The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Poland says Russian missile breaches NATO airspace
  Two Tankers Hit in Apparent Drone Strike in Egypt
  Iran launches surprise ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces in the Middle East
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: US launches 'heavy' strikes on Iran after attempted attack on American troops
  US hits multiple targets in Iran as IRGC pledges retaliation
  Texas Prepares for River Surges after Hard Rains
• China: China to send rocket launchers to Iran
  China warns of retaliation if US sticks with robot ban
  China To Arm Iran With Hundreds Of MANPADS Despite US Warnings
• Russia: Russia Reports: Fifteen drones attack Penza logistics center, injuring four people
  Children among eight dead in Russian strikes, Ukraine officials say
  Russia Reports: Ukraine admits failure to intercept any hypersonic missiles at night
• United Kingdom: UK Regulator Targets Data-Center Land-Grab On The Power Grid
  More than half of England in drought, Environment Agency declares
  
• India: India Supreme Court agrees to July 31 hearing in Senthilbalaji's appeal against denial of pre-arrest bail
  Remove posts with derogatory content ‘targeting constitutional heads’: Delhi Police write to X
  
• France: Tens of thousands of French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home
  
  
• Germany: German Federal Government Reveals Germany's Migrant Crime Crisis Exploding
  
  
• Japan: At least 13 killed in Japan earthquake as rescuers search for survivors in a ‘race against time’
  Japanese population drops below 120 million
  
• Canada: Canada has 'taken back control' of immigration touts PM Mark Carney
  Quebec Liberal Party leader Charles Milliard unveils economic plan
  Hikers evacuated from West Coast Trail as Parks Canada says parts are impassable
• Australia: Australia begins legal action against Telegram over alleged pro-terror material
  Elon Musk's X says Australia social media ban crackdown undermines international law
  
• Saudi Arabia Houthis Signal Red Sea Shipping Tolls In Mirror Image Of Iran's Hormuz Plan
  Saudi Arabia joins US in strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq
  Red Sea Redux: Saudis Call For 'Coalition Of The Willing' To Protect Shipping From Houthis
• Israel: BBC Reports: Israel building new land barriers in Gaza and displacing families
  
  
• Continental Africa: Death toll tops 1,500 in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history
  
  

• White House:
  White House Reports: Crime Plummets to Another Historic Low Under President Trump
  
  
• State Department:
  U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research - United States Department of State
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Fort Rucker's Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course Ramps Up Tactical Drone Training
  U.S., Partner Forces Conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
  
• HHS:
  Sixth death reported from Legionnaires' disease outbreak in NYC
  
  
• DOT:
  President Donald Trump announced a sweeping makeover of Dulles International Airport
  
  
• Energy:
  Energy Department Issues Emergency Order to Secure Power Grid in 17 US States
  
  
• Commerce:
  US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security
  FCC: Ban on Foreign-Made Robots Includes Robot Vacuums
  
• Senate:
  Despite Full Immunity, Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment in COVID-19 Senate Hearing, Leading to Consideration of Contempt Charges
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Trump administration, states urge justices to allow full implementation of executive order on mail-in voting
  Trump asks Supreme Court to hear appeal of $83.3 million defamation verdict against him
  

• Global gold production hits record 966 tons in Q2 — WGC
  Toyota sales fall for fifth month on Iran turmoil and China
  Meta Plunges After Capex Forecast Hiked Again, But Revenue Guidance Misses Bad

• China has built a 582-ton giant magnet to help its 'Artificial Sun' confine plasma hotter than 100 million°C
  Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission
  Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit

• LinkedIn Won’t Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year
  Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year
  The US is banning foreign robots

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