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June 04, 2026
DOJ Charges Two NIH Researchers with 'Conspiracy to Smuggle' Monkey Pox Virus Into US
WORLD
World at Large:
Israel and Lebanon agree on ceasefire framework in US-led talks
Iran Issues 4-Stage Proposal For Deal With US, After Most Intense Overnight Clashes Since April
Switzerland to follow EU on migrant return centres abroad
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
United States:
New World screwworm case detected in Texas calf, threatening U.S. cattle
LA Mayor Karen Bass wins primary despite alleged mishandling of fires
Musk’s soon-to-be-trillionaire status brings political attacks
China:
China bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers after they visited Taiwan
China Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary
New Mystery Submarine Signals China’s Rapid Undersea Expansion
Russia:
Russia condemns US attempts to use proxy forces to fuel arms race in Asia-Pacific — MFA
Putin's Economic Forum Opens Under Heavy Ukrainian Drone Attack, With Candace Owens & Trump Official In Attendance
Aeromax Group showcases B-200 unmanned cargo helicopter at exhibition in Moscow
United Kingdom:
MI5 warns Chinese spies using job websites to target government staff
UK government condemns violence at protest over fumbled handling of teen's stabbing death
Welsh Police Officers Ordered To Log Anti-Islam Comments In Chilling Free Speech Crackdown
India:
Kerala’s UDF govt requests CBI probe into controversial death of Kannur ADM Naveen Babu
Russia Looks to Indian Market to Fill 800,000 Vacancies in Crippled Construction Sector
Delhi hotel fire LIVE: At least 21 people killed, several foreigners among those dead
Germany:
Swiss voters look set to reject plan to limit population at 10 million, poll shows
Japan:
Pakistan Inaugurates Mosque In Japan. Tokyo Says It's 'Illegal'
Taiwan considers armed robot dogs to guard against China
Fuji Media’s real estate unit attracts ¥1 trillion bids
Italy:
Four migrant workers reportedly burned alive in their car in attack in Italy
South Korea:
Kim says North Korea more than doubled nuclear material production capacity
Canada:
Former prime minister Harper to make the case for a united Canada ahead of Alberta secession referendum
Canada formally requests renewal of USMCA North American free trade pact
Alberta premier warns separation could cost $400B. Separatists, economists and Brexit scholars have thoughts
Australia:
PM says Australia has 'ideological disagreement' with Trump administration after US reveals anti-slavery tariff
Continental Africa:
US Formally Rejects Somaliland Sovereignty In Blow To Israel
Ebola Burial Team Attacked as 11 Patients Flee Care in Congo
Rooftop Solar helps South Africa pass one year without loadshedding
UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT
White House:
President Trump Tells Aides He Won’t Resume All-Out War With Iran Unless U.S. Troops Are Killed
President Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models
President Trump Names Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence
State Department:
Secretary Rubio Reports: "We are not examining Turkey’s re-entry into the F-35 program"
Deputy Secretary Landau's Meeting with Foreign Minister Todd of Guyana
Opposite Of Drawdown: US Mulls Expanding Nuclear Weapons Deployments In Europe
Dept of War (DoW):
US tells Europe, Canada to boost NATO air and naval forces
US Special Ops Fields Caliber-Swapping MK24 Rifle For 7.62 Combat And 6.5 Range
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 Conducts Multicommand Counter-UAS Qualification
Justice (DOJ):
Monkeypox arrests: DOJ charges two researchers with 'conspiracy to smuggle' virus Into US
DHS:
President Donald J. Trump Strengthens Customs Enforcement
DHS Highlights Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested in Sanctuary New Jersey in the Last Week Amid Leftist Smears Against ICE
Feds Seize Over A Ton Of Cocaine At Massive US-Mexico Drug-Smuggling Tunnel
Treasury:
Economic Fury Targets Iran's Largest Digital Asset Exchange for Terror Finance and Sanctions Evasion
HHS:
HHS Unveils Sweeping Plan to Combat Lyme Disease and Advance Treatment
Flesh-eating screwworm detected 25 miles from U.S. border, USDA says
Energy:
US Govt. Lab Launches Advanced Battery Lab To Help Power Grid
House:
Secretary of State Marco Rubio Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee
Supreme Court:
Supreme Court Boulder case considers protection of federalism
ECONOMY & MARKETS
SpaceX says it’s worth $1.75tn as it targets largest stock market debut
Quantinuum raises $1.68 billion in IPO that seeks to give quantum computing more street cred
Samsung Joins Blue-State Exodus, Moves U.S. HQ From New Jersey To Texas
SCIENCE
Flesh-eating screwworm infection confirmed in South Texas, USDA says
Microsoft's Project Solara is an Android OS designed for agents instead of apps
TECH & SECURITY
AI to double data centre power and water consumption by 2030, UN researchers say
Skydweller Solar Aircraft Project Lives On After Loss Of Prototype
Amazon develops a warehouse robot with which workers can speak
ODDS & ENDS
Lost WWII submarine discovered off the coast of Japan
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