The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Iran Halts All Petrochem Exports While Official Signals Compromise Strait Passage Opening, As Negotiators Cite 'Progress'
  New Hungarian Prime Minister Says Borders Will Remain Shut To Immigrants
  Student kills nine in Turkey's second school shooting in two days
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: President Trump Hints at War’s End as Hormuz Standoff Chokes Oil Flows
  US Hormuz blockade puts China, India in crosshairs as U.S. pressure on Iran spills over
  
• Russia: Russia offers China energy lifeline as the Iran war strangles global supply
  Russian missiles and drones bombard Ukraine in hourslong attack, killing at least 16
  Russia Reports - Internet shutdown in Iran exceeds 47 days
• United Kingdom: UK prepares for food shortages in worst case scenario as Iran war continues
  Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds
  Rolls-Royce 470-Megawatt Nuclear Reactors To Power 3 Million UK Homes For 60 Years
• Germany: Germany Accelerates Kamikaze Drone Stockpiling With Rheinmetall Deal
  
  
• Italy: Italy's Anti-Israel Opposition Declares 'Victory' After Meloni Suspends Defense Pact
  
  
• South Korea: North Korea boosting ability to manufacture nuclear arms, IAEA chief warns
  
  
• Australia: Western Australia Establishes Strategic Fuel Reserve
  Australia's Qantas To Cut Domestic Flights Amid Fuel Price Surge
  
• Israel: Israel Reports that US Briefs Israel Every Day On Iran
  
  

• White House:
  Presidential Permit: Authorizing Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to Operate and Maintain Three Existing Pipeline Facilities at Pembina County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
  President Trump's Blockade May Be Proving Effective against Iran - to the Dismay of European Powers
  Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Releases Documents Alleging Obama Administration Manufactured Intelligence to Undermine Trump
• State Department:
  Meeting Between the Governments of the United States, Lebanon, and Israel - United States Department of State
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  New Army MV-75 tilt-rotor assault aircraft named ‘Cheyenne II’ to 101st Combat Aviation Brigade in 2027
  B-21 Raider accelerates delivery of long-range strike capability
  
• Treasury:
  Bessent Says US Won’t Extend Oil Waivers On Russia, Iran Amid Strait Of Hormuz Tensions
  U.S. banks may soon collect citizenship data from customers
  
• Senate:
  US Senate War Powers Vote To Reign-in Military Action Toward Iran Fails Again
  Senate Democrats warn of ‘serious consequences’ from decision upholding DOJ firings
  
• House:
  Swalwell Resigns From Congress After Fresh Rape Allegation And Corroborating Campaign Records
  Tony Gonzales, a Texas Congressman, Says He Will Resign
  Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indicted for stealing $5 million in FEMA disaster relief funds
• Supreme Court:
  Stakes high as supreme court set to rule on law involving Monsanto’s weed-killing pesticide
  Court to contemplate SEC’s use of disgorgement in securities enforcement
  Justices to hear argument on right to jury trial in FCC proceedings

• TSMC posts record profits on continued AI demand
  Oil stabilises at $95/bbl, ASML posts top and bottom line beat, Q2 revenue guide underwhelms
  Anthropic’s rise is giving some OpenAI investors second thoughts

• Ukraine’s military robot surge aims to offset drone risks to humans
  
  

• Manhattan Judge Rules AI chatbot chats ruled not protected by attorney-client privilege
  Anthropic's AI downgrade stings power users
  Open Source Military Radar Plans Appear Online

• Colombia Plans to Euthanize Dozens of 'Cocaine Hippos,' Descendants of Animals Brought by Notorious Drug Trafficker Pablo Escobar
  Speculation Explodes Following Disappearance Of 10th Expert With UFO And Nuclear Secrets
  

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