The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Saudi Arabia’s shutdown of key pipeline limits oil flow as Yemen hits back against Houthis
  Japan's Chubu Electric chiefs to resign over falsification of safety data used in regulatory reviews to restart nuclear reactors
  Search underway for about 130 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
• Security Blocs & Alliances: Euronews Reports: NATO's deterrence increasingly undermined by lack of response to Russian 'hybrid' attacks
  China's Chairman Xi proposes BRICS 'open-source AI zone for BRICS Countries
  Myanmar says U.N. envoy illegitimate ahead of credentials decision
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: OpenAI rules out IPO this year as Altman, Musk & Amodei warn AI is moving too fast
  Florida attorney general sues Netflix over ‘bait-and-switch’ on privacy for kids
  Memorial ceremonies take place in New York, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon
• China: German firms shift billions to China as US investment plummets
  China to raise visa fees sevenfold for Japanese visitors
  Iran obtained Chinese satellite images before deadly strike on US troops
• Russia: US Envoy reports Ukraine's refusal to give up territory to Russia stalls peace deal
  GFCN Chief Reports: World Faces Information Warfare Without Rules
  Russian Armed Forces strike infrastructure and two dry-cargo ships at Chernomorsk port
• United Kingdom: Reform receives record £36m donation from crypto billionaire
  US President Trump's call for united Ireland draws swift rejection from pro-British unionists
  Police probe £72 million donation to Reform UK
• India: India focused on four pillars at BRICS Summit : resilience, innovation, cooperation, sustainability, says PM Modi
  Villagers tie up telecom technician over 5G network outage in Fatehpur, six arrested
  Xi Jinping Lands In Delhi For BRICS Summit, First India Visit By Chinese President In 7 Years | Video
• France: France train derailment leaves at least 44 injured
  
  
• Germany: Voting under way in Sweden election that could see far right enter gov’t
  Known Russian spy was behind Leipzig drone attack
  
• Japan: U.S. women arrested over smuggling of $1 million worth of cannabis into Japan
  Bodies from charred Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire that killed at least 35
  
• South Korea: North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles toward sea, South Korea says | Reuters
  
  
• Canada: Canadians Feels The price of Diesel is Skyrocketing
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Saudi Oil Exports Face Heightened Threats After Attacks on Pipeline
  Iraq confirms attacks on Saudi pipeline originated from Iraqi territory and other Mideast news
  Mosque and homes damaged in Saudi Arabia after alleged Houthi strike
• Israel: Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in south Lebanon, triggering 4.1-magnitude tremor
  
  
• Turkey: Widespread police raids, online censorship target Turkey’s LGBTI+ community in new crackdown
  
  
• Continental Africa: Niger military government reshuffles army command weeks after deadly mutiny
  
  

• White House:
  President Trump in Dublin, says he ‘would love to see’ Irish reunification
  President signs four bills: lifting deed limits on a Paducah, Ky., parcel; requiring other-transaction federal spending to appear on USAspending.gov; extending the EMS memorial’s D.C. authorization; and locking in disaster casualty-loss deductions plus tax-free wildfire relief payments.
  
• State Department:
  US State Department Strengthening U.S. Ties with the Pacific: Deputy Secretary Landau Engages Partners in Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Kiribati
  Launch of the Space Catalyst Partnership to Secure American Commercial Space Superiority - United States Department of State
  Secretary Rubio signals shift to working with allies to fight drug trade as latest boat strike kills three | Marco Rubio | The Guardian
• Dept of War (DoW):
  War Department Marks 9/11 Anniversary
  Navy Evaluating Future At Key Middle East Base Following Iran War Damage: Acting Secretary
  
• DHS:
  DHS Proposes Cutting Grace Period for H-1B and Other Visas
  
  
• HHS:
  Cyclosporiasis outbreak that sickened tens of thousands officially over, CDC says
  
  
• Energy:
  W.Va. Becomes 6th State to Step Up In Nuclear Energy Initiative
  
  
• Commerce:
  US Commerce Department finalizes steep duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos
  Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA) preempts California's reusability mandate for propane cylinders in California
  
• Supreme Court:
  Third Circuit Greenlights Major Challenge To New Jersey Gun Liability Law
  Appeals Court Denies Trump Admin New Rules For Mail-In Voting
  

• OpenAI rules out IPO this year as Altman, Musk & Amodei warn AI is moving too fast
  Robert Friedland on the World’s Monumental Shortage of Copper
  

• NASA’s Chandra Spots Two Galaxies Violently Merging
  NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return
  
• Hokkaido's Mt. Tokachi volcanic alert level raised to 3
  
  

• Iran used Claude to target US Navy in Middle East, Anthropic says
  The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades
  Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems

• Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland
  
  

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