The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Iran, Oman said nearing deal splitting Hormuz control and revenue from 'fees' between them
  Guatemala issues 'danger' alert after Fuego volcano erupts
  BP profit more than doubles as President Trump blasts Big Oil for ‘making too much money’
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Live updates: Spokane, Washington wildfires; arson arrest made in connection to Old Trails Fire
  Idaho authorities search for motive in mass shooting that killed 3, hurt 7
  SpaceX In "Final Stages" Of Securing New Massive Rocket Launch Site In Louisiana
• China: China Ministry of Natural Resources Establishes Program to Fortify Infrastructure against Impact of Future Landslides and Floods
  Chinese military unveils AI system to plan and coordinate mass air strikes
  Landslide death toll rises in China's Gansu Province as heavy rains continue
• Russia: Russia says seven killed as Ukrainian drone hits crowded Russian beach
  Finland restricts Gulf of Finland air and sea traffic as precaution against stray Ukrainian drones targeting Russia
  Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill at least six, spark fire at Wildberries warehouses
• United Kingdom: London records first dry month in 150 years
  Spanish Opposition Leaders Accuse PM Sánchez of lying about Immigrants returning to Morocco
  
• India: India-China border trade resumes after 6 years; first batch of 16 traders flagged off for Tibet
  India explicitly rejects global net zero movement
  
• France: France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village
  2 killed when firefighting helicopters collide while battling Europe’s wildfires
  
• Germany: Logistical Nightmare Unfolds As Rhine Plunges Toward Record Low
  
  
• South Korea: Seoul braces for heatwave sweeping South Korea as death toll reaches 16
  South Korea's total fertility rate seen recovering to 0.9 range for first time in 7 years
  
• Canada: Canada wildfires grow, put more than 5K under evacuation orders in past 24 hours
  
  
• South and Central America: Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes reaches 6125
  As Colombia prepares for presidential inauguration, outgoing leader doubles down on fraud claims
  AI cheating scandal shakes UNAM, Mexico's top university
• Saudi Arabia Millions join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid regional tensions and fears of US-Iran escalation
  
  
• Israel: Israeli Finance Minister Requests Netanyahu Approve Three Jewish Settlements In Gaza
  Palestine weekly: Israel kills dozens in Gaza after Hamas disarmament deal
  
• Continental Africa: Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes Egypt, shaking felt in Cairo
  Sudan army drone strike kills 35 at Darfur court, rights group says
  

• White House:
  White House Statement: Under President Trump, U.S. Factories Expand at Fastest Clip in More Than Four Years
  White House: Establishing the President’s Military Spouse Commission to advise and assist the President on policies that affect military spouses and families
  President Zelenskyy asks President Trump for help on Starlink for strikes inside Russia
• State Department:
  Secretary Rubio's Call with Paraguayan President Peña - United States Department of State
  Zelenskiy dismisses Ukraine's ambassador to US
  US ambassador to NATO believes agreement on joint production of interceptors for Patriot systems is unlikely before winter
• Dept of War (DoW):
  US used 2,000-pound bomb in strike on Iran’s southern Island
  Largest Pacific Joint Maritime Exercise Successfully Concludes
  Marine Expeditionary Unit Transits Panama Canal
• Justice (DOJ):
  Justice Department Files Record 25 Denaturalization Cases Against Naturalized Criminals Including Attempted Murderers, Spousal Abusers, and Child Sex Offenders
  Justice Department Sues Montgomery County, MD for Violating Supreme Court's Wolford Decision permiting law-abiding citizens from possessing firearms in daily life
  
• Treasury:
  Secretary Bessent ready to repeat joint yen intervention, urges bigger Fed backstop
  
  
• HHS:
  SAMHSA Awards $73.2 Million for Mental Health Treatment and Suicide Prevention Programs
  Secretary Kennedy Launches The Real Food Show to Inspire Americans to Cook Healthy, Affordable Meals at Home
  
• Commerce:
  U.S. Bans Imports Of AI Humanoid Robots To Protect Americans From A Massive Trojan Horse Invasion
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  States challenging executive order on mail-in voting ask justices to leave in place limits on its implementation
  
  

• Treasury yields are broadly flat as investors mull uncertainty around peace talks
  Iron Ore Below $100 As UBS Warns "Fundamentals Are Deteriorating"
  

• Stargazers to observe Perseid meteor shower on Tuesday night — astronomers
  US company’s AI lets Ukraine’s cheap kamikaze drones track targets on their own
  NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay
• New Images Provide the Best Evidence Yet That Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Does, Indeed, Have a Long-Theorized Stellar Companion
  
  

• AI-generated label becomes mandatory in the EU for companies
  Telegram Briefly Removed From Apple’s App Store Over Alleged Child Sexual Abuse Content
  AWS is helping vibe-coding startup Superblocks, and the implications are big

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