The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Oil back below USD 100/bbl as reporting suggests US and Iran eyeing talks
  Hungary PM Election of Péter Magyar Shifts Hungary Toward EU Over External Pressures
  
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: U.S. military kills 2 men in another alleged drug boat strike in eastern Pacific
  Super Typhoon Sinlaku nears Guam and Northern Marianas
  
• China: Trump threatens 50% tariffs on China as report suggests plans for arms shipment to Iran
  US-Sanctioned Tanker Signaling Chinese Ownerships Test US Blockade With Hormuz Crossing
  China calls U.S. blockade 'dangerous and irresponsible'
• Russia: Russia-Ukraine exchange accusations of violating an Orthodox Easter ceasefire, with peace talks stalled
  
  
• United Kingdom: Petrol Shortage in Britain Becoming Increasingly Desperate
  
  
• France: France Plans €10 Billion Push To Cut Reliance On Gas and Oil
  
  
• Germany: Rapes In Germany Soar To Nearly 14,000 Cases In 2025, Migrants Vastly Overrepresented
  
  
• Japan: Japan to restrict power banks on flights from April 24
  Japan freezes visa applications for foreign restaurant workers
  
• Spain: Spanish government approves amnesty programme for undocumented immigrants
  
  
• South Korea: North Korea Tests Strategic Cruise & Anti‑Ship Missiles From New Destroyer
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Reportedly "Pressing" US To Drop Iran Port Blockade Plan
  
  

• White House:
  President Trump States Pope Leo ‘Terrible For Foreign Policy’ After Pope's Iran War Criticism
  
  
• State Department:
  Secretary Rubio Terminates Green Cards of Foreign Nationals Tied to Infamous Iranian Regime Propagandist - United States Department of State
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  US Navy to blockade Strait of Hormuz ‘effective immediately,’
  US military begins clearing Strait of Hormuz,
  Pentagon, FAA sign agreement on deploying anti-drone laser system near Mexico
• Justice (DOJ):
  Medicaid fraud at Minnesota autism centers was said to be rampant. Two people have been charged.
  
  
• DHS:
  DHS plans major intel shake-up, but its intelligence office would still be overseen by the nation’s spy chief
  
  
• Treasury:
  Treasury, IRS Propose Rules For 1 Percent Remittance Tax On Some Money Sent To Foreign Countries
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  April 21: Consolidated telecom cases involving the FCC and AT&T/Verizon.
  April 20: Sripetch v. SEC and T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.
  

• 7-Eleven will close 600 stores this year — to prepare for massive makeover
  European markets rise on hopes that Iran peace talks can resume
  Q1 Earnings Preview: All About Mag7 As Just 2 Companies Account For Half Of EPS Growth

• Scientists just watched Alzheimer’s damage happen in real time
  
  

• CIA employees will get AI 'coworkers'—and eventually run teams of AI agents, deputy says
  Google shoehorned Rust into Pixel 10 modem to make legacy code safer
  

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