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August 02, 2026
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
WORLD
World at Large:
President Trump cancels planned attack on Iran, saying he reached an agreement over the 'perimeters of a deal'
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran
22 EU Leaders Demand "Immediate Action" As the Possiblity of Weaponized Migrant Invasion Raises Fear Of Hybrid Warfare
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
United States:
North Carolina Police Officer Arrested For Alleged Illegal Use Of Flock Cameras
Disease Caused By Cyclospora Parasite Now In 45 States: CDC
Collision Next Week: Spent SpaceX Rocket Set To Slam Into Moon
China:
China's Commerce Ministry denies US accusation of forced labour in Xinjiang
Iranian attack on Chinese company building kills worker in northern Kuwait
Memory-Chip Crunch Hits Smartphone Demand Across China
Russia:
Bomb Kills Three, Injures 21 at Restaurant on Moscow’s Kudrinskaya Square
Zelensky says Ukraine has run out of interceptors as Russia hits Kyiv
Russia Confirms It Has Attacked Over 80 Vessels In The Black Sea In July Alone
France:
Europe’s wildfire crisis fractures as Greece evacuates and France guards megafire scar
France’s Macron Deploys Troops, Aircraft and Drones to the Border With Spain, Vows To Help Socialist Sánchez With the Migrant Invasion of Ceuta
Japan:
Japan Aims to Rebuild 2-5 Nuclear Reactors by 2040s
Italy:
Meloni’s push to revive nuclear power runs into obstacles
Italy Suspends Schengen Travel Agreement With Spain After Horrifying Ceuta Invasion
South Korea:
South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5°C
North Korea says NATO fuel plan shows alliance preparing for war
Australia:
Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire
Australian electric vehicle sales more than double since outbreak of war in Iran
South and Central America:
Indigenous groups oppose Milei plan to open Argentina to foreign buyers
Colombia's government blames National Liberation Army for attack on police base
Israel:
Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in
Continental Africa:
Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus
Fighting erupts in Ethiopia's Tigray
UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT
White House:
Executive Order: To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition from Imports of Quartz Surface Products
White House Reports: President Trump Hosts Historic Cabinet Meeting at Camp David
State Department:
U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme
US embassies urge citizens to 'consider departing' Middle East
Dept of War (DoW):
Oregon Guard Aircrews Support State Wildfire Response
US Withdraws Troops, Patriot Batteries From Northern Iraq Amid Iranian Attacks
Submarine USS Minnesota Completes First Forward-Deployment
HHS:
Referring to GLP Drugs as "Fat Shots" President Trump EO Promises Affordablity
Supreme Court:
Deadline passes for Supreme Court to reconsider birthright citizenship
ECONOMY & MARKETS
J.P. Morgan drops Fed rate bombshell over Warsh, inflation
German carmakers flood jobs market with managers after wielding axe
SCIENCE
The plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA's Swift mission
TECH & SECURITY
Wichita Man Sues City To Rip Out Its 200-Camera Flock Dragnet
Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps
SpaceXAI Says It Will Take A Year To Fully Remove Unpermitted Gas Turbines From Its Mississippi Data Center
ODDS & ENDS
7 peculiar pets in history: From a beer-drinking elk to the Pope’s elephant
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