chinese AI helping Iran target US forces with 'incredible precision'
  
  
• Russia: Russia Reports: Pipeline sabotage aimed to disrupt gas supplies to Hungary before elections
  Ukrainian military used UAV to attack dry cargo ship that sank in Sea of Azov - governor
  
• India: India turns to Iran for oil and gas after 7-year hiatus, signaling limits to U.S. tilt
  
  
• Germany: All German Men Aged 17-45 Must Now Obtain Army Approval For Trips Abroad Lasting Over 3 Months
  
  
• Japan: Japan to strengthen Pacific Ocean defense system
  
  
• South Korea: Yahoo Reports: South Korea says 'credible intelligence' indicates North Korean leader's daughter is successor
  
  
• Australia: Fiji cruise ship runs aground after hitting reef near 'Cast Away island'
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Qatar LNG Vessels U-Turn After Attempt to Pass Through Hormuz
  Hormuz Tracker: Iraq-Linked Oil Tanker Exits Hormuz Via Iran
  Global Plastics Supply Chains Further Pressured As Abu Dhabi Petrochemicals Plant "Suspended" After Attack

• White House:
  Golden Dome, ships and missiles top White House $1.5 trillion defense budget proposals
  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):
  The US Navy brought a ‘one-of-a-kind’ laser weapon back from the dead
  U.S., Partner Nations Complete Antisubmarine Warfare Exercise
  
• Energy:
  DOE FY27 Budget Requests $45 Billion in Nuclear Funding
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Court seems sympathetic to death-row inmate’s attempt to challenge racial discrimination in jury selection
  Supreme Court appears likely to side against President on birthright citizenship
  Supreme Court issues statement that Justice Alito was hospitalized approximately two weeks ago

• "Unprecedented" Withdrawal Requests Now Hitting Private Credit
  Charles Schwab Is Gearing Up to Offer Bitcoin, Ethereum Spot Trading
  Can orbital data centers help justify a massive valuation for SpaceX?

• Tech companies are trying to neuter Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law
  
  

• FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users—Do Not Install These Apps (CapCut, Temu, SHEIN, Lemon8, …)
  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
  

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