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• World at Large: IMF Chief Georgieva Warns Global Economy Unprepared for Frequent Shocks
  Asia’s stock markets dive amid Iran-Israel conflict, Wall Street jitters
  Scientists claim Russian satellites have been causing GPS disruption across Europe
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Texas Concerned with Blackout Risk Rises As ERCOT Flags Boston-Sized Data Center Loads Tripping Offline
  At least 12 shot near festival in Toledo, Ohio, police searching for suspects
  US To Tighten Rule Regarding Nonprofits Paying Excessive Executive Compensation
• China: Security law update to 'clarify' power of HK leader to certify any criminal act as a national security case
  China has launched a special maritime operation near Taiwan
  
• Russia: Eurozone records sharpest fuel sales decline since 2023
  Putin cites global economic shift as OPEC+ keeps steady pace of oil output
  Ukraine, Russia trade fire as Zelenskyy allies back call for direct talks
• United Kingdom: UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement
  European leaders and Zelenskyy outline five conditions for peace between Ukraine and Russia
  UK Replaces Churchill On Banknotes with Little Animals
• India: India's Fertility Rate Drops Below Replacement Level for First Time
  
  
• France: European leaders ready to support ceasefire talks between Ukraine, Russia
  NATO jet shoots down drone violating EU state's airspace
  France to test its own AI-powered battlefield command in June NATO exercise
• Japan: Buildings Collapse After 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Philippines; Tsunami Warnings Issued
  Goldman-backed Go prices Japan’s biggest 2026 IPO at upper end
  
• South Korea: North Korea calls US denuclearization push 'anachronistic dream'
  South Korea Unveils Measures to Stem Won Slide, Curb Speculation
  
• Canada: Canada fighter jets: Carney eyeing larger fleet, sources say
  
  
• South and Central America: Colombia's outgoing president Gustavo Petro accuses US of intervening in his country's election
  
  
• Israel: Four houses in West Bank damaged in direct hit as Iran launches waves of attacks
  Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis ban Israeli ships from Red Sea
  One killed, several wounded in suspected terror attack in central Israel
• Continental Africa: South Africa rolls out new preventive HIV shot in 'major turning point'
  Nigeria: Hundreds of kidnapped women, children freed from Boko Haram jihadists
  

• White House:
  Presidential Message on the Anniversary of D-Day
  President Trump Demands Israel and Iran ‘Immediately Stop Shooting’ as Fresh Strikes Imperil Ceasefire
  
• State Department:
  US considers buying Chagos Islands including Diego Garcia
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  House panel votes to reinstate non-Confederate base names and adopt ‘Department of War’
  Pentagon Officially Removes 180 Faiths From Military Religion List
  Chairman of Joint Chiefs makes first official visit to post-Maduro Venezuela
• Justice (DOJ):
  Ex-CIA Official Accused Of Inventing Secret Spy Program To Amass $40 Million Gold Hoard
  FBI Fires Analysts Who Drafted Controversial Anti-Catholic Memo
  
• HHS:
  Baby botulism outbreak: FDA doesn't yet know cause—or how to prevent it
  
  
• Senate:
  U.S. Senate passes $70 billion ICE funding, fails to ban Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
  
  
• House:
  Ukraine aid package passes House
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  US Supreme Court poised to rule on gun laws and transgender athletes
  
  

• Korea "Black Monday": Kospi Halted For 20 Minutes After Crashing Almost 10%
  Oil Surges After Hostilities Between Iran and Israel Escalate
  Airline profits set to halve this year as fuel costs jump by $100 billion: IATA

• Google's New CAPTCHA Plans Will Create A Two-Tier Internet Only Accessible To Those With 'Approved' Devices
  Crude rallies as Iran retaliates over Israeli strikes on Beirut; Eurostoxx 50 -1.5%
  Meta secures hacked Instagram accounts as users claim its AI enabled the hackers

• A ‘mystery beetle’ is devouring North Carolina’s precious blueberries
  
  

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