The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain report attacks despite Iran-US ceasefire
  Oil prices plunge on agreement to reopen Strait of Hormuz
  Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Suspect in custody amid massive 6-Alarm Kimberly-Clark warehouse fire in Ontario, California
  President Trump, Secretary Hegseth, CJCS Caine Laud Successful Rescue of Downed Airmen in Iran
  Amazon strikes deal with USPS that maintains 80% of package volume
• China: Cheng Li-wun: Taiwan opposition Kuomintang leader visits China for expected meeting with Xi Jinping
  Taiwan opposition chief arrives for China 'peace' mission as president calls for talks
  
• Russia: Ukraine, Russia kill three civilians each in tit-for-tat drone attacks
  Russia Ferries 175 Russian Nuclear Scientists Out Of Iran Via Land Border With Armenia
  
• France: France's Debt Spiral: Tax Hikes Mask A Looming Crisis
  
  
• Germany: Germany's 67-Point Climate Plan
  Bundesbank Chief Reveals Germany's Mounting Debt Problem
  
• Japan: Japanese bond rout continues, taking 10-year yields to a 27-year high
  
  
• Australia: Ben Roberts-Smith: Australia’s most decorated soldier arrested over alleged war crimes
  
  
• Israel: Turkish Police Clash with Gunmen Near Israeli Consulate, NTV Reports
  Israel says Iran ceasefire does not include Lebanon
  One assailant killed, two wounded after shooting outside Istanbul's Israeli consulate

• White House:
  Effects of Stablecoin Yield Prohibition on Bank Lending
  ICYMI: President Trump Congratulates Artemis II Crew on Making History
  President warns traitorous media leak on missing pilot could lead to jail time
• State Department:
  Charting a New Phase of Trump Administration's America First Global Health Strategy in Asia, Beginning with Cambodia - United States Department of State
  Special Envoy Gor Hosts Meeting of the U.S.-Uzbekistan Business Investment Council - United States Department of State
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  RQ-180 Spy Drone Reappears Again In Greece As Larissa Air Base Backs U.S. Recon Ops
  The US set up an airfield inside Iran to rescue the F-15 airman. Marines just practiced building one
  Joint Task Force Commits Over $600 Million to Procure New Counter-UAS Capability
• Justice (DOJ):
  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Announces Establishment of National Fraud Enforcement Division | United States Department of Justice
  Crypto scams top 2025 FBI Internet Crime Report list of online financial fraud schemes
  
• Supreme Court:
  Court allows Steve Bannon to move forward on dismissal of criminal charges against him
  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

• ASML shares fall after proposed U.S. export curbs target an already fragile China market
  Oil prices fall as Iran agrees to reopen Strait of Hormuz during ceasefire
  Exxon and Shell reveal production hit from Iran war

• Intel is going all-in on advanced chip packaging
  Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored
  NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 ISS Resupply Mission Overview
• US Scientists Crack Superconductor Code - Zero Energy Loss Moves Closer To Reality
  Artemis II crew capture new photo of far side of the moon
  

• China Introduces Pistol-Like Coil-Gun Based On Electromagnetic-Launch Systems
  The U.S. fighter jet was downed in Iran by a shoulder-fired missile
  GoPro is cutting 23 percent of its workforce

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