The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Colombia searches for its missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100
  U.S. reaffirms grip on Hormuz blockade, turning away 55 ships as talks stall
  Iran, Holding Firm to Hormuz, Pushes for Return to June MOU
• Security Blocs & Alliances: Moscow accuses Romania of providing military support to Ukraine, points to Giurgiulești port: "NATO is moving closer to direct confrontation with Russia"
  Joint Statement from Australia-Philippines Defence Ministers' Meeting
  Germany, Norway and Canada start 212CD submarine planning with TKMS, moving NATO Arctic cooperation towards contract talks
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against New York, Connecticut, and Vermont Challenging State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens
  Lake Mead sits within ten feet of shutting down most of Hoover Dam's turbines
  Arizona, California Score Separate Court Wins Over Election Rules
• China: Taiwan scales up drone production after studying Ukraine’s battlefield experience
  China Media Reports: Discovery of almost 1,000 weapons in Indonesian school fuels safety fears
  Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai
• Russia: Ukraine Drone Swarm Hits Russia: 450+ UAVs Target 16 Regions, 12 Killed in Tatarstan Strike
  Russia Rejects ‘Freeze’ in Ukraine War Without Putin’s Demands Being Met
  Poland's Conservatives Propose Deporting Unemployed Ukrainian Men Of Military Age
• India: Protesting job aspirants face water cannons as they march to Jharkhand Assembly
  Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes in reduced third phase amid unrest
  
• Germany: Germany Expels More Than 80 Russian Diplomats Over Alleged Intelligence Activities
  
  
• Japan: Yen Stabilizes After Intervention Gains Fade as Australian Dollar Reaches Eight-Week High
  Singapore revises its annual growth forecast sharply higher on AI-related boost
  Japan successfully launches H3 rocket with Michibiki satellite
• Italy: Mount Etna Eruption Forces Catania Airport to Halt Arrivals
  
  
• South Korea: Ukraine war briefing: North Korea sending 50,000 troops to Russia
  North Korea’s hackers using AI for attacks, cybersecurity firm says
  
• Canada: Canadian Government approves assistance to help B.C. fire evacuees with shelter
  
  
• Australia: Lockheed Martin Partners With Australian Submarine Agency on Combat Systems Integration for Virginia-Class Flee
  Australia and Vietnam Deepen Strategic Partnership
  Australian rare earth miner surges after U.S. Department of War investment
• South and Central America: Puerto Rico Imposes 48-Hour Water Shutoffs as Drought Worsens
  Peru confirms 459 citizens were recruited into Russia’s army, with 11 dead and 114 missing
  
• Israel: Colombia’s far-right government recognizes Israeli claim over Golan Heights
  Netanyahu rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan in rare public break with Trump
  Jerusalem Post Reports: Benjamin Netanyahu told Jared Kushner Israel will give Trump's Gaza plan a chance
• Continental Africa: Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC
  Mass graves found in Sudan’s El Kurmuk after town recaptured from RSF
  

• White House:
  President Trump Delivers Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans
  Statement from President Trump on Appellate Court Judges Ruling Against White House Construction
  President Trump says oil supermajors are making too much money.
• State Department:
  State Department Revokes More Than 175,000 Visas
  Diplomatic Security Leads Investigation Resulting in Guilty Plea for Threats Against Secretary of State Marco Rubio
  US rejects China’s ongoing attempts to enforce “national nature reserve” at Scarborough Reef and deny Filipino fishermen access to their traditional fishing ground
• Dept of War (DoW):
  20 Warships Near Iran': US' Hormuz Warning Amid US "Semi-Negotiations"
  U.S., Moroccan Forces Leverage Africa's Multidomain Experimentation Center
  DoW Secretary Hegseth Renames Joint Base Charleston to Honor Late Sen. Lindsey Graham
• Justice (DOJ):
  Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay Over $46M to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Schemes"
  Justice Department Secures Agreement with Connecticut Children's to End Pediatric Gender-Affirming Care
  
• Supreme Court:
  President Trump signs new birthright citizenship order, ballroom dispute likely headed to Supreme Court
  
  

• Nvidia teams with Wall Street firms to help finance $500 billion for AI infrastructure
  Berkshire Hathaway spending its nearly $400 billion in cash for buyback
  U.S. stock futures flat as investors await inflation data, grapple with more Iran uncertainty

• These furry moths smell with their wings
  With new open models, Meta pitches another reboot of its struggling AI strategy
  

• China’s AI crackdown breaks up thousands of virtual relationships
  Russia accelerates Rassvet satellite network deployment as Ukraine assesses Starlink like risks
  Broadcom (AVGO) Pairs AI Chip Boom With A Software Security Push

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