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• World at Large: Mexico Responding to Shooting at Teotihuacán Pyramids Threatening 2026 World Cup Tourist Security
  Gunman shoots several tourists at historic pyramids in Mexico
  China To Import Record Amount Of US Ethane As Iran War Chokes Off Naphtha, LPG Supplies
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Virginia Voters Approve Democratic Redistricting Map, Giving Party Midterm Boost
  Southern Poverty Law Center Indicted By US DoJ For Fraudulently Funding KKK & Other Extremist Groups
  
• China: Chinese navy brushes past Okinawa islands after Japanese transit in Taiwan Strait; Beijing condemns Japanese leaders' Yasukuni Shrine visits and arms export policy shift
  China's imports of chipmaking equipment from Malaysia and Singapore rose sharply in 2025 to surpass those from the US
  U.S. seizes Iran‑bound cargo ship after multiple stops in China, spotlighting suspected dual‑use supply route
• Russia: Russia claims control of 1,700 sq km of Ukrainian territory so far this year, advancing toward Donbas fortress belt
  Russia's Tuapse Refinery Attacked 2nd Time In Days, While Battling Oil Spill Into Black Sea
  
• United Kingdom: UK inflation rate rises to 3.3% in March after Iran war pushes up fuel prices
  UK Unemployment rate unexpectedly falls as fewer students look for work
  
• France: France pushes for EU jet fuel crisis plan
  
  
• Germany: Russia to halt Kazakhstan’s oil flows to Germany via Druzhba pipeline starting May 1
  
  
• Japan: Cross-party lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine; Japan eases defense export rules shifting away from post-WWII pacifism policy
  
  
• Spain: Services strain in Spain to respond as PM Pedro Sánchez’s socialist government opened the floodgates on mass imigrant regularization program
  Spain approves plan to ease housing crisis and grants legal status to ~500,000 undocumented migrants
  
• South Korea: South Korean fighter jets collided due to pilots snapping pictures (report); economic ripples from Iran war
  
  
• Canada: Canada's Prime Minister Doubles Down On Militant Anti-US Rhetoric
  
  
• Australia: Sweeping NDIS overhaul to remove up to 160,000+ participants and save $35 billion; private health changes for over-65s
  Australia’s food system under severe strain as climate change, floods, and fuel shortages converge
  
• Israel: Israel marks 78th Independence Day amid ongoing regional conflicts and ceasefire extensions
  
  
• Continental Africa: Report reveals Colombian mercenaries and UAE role backing Sudan's RSF; Pope Leo XIV visits Equatorial Guinea urging justice
  Ukraine Seeks To Import African Migrants To Fill Labor Shortage After 100s Of 1000s Dead Or Wounded At The Front
  

• White House:
  Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Issues Presidential Determination to Support U.S. Air Force Jet Fighter Training Operations
  Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Grid Infrastructure, Equipment, and Supply Chain Capacity
  
• State Department:
  PEPFAR Data Release to Report Effectiveness of US work to combat HIV Worldwide  - United States Department of State
  Facilitating U.S. Business Investment for Caribbean Port Development - United States Department of State
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  US, Philippines Launch Their 'Biggest Ever' Balikatan Drills With Large Japanese Contingent
  Space Force’s 15-year vision calls for more personnel, simulators and survivability
  Anduril, HD Hyundai expand partnership with first autonomous surface vessel in production
• Treasury:
  Treasury sanctions 14 individuals, entities, and aircraft across Iran, Türkiye, and UAE for procuring/transporting missile and UAV components for Iran
  
  
• HHS:
  RFK Jr. testifies on Trump’s HHS budget request, states prior workforce cuts caused no service problems, and announces hiring back ~12,000 employees
  USDA, US Army Break Ground On Texas Facility To Combat Flesh-Eating Parasite Spread
  
• Energy:
  TNC Plans New South Carolina Reactor
  
  
• Commerce:
  Commerce Department’s FY2027 budget proposal would halt work on the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) while developing a new operating/financial structure
  
  
• Senate:
  Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Heads Into High‑Stakes Confirmation Hearing With Senate Scrutiny Intensifying
  
  
• House:
  Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress to avoid formal punishment after House Ethics Committee found 25 violations (campaign finance/ethics rules
  Robots Made in America: Advancing U.S. Leadership in Manufacturing and Automation
  
• Supreme Court:
  Court appears skeptical of right to jury trial in FCC proceedings
  April 22 (Bondi v. Lau / Blanche v. Lau), addressing rights of lawful permanent residents accused of certain crimes and removal proceeding
  Supreme Court will hear religious liberty case on Catholic preschools and LGBTQ families

• Global stocks have recouped Iran war losses to hit fresh records — but the shadow of Mideast conflict still looms
  Adobe is betting a quarter of its value against the so-called SaaSpocalypse
  

• Scientists discover hidden “master switch” driving skin cancer growth and immune escape
  These California bees are beating a killer that’s wiping out colonies | ScienceDaily
  Mozilla: Anthropic's Mythos found 271 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 150

• Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models
  
  

• Nearly 1 In 4 Americans Over 65 Are Still Working
  Deezer says AI song uploads have nearly overtaken human music
  

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