The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Spain Deploys Military After Thousands of Migrants Overwhelm Border Enclave, at Least 9 Dead
  Russian missile destroys US firm’s Kyiv drone factory
  Ten climbers led by renowned Nepali mountaineer ‘missing’ on Pakistan peak
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Nevada wildfire still burning out of control near secretive Area 51
  US launches 'heavy' strikes on Iran after attempted attack on American troops
  US hits multiple targets in Iran as IRGC pledges retaliation
• China: Southwest China landslide death toll rises to 51 as search and rescue continues
  Chinese helium power generating turbine test facility completes hot testing
  China to send rocket launchers to Iran
• Russia: Spain summons Italian ambassador over Schengen remarks
  Russia Reports: Fifteen drones attack Penza logistics center, injuring four people
  Children among eight dead in Russian strikes, Ukraine officials say
• United Kingdom: Satellite images show impact of heatwaves and drought on UK landscape
  UK Regulator Targets Data-Center Land-Grab On The Power Grid
  
• India: India Supreme Court agrees to July 31 hearing in Senthilbalaji's appeal against denial of pre-arrest bail
  
  
• France: Tens of thousands of French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home
  
  
• Germany: German Federal Government Reveals Germany's Migrant Crime Crisis Exploding
  
  
• Japan: Death toll from southwestern Japan quake climbs to 34 as rescuers again search damaged mall
  Families sleep in cars after homes destroyed in Japan earthquake
  South Korea reviews near-shootdown of U.S. military drone near North Korean border
• South Korea: Korean Stocks Surge by Record 18% as AI Trade Optimism Rebounds
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Saudi Arabia 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:
  Presidential Permit: Authorizing Cameron County, Texas, To Own, Operate, and Maintain the Brownsville and Matamoros Bridge in Brownsville, Texas
  Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials
  White House Reports: Crime Plummets to Another Historic Low Under President Trump
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• Dept of War (DoW):
  U.S., U.K. Air Forces Conduct Fighter Weapons Certification During Exercise Combat Archer
  Fort Rucker's Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course Ramps Up Tactical Drone Training
  
• Justice (DOJ):
  Cocaine Valued At Roughly $20 Million Seized From Truck At US Border
  
  
• Senate:
  US Senate rejects bid to rein in Trump’s authority over Iran war
  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
  

• Apple stockpiles inventory as it braces for ‘significant supply constraints’
  Global gold production hits record 966 tons in Q2 — WGC
  Toyota sales fall for fifth month on Iran turmoil and China

• 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
  Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission

• LinkedIn Won’t Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year
  Tim Cook hints at iCloud Plus tier for AI power users
  Apple's iPhone and Mac sales keep growing despite RAM shortages

• Montana man hikes out of mountains after getting impaled by trekking pole
  A Strange, Never-Before-Seen Cancer Seems to Be Spreading Among Catfish in a New England Lake
  Chilean mummies prove Europeans brought smallpox to the Americas

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