The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Iran's chief negotiator accuses President Trump of 'theater diplomacy' with Hormuz traffic near standstill
  Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman won’t fully reopen strait
  Europe Hesitates as US Pushes to Provide Coalition of Naval Escorts Through Hormuz
• SECURITY BLOCS & ALLIANCES: U.S. Intel Finds Putin Could Test NATO’s Resolve With Limited Incursion
  Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan forge new defence pact amid US-Iran tensions
  Ten Nations Join Ukraine’s FREYJA Anti-Ballistic Shield Initiative
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Senate Panel Holds Dr. Fauci in Contempt of Congress for Refusing to Answer Questions on GOF Research Despite Extraordinary Immunity
  Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after bungling confirmation hearing
  DSA candidate Will Lawrence wins Dem nomination in battleground MI-7 district
• Russia: Soyuz-2 rocket complex prepared for launch campaign at Vostochny spaceport
  Russia Rolls Back Fuel Quality Standards to Quell Domestic Shortages
  Russia seizing homes in occupied Ukraine
• United Kingdom: Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
  Woman Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Four Men With a Pair of Scissors
  
• India: India Test-Fires 4,000KM Agni-4 Nuclear Missile, Strengthening Deterrence Against China Amid Indo-Pacific Missile Buildup - Defence Security Asia
  Pakistan restricts international media reporting
  Google’s $15 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns
• France: France's new law aims to shield consumers from intrusive calls
  
  
• Germany: Central Europe sees record temperatures as heatwave continues
  US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects in the US
  
• Japan: Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights
  Japanese prime minister vows to maintain non-nuclear status
  
• South Korea: Missile launched by North Korea was short-range — Seoul
  Seoul says North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward Sea of Japan — agency
  
• Canada: Canada ready to ‘get tougher’ if U.S. trade deal isn’t reached before deadline, Carney says
  
  
• Australia: Australian aviation team pulls off 'extraordinary' midwinter rescue of US expeditioner in Antarctica
  
  
• South and Central America: Petrobras profit jumps 80%, tops estimates on Iran war-driven oil rally
  Mexico Bans Fracking In Key Shale Basin
  Venezuelans Rage as Blackouts Intensify
• Saudi Arabia Iraq-Syria Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz Could Be Revived Within 3 Years
  
  
• Continental Africa: EAEU intends to negotiate free trade zone with African countries
  
  

• White House:
  White House: President Donald J. Trump Executive Order Ends Birth Tourism and Protects the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
  White House: Ending Birth Tourism
  Trump declines Ukraine's request for additional Patriot missiles, Financial Times reports
• State Department:
  Welcoming Talks in Caracas to Advance Venezuela’s Political Transition - United States Department of State
  United States Announces Historic $2 Billion in Health and Humanitarian Assistance to Faith-Based Organizations
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Marines Make History With First Attack Drone Live-Fire Series in South Korea
  Northcom Prepares Deployment to Support Wildfire Suppression
  Southcom Establishes Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere
• Senate:
  Fauci Contempt Resolution Passes, Sen Paul Officially Delivers Letters to Prosecute Fauci to the DOJ
  
  
• House:
  Scandal Leaves North Carolina G.O.P. With No Candidate and Little Time
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Judge Says Updated National Firearms Act Violates Constitution
  
  

• Solar stocks shine after US extends China tariffs to polysilicon products
  
  

• AI used to create viruses not found in nature for first time
  Organ donation group accused of trying to take living man's organs faces shutdown
  Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers
• SpaceX rocket slams into the moon
  
  

• Ranking the Best Smart Glasses: Meta, Viture, & More (2026)
  Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in ruling on public nuisance to teen mental health
  

• Why Does Antarctica's Blood Falls Spew Ruby Red Water? Microbes Offer New Clues About the Geologic Feature's Ancient Origins
  Florida Python Challenge winner slayed 96 snakes
  

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