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• World at Large: President Trump and Iran's President Pezeshkian Sign Memorandum to End War Ahead of Schedule
  Five IDF soldiers wounded in Hezbollah drone strike
  Finland tears up nuclear weapons ban in NATO shift
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Average U.S. Gasoline Price Falls Below $4 for First Time in Months
  President Trump and world leaders joined by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google at G7
  US Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Trump's First-Term Tariff On China
• China: Hong Kong to Launch China Bond Futures to Promote Yuan
  China's Alibaba Unveils AI Brains Designed To Power The Next Generation Of Robots
  Chinese authorities arrest UC Berkeley alumnus and academic on suspicion of espionage
• Russia: Russia welcomes agreement to end US-Iran conflict
  Creative industries' contribution to Russia's GDP rises to 4.2% — PM Mishustin
  Moscow region governor says 16 people were injured in big Ukrainian drone attack
• United Kingdom: Russian warship fires warning shots at UK yacht in English Channel
  
  
• France: Politicians in Europe call on Albania to stop construction project linked to Jared Kushner
  
  
• Germany: Germany's Anti-immigration AfD Party Jumps To Record 9-Point Lead Over CDU In Latest Poll
  
  
• Japan: Japan ramping up defence is 'critical' to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC
  Japan and South Korea mull regular aircraft refueling support
  
• South Korea: South Korea Restores KF-21 Boramae Fighter Production After Presidential Intervention as Indo-Pacific Airpower Race Intensifies - Defence Security Asia
  
  
• Canada: Mark Carney says deal makes conflict ‘worth it’
  ‘Australians were purposely trying to drink us dry’: Vancouver bar on World Cup profit win
  
• South and Central America: Brazil President Lula says President Trump must 'stay out' of Brazil elections
  Venezuela signs deal with US energy giant to rebuild energy grid
  
• Saudi Arabia Tehran says it will charge ships in strait of Hormuz after 60 days; US-Iran presidents sign peace deal
  Barnacle Scrapers Cash In As Persian Gulf Shipping Bottleneck Eases
  
• Continental Africa: DRC’s Ebola outbreak may be worst ever, Africa CDC says
  
  

• White House:
  Trump Administration Reports Success with Blow to Antifa Terrorist Network
  US And Iran Sign MOU Deal Ahead Of Schedule
  President Trump thanks China's Chairman Xi, Russia's President Putin for being 'neutral' in Iran war
• State Department:
  United States Announces More than $240 Million in Assistance to Catholic Relief Services to Address Global Humanitarian Needs
  Ukraine Included in New $1B US Humanitarian Aid Package
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  President Trump ‘reaffirms’ pledge to send 5,000 troops to Poland
  Drone Dominance Program Receives First Order, Gauntlet II Gets Underway
  USV Swarm Demonstrates Maritime Security Capabilities During Exercise Salaknib 26
• Justice (DOJ):
  San Diego Resident Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Hamas
  
  
• Senate:
  Senate Passes Secure America Act Funding Border Security
  
  
• House:
  House Advances Legislation on Child Exploitation Prevention
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on geofencing, months after similar case in Minnesota
  Haitians in Ohio with temporary protected status prepare for upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision
  

• Intel shares rally as Trump says company will build chips for Apple in the U.S.
  Tim Cook says RAM expenses are "unsustainable"; and Apple is going to raise prices
  Hawkish Fed spurs USD, energy softens amid US-Iran virtual MoU signing

• Superconductivity breakthrough could unlock ultra-efficient electronics
  
  
• Satellite images show 10 places where water is disappearing globally
  
  

• NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX
  
  

• Scientists Discover a New Species of 'Walking' Shark in Papua New Guinea. They Suspect It's at Risk of Going Extinct
  Archaeologists Unearth Hundreds of Artifacts at Fort Ticonderoga, the Site of America's First Offensive Victory of the Revolutionary War
  ‘Fireworks’ spotted in stellar explosion 15 million light-years away

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