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• World at Large: EU Joins U.S. Sanctions on Iran as South Korea Weighs Hormuz Deployment
  Nepal-Tibet flash flood: Two workers pulled alive from hydropower tunnel nine days after disaster
  Canada assesses risks to imports after India raid finds fake labels on food products
• Security Blocs & Alliances: IMF Reports: BRICS Overtakes G7 in Economic Output
  NATO Scrambles Fighter Jets After Drones Enter Two Nations On Same Night
  Arctic Shield: 400 Soldiers From 11 NATO Nations to Exercise Defending Greenland
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: US hits Cuba with new sanctions as crises multiply
  DOJ says states must report undocumented immigrants or lose federal funds
  Florida Governor DeSantis bans Flock cameras from state highways, warns against 'digital surveillance
• China: China Maps South China Sea Floor At Twice The Resolution Of Global Models
  Chinese Refiners Pay Record Premiums For Russian ESPO Crude
  
• Russia: Russia Burned Down Huge Coca-Cola Plant Near Kyiv—A Clear Signal to US, Zelenskyy Says
  Russia, China develop LNG project in Arctic — Russian deputy premier
  Russia ready to discuss new atomic energy projects with China — deputy premier
• United Kingdom: Argentina to impose sanctions on oil drilling off Falklands, Javier Milei confirms
  U.K. confirms Iran fired two missiles at British-American base
  UK asserts 'unshakeable' Falklands commitment after Milei presses claim
• Germany: Arson attack at Rohde & Schwarz: LKA suspects attempted attack
  Germany hails Israeli LORA missile after secret naval test, eyes Russia deterrence
  
• Japan: Indonesia battling wildfires as smoke haze spreads as far as the Philippines
  Japan proceeds toward full lifting of ban on imports of fresh potatoes from U.S.
  
• Spain: Tens of thousands in Spain protest Ceuta border crisis
  
  
• South Korea: South Korea prepares for military deployment in Strait of Hormuz
  South Korea reviewing military options for Hormuz, no decision made, official says
  South Korea hastens relocations of government offices outside of Seoul to lessen the capital’s dominance
• Australia: Falkland Islands latest: 'The Falklands are our future,' says Milei - as Argentinian president announces sanctions
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Oman quietly rejects Iran plan for Strait of Hormuz
  Qatar And UAE Turn To Rare LNG Ship Transfers As Hormuz Crisis Drags On
  
• Israel: Israel expanding presence in Lebanon, officials say, as BBC visits occupied areas
  Israel PM Indicates Toppling Iran Is Israel's 'Central Mission, Within Reach'
  EU remains divided over trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements

• White House:
  President Trump avoids backing UK over Falklands, saying Britain 'not there to help' in Iran
  President Trump predicts that Chicago 'will die' in response to escalating violence
  Congressional Bill H.R. 6500 Signed into Law providing continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies
• State Department:
  US Department of State Responding to the Murillo-Ortega Dictatorship’s Legislative Sham to Rig Nicaragua’s Elections
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Pentagon makes testosterone screening mandatory for U.S. service members effective immediately
  Naval Warfare Center Showcases Unmanned Refueling at Sea
  Iran Says US Strikes Killed 18, Including Four at a Wedding
• Justice (DOJ):
  DOJ Adds Walmart, Costco, Amazon To Beef Price Probe
  U.S. journalist sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent for China
  
• DHS:
  DHS Secretary Mullin's plane made emergency landing after engine failure
  ICE Arrests More Than 120 Illegal Immigrants At Memphis Nightclub
  
• Treasury:
  US Treasury Announces the Quantum-Readiness Task Force  to strengthen cryptographic protections for sensitive data, critical infrastructure, and digital economy
  
  
• HHS:
  HHS Convenes Leaders at the Live Real Life Symposium to Address Harms of Screen Use in Children
  
  
• Senate:
  Speculation rages as Senate Leader McConnell’s absence approaches shocking 3 month 'milestone'
  Sen. Thom Tillis calls for President Trump to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
  
• House:
  US Congress rejects constitutional amendment to restrict Supreme Court size
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  
  
  

• Iran’s Foreign Trade Drops 35% as Food Inflation Hits 128%
  Adobe just announced its next CEO. Here’s why its stock is dropping.
  OpenAI Hits Back at Apple Lawsuit Claiming It Stole Trade Secrets

• How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts
  China-Linked Hackers Hid In Cisco Routers, Stole Administrator Credentials
  Asian LNG Prices Surge To Highest Since 2022 As Iran War Escalates

• Fossilized tissue reveals largest known T. rex died from broken rib
  Archaeologists Discover a 4,000-Year-Old Tomb With a False Door at Egypt's Ancient Saqqara Necropolis
  

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