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• World at Large: Netanyahu announces negotiations with Lebanon after U.S. pressure
  Hormuz Hope Sparks Stocks' Longest Win Streak In 6 Months; Bonds, Bullion, & Bitcoin Bid
  Kuwait blames Iran for drone strike, Iran denies responsibility
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: USPS to suspend pension contributions, seeks 4-cent stamp price hike
  Indiana Suspends Gas Sales Tax Amid US–Iran War
  VP Vance Says Brussels' Attempt To Sway Hungarian Vote Is "Worst Foreign Election Interference He's Ever Seen"
• China: World's First' Humanoid Robot For Real Household Chores Launched With 16-Hour Battery
  China Produces "Baby Shahed" Kamikaze Drones For $500
  Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader he has ‘full confidence’ in two sides uniting
• Russia: Ukraine intensifies attacks on Kherson Region using drones made in Europe — governor
  NATO Secretary General unable to protect alliance — Russian presidential envoy
  Russian drone operators kill over 30 Ukrainian troops in DPR in past two days
• United Kingdom: Iran conflict must be 'line in sand' to build more resilient UK, Starmer says
  Britain to call for toll-free Strait of Hormuz, says Lebanon must be part of Iran ceasefire
  
• Germany: EU air regulator extends restrictions for flights to Middle East until April 24
  Germany Restricts Emigration To Prevent Young Men From Escaping The Military Draft
  Polish MEP Sounds Alarm Over EU's Planned Expansion Of Powers For Europol
• Canada: Canada Liberal Interests Advance Bill That Could Criminalize Quoting The Bible As Hate Speech
  
  
• South and Central America: Venezuela’s Latest GDP Report
  
  
• Israel: Israel Lifts Restrictions At Jerusalem Holy Sites, Ben Gurion Airport Fully Reopened, Normalcy Returns
  Israel denounces truce mediator Pakistan after its defense minister calls Israel 'curse for humanity, cancerous'
  

• White House:
  Federal Budget Law Triggers Routine 2027 Sequestration Order, Requiring Modest Reductions to Non‑Exempt Discretionary Spending
  No Draft, But Big Change: U.S. to Automatically Register Young Men for Selective Service Starting December 2026
  Federal Health Insurers Asked to Submit Monthly Service Use and Cost Data to OPM – Privacy Concerns Raised
• State Department:
  Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with NATO Secretary General Rutte - United States Department of State
  Joint Statement on the U.S.-North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue - United States Department of State
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Pentagon Seeks Stunning 243x Budget Surge For Drone Warfare Unit As Eurasian Wars Reshape Combat
  Airmen Launch Remotely Operated Weapon Station Course in Turkey
  Epic Fury Quelled for Now, Objectives Accomplished, U.S. Forces Remain Ready
• Justice (DOJ):
  FBI arrests ex-Fort Bragg employee over alleged classified leak to journalist
  
  
• Treasury:
  Treasury & Fed Sound Alarm: Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Poses Major Cyber Risk to Banks
  
  
• Senate:
  US Senate to vote on resolution to curb President's Iran war powers
  
  
• House:
  Republicans block Democrats’ push to curb President's war powers over Iran | House of Representatives
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Supreme Court declines to block lower court ruling in election dispute on political speech
  Supreme Court Vacates Steve Bannon's Contempt of Congress Conviction
  

• Outpaced by the US, China’s military places selective bets on artificial intelligence
  Brent +3%, bourses primed for a flat open as markets weigh potential ceasefire breaches
  Ukraine Turns To Middle East As U.S. And EU Aid Slows Amid Iran War

• This new chip survives 1300°F (700°C) and could change AI forever
  Orion helium leak no threat to Artemis II reentry, but will require redesign
  Indoor Testing Facilities available at the NASA Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex (NUARC)
• Meteorologists Warn About Super El Nino Event
  
  

• N. Korean Hackers Spread 1,700 Malicious Packages Across npm, PyPI, Go, Rust
  Florida AG to probe OpenAI, alleging possible connection to FSU shooting
  WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

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