The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: UN starts evacuating 11,000 stranded sailors from Strait of Hormuz
  Secretary Rubio: Iran will not be allowed to charge tolls in Strait of Hormuz under any final deal
  US authorizes Iranian oil sales amid talks on final peace deal
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: TSA seizes more than 300 drones at World Cup events; violators face federal charges
  Congress passes war powers measure for first time, breaking with President Trump over Iran
  California's sky-high electricity prices tied to data centers
• China: China Now Leads World Submarine Construction - Naval News
  Taiwan staging quick response drill against possible Chinese invasion
  
• Russia: Ukraine Reports Mass Drone Assault Hits Orenburg Gas Megaplant 1,500 km From Ukraine
  Half of Crimea Left Without Power After Overnight Explosions
  Russian Communist Leader Says Confiscating Trillions in Private Bank Deposits Could Be Used for Economy
• United Kingdom: German opposition AfD calls on Merz to follow UK’s Starmer and step down
  About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year
  
• India: Chinese EV makers are shut out of India - but their tech isn't
  12 Indians among 13 killed in explosion at factory in Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar: Officials
  
• France: France reports first Ebola case after doctor returning from DR Congo tests positive | World News | Sky News
  At least 18 dead in France as much of Europe grapples with extreme heat
  Forty drown in France as people seek relief from Europe's heatwave
• Germany: Defense stocks plummet on report Germany is scrapping warships; Rheinmetall stock down 13%
  
  
• Japan: Japanese company workers detained in China, possibly over rare earths
  Japan joins the global craze to field interceptor drones
  North Korea’s Kim unveils plans for new warships and nuclear-armed navy
• South Korea: North Korea commissions largest-ever warship
  Ukraine sees improved accuracy of N. Korean missile used by Russia
  
• Canada: Alleged Attempted Montreal mass shooting leaves officer, civilian and suspect dead
  
  
• Australia: Third Australian H5 bird flu case confirmed in SA, another suspected WA case
  Australia withholds climate fund reports over risk of diplomatic ‘damage’
  
• Saudi Arabia One dead, eight injured in stampede in Jordan as fans watched World Cup match, says Jordan News Agency
  Iran Makes Moves to Assert Control Over the Strait of Hormuz
  

• White House:
  White House Unveils President Trump’s America First Resilience Strategy
  OMB Advances Revolutionary FAR Overhaul with Formal Publication of Regulatory Changes
  White House drastically shortens deadline for dropping quantum-vulnerable crypto
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• Dept of War (DoW):
  US Army Designates 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific) Headquarters marking integration of land tactics into multi domain ops
  Possible New Era in Warfare: Downed US pilot reported seeing Iranian drones swarm in ‘jellyfish’ formation
  US Army tests autonomous boats during Philippine exercise
• DHS:
  DHS Proposes To Increase Citizenship Application Fees By 80%
  
  
• Energy:
  Trump Admin Kicks Off American Nuclear Renaissance With $17.5 Billion Loan Program For Reactor Projects
  
  
• Commerce:
  Lutnick Eyes Crackdown On Chinese Humanoid Robots
  USDA reports three new cases of screwworm, bringing total to 15
  
• Senate:
  Senator Rand Paul Issues First Subpoena Of Long Senate Career — For Tony Fauci
  Fauci Summoned To Testify Before Powerful Senate Committee In July
  Senate passes landmark housing affordability bill after bipartisan breakthrough
• Supreme Court:
  US Supreme Court restores conviction in 1979 Etan Patz missing-child case
  Federal judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit challenging L.A.'s sanctuary city ordinance
  

• Brent falls below $76, notching its lowest level since day before U.S.-Iran war
  (25) Walmart to buy Vibe.co in further bet on connected TV
  Michael Burry sees a $3 trillion problem with SpaceX

• Scientists May Have Discovered the Origins of the Euphrates River, Which Helped Nurture Some of the Earliest Known Civilizations
  
  

• Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world's fastest
  Italy's Leonardo, Baykar tout in-flight control of Kizilelma drone from a M-346 jet trainer
  Some A380s grounded amid emergency inspections for wing spar cracks

• See for yourself: shipping through the strait in real time
  
  

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