The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Venezuelans Search for Survivors With the Only Help Available: Foreign Teams
  President Trump again threatens Iran with annihilation as Kuwait and Bahrain report attacks
  Families calling out to loved ones trapped in rubble by Venezuela quakes
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: 30,000 Infected in Mexico, US and Mexico inaugurate sterile fly plant in Chiapas in cross-border screwworm fight
  President Trump Signs Regenerative Agriculture Order To Boost Food Supply
  U.S. strikes Iran after US accuses Tehran of ceasefire violation in Strait of Hormuz
• China: Plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest building; damage reported
  
  
• Russia: Mayor of Zaporozhye nuke plant host city dismisses evacuation reports
  Zelensky Confirms Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries in Krasnodar and Yaroslavl Regions
  Serbia’s Vučić to resign, opening path to early elections amid political tensions
• United Kingdom: Mahmood announces new refugee sponsorship route into UK
  UK Parents Face Five-Year Jail Terms For Questioning Their Child's Gender 'Transition'
  Vatican accuses EU of double standards on war
• India: Bangladesh Gets $1 Billion World Bank Fertilizer, Food Loans
  
  
• France: Record heatwave grips Europe as France warns death toll set to rise
  New Caledonia election tests territory's future after unrest and deadlock
  Eleven dead after plane carrying skydivers crashes in France: Nurses participating in 'introductory sky jump' believed to be among victims | Daily Mail Online
• Germany: Germany considers compulsory conscription to counter Russian threat
  Denmark: Trial for Quran burning kicks off in Bornholm
  
• South Korea: (2nd LD) S. Korea, Japan agree to continue defense exchanges, cooperation, including in AI
  South Korea plans to train entire military as "drone warriors"
  Indonesia Abandons KF-21 Co-Production in Strategic Shockwave as Jakarta Turns to Direct Fighter Purchase from South Korea
• Canada: Beijing's Trojan Horse Rolls Into Canada: National Security Expert Warns Carney's Chinese EV Deals Embeds Sabotage Risk
  
  
• Australia: Australia to double penalty for social media ban breaches to $99m as tech giants accused of ‘not doing enough’
  
  
• South and Central America: Help Venezuela From Abroad: Cash Donations Matter Most Right Now
  Trump-Backed Colombian President-Elect Gives Guerrillas "One Month To Surrender" As Socialist Era Ends
  Venezuela’s Economy Was On the Rise. Then the Earthquakes Struck.
• Saudi Arabia Iraqi officials, including lawmakers, arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid
  Tehran Retaliates Against Bahrain, Kuwait After US Bombing Campaign Along Iranian Coast | ZeroHedge
  West Asia war LIVE: Bahrain accuses Iran of launching a drone attack targeting the island kingdom
• Israel: Israeli gov't votes to recognize Armenian Genocide
  After New York Elections, Israelis Fear Further Rupture in U.S.-Israeli Relationship
  In Small Step, Israel Agrees to Withdrawal From Two Areas in Lebanon
• Continental Africa: Uganda’s military chief orders shutdown of two media outlets
  
  

• White House:
  S. 1003 Signed into Law - "Lulu's Law," requires the FCC to permit Emergency Alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack
  President Trump Expands Critical Minerals Push With Army Bases
  
• State Department:
  Donald Trump to visit India 'early next year', says US secretary of state Marco Rubio
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Southern Command Moves Quickly to Support Venezuela Earthquake Relief
  Joint Task Force Southern Border Conducts Medevac in Arizona Mountains
  Southern Command Moves Quickly to Support Venezuela Earthquake Relief
• Justice (DOJ):
  Former U.S. National Security Advisor John R. Bolton, II Pleads Guilty to Violating the Espionage Act
  DOJ Finds USDA Preferences For 'Socially Disadvantaged' Farmers Discriminatory
  Virginia School District Sued Over Concealing Student 'Gender Transitions' From Parents
• HHS:
  US SNAP Payment-Error-Rate Hits High Of 10.62%
  
  
• Commerce:
  Apple seeks approval to buy chips from blacklisted Chinese company
  U.S. government gives Anthropic green light for limited re-release of Mythos 5
  
• Supreme Court:
  DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Approve No-Bond Immigration Detention Policy
  President Trump’s America First Agenda Scores Major Supreme Court Win on TPS Termination
  

• SpaceX will join Nasdaq-100
  FTC gives Elon Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh
  

• NASA Tests New Refuel Device for Future In-Space Refueling Missions
  Partners, NASA Ready for June Launch of Swift Boost Mission
  Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI
• NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious concerns for ocean health'
  Capacitor Frenzy: The Latest AI Bottleneck Trade Makes Memory Look Like Child's Play
  

• The memory shortage shaking Apple and Microsoft is 'existential crisis' for smaller players
  Apple Wants To Buy Memory From China As Soaring Chip Prices Spark Inflation Shock
  Why Venezuela’s Second Earthquake Was So Damaging to Buildings

• Disney’s Parks Revamp Includes Aquatic Robots, Star Wars Food-Truck Droids
  
  

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