The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: UAE will leave OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel
  Japanese Crude Supertanker Manages Hormuz Exit in War First
  Iran has offered the United States a new proposal to end its control over the Strait of Hormuz"
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: FBI raids over 20 Minneapolis locations in Minnesota fraud Investigation
  DOJ gets indictment against former FBI director James Comey
  US Congressmen call for National Guard to address drone threat at World Cup
• China: Taiwan detects 10 sorties of Chinese aircraft, 11 PLAN vessels, 1 ship around its territory
  
  
• Russia: Six people killed as Russia and Ukraine launch strikes at each other
  Moldova supplies drones to Ukrainian army despite its neutral status — Russian ambassador
  Transfer of enriched uranium to Russia to help Iran reach agreement with US
• United Kingdom: Five takeaways from the King's historic address to Congress
  UK and US always find ways to 'come together', King to tell Congress
  King Charles; US visit: UK ambassador plays down 'special relationship'
• India: India secures deportation of alleged drug kingpin from Turkey
  Russia ships India’s fourth S-400 system, to be deployed by May end
  
• France: France urges citizens to leave 'extremely volatile' Mali 'as soon as possible'
  
  
• Germany: Germany launches €35-billion military space program
  Germany suspects Russia is behind Signal phishing
  
• Japan: Three dissents at BOJ policy board meeting suggest hawkishness ahead
  
  
• Canada: Canada launches $25B sovereign wealth fund
  Carney unveils $18 billion Canadian government-owned investment fund
  Future of safe consumption uncertain in Regina amid overdoses, deaths
• Australia: Protesters storm stage before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at event
  Wong speech disrupted by Chinese officials attempting to remove Australian journalists
  
• Israel: Israelis Outraged After Govt Sent Vital Arrow Missiles To Germany Mid-Iran War
  Netanyahu orders army to respond as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire unravels
  IDF Chief Rebukes Commanders Over Looting, Misconduct, Vows to 'Reset the Army'
• Continental Africa: Mali defence minister killed in major weekend assault
  Putin, Araghchi hold talks as Mali war challenges Russia’s Africa Corps
  

• White House:
  First Lady Melania Trump Releases Details on the State Dinner with His Majesty King Charles the III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Majesty Queen Camilla
  First Lady Melania Trump Reinforces the Importance of Technology and Education with Her Majesty Queen Camilla
  White House: Democrats’ Unhinged Rhetoric Incited Third Assassination Attempt on President Trump
• State Department:
  United States Cuts Off Billions in Illicit Funding to Iranian Regime
  On the 40th Anniversary of the Chornobyl Disaster
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Pentagon Investigates Mystery Fire At UK Base Used For Bombing Iran
  Army Medic Leads Life-Saving Response After Bear Attack in Alaska
  Navy Commissions Submarine USS Idaho
• Justice (DOJ):
  Feds charge top Fauci aide with conspiracy to hide origins of COVID
  Civil Rights Division Sues Cloudera for Excluding U.S. Workers from Applying to High-Paying Technology Jobs
  James Comey indicted over allegedly threatening President Trump
• DHS:
  DHS Restores Illegal Alien to ICE's Most Wanted List After Alleged Killer Removed
  
  
• Treasury:
  US Treas Sec Bessent Anticipates IRGC Leaders Will Soon Face Uprising Over Coming 'Gasoline Shortages Next'
  
  
• HHS:
  RFK Jr.'s New Autism Committee Issues First Proposals
  FDA Approves First-Ever Gene Therapy for Treatment of Genetic Hearing Loss Under National Priority Voucher Program
  
• DOT:
  Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Delivers on Promise to Drive Down Costs to Rebuild Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge
  
  
• Energy:
  Trump Administration Keeps Colorado Coal Plant Open to Ensure Affordable, Reliable and Secure Power in Colorado
  
  
• Commerce:
  Trump Administration Announces the Creation of the USDA Office of Seafood
  FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Kimmel "Glow of an Expecting Widow" joke offends President's Family
  Joint Announcement on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment
• Interior:
  Interior Announces Two Historic Agreements to Promote Affordable, Reliable Energy Production in the United States
  
  
• Senate:
  Senate Begins Roll Call Vote on Cloture for ATF Director Nominee Robert Cekada
  
  
• House:
  Republican Lawmakers Move On Legislation To Build And Fund Trump's $400 Million Ballroom
  US House Republicans to modify Senate-passed DHS funding bill, courting delay
  
• Supreme Court:
  Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Falun Gong Lawsuit Against Tech Company
  Revisions to the Rules of the Court"
  In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory

• Lilly to acquire Ajax Therapeutics to advance outcomes for patients with myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera
  Can Meta make money on AI beyond consumer ads? That’s a big question going into earnings.
  U.A.E. is leaving OPEC but will still need to exercise caution as it increases oil production

• Using Generative AI To Predict Mental Health Treatment Success And Psychotherapeutic Trajectories
  Eleven cancers on the rise in young people - scientists find first clue why it's happening
  Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days
• Whale carried by barge out of German waters after weeks stranded on coast (photos)
  
  

• Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’
  Microsoft Office can now be controlled with Logitech’s MX Creative Console
  

• ‘Encouraging’: Global rainforest loss slows in 2025 after record year
  We’re still recovering from losing the woolly mammoth
  

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