The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Moscow faces 'largest ever' attack as Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones
  Iranian factions spar over Strait of Hormuz as China and Pakistan push diplomacy
  Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Aramco's Yanbu refinery, air base
• Security Blocs & Alliances: German general Breuer elected to head top NATO military body
  Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mount
  intelligence sees Russian plan for drone strikes on Poland, allies
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: U.S. Reaches Greenland Security Agreement
  U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark
  Pentagon weighs pulling nearly a third of U.S. forces from Europe
• China: China J-36 fighter apparent includes a high-energy laser
  China’s Top Spy Chief Warns A.I. Is a Threat to Party Rule
  
• Russia: Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi Counteroffensive has taken full control of Drobysheve and liberated the settlements of Shandryholove and Derylove
  Russian air defenses claim to have intercept 936 Ukrainian UAVs, seven smart bombs over past day
  Russia Military Claim: Kiev loses over 1,340 troops along engagement line in past day
• United Kingdom: Russia says British sites in Ukraine are legitimate targets due to Kyiv support
  
  
• India: Moody's raises India fiscal 2027 GDP growth forecast to 7% on Middle East resilience
  
  
• France: France fuel shortages worsen as one in nine petrol stations run out
  France fuel shortages worsen as one in nine petrol stations run out
  
• Japan: North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours
  2,000 Indians in Japan Ready to Host Asian Games Athletes Amid Accommodation Concerns in Nagoya
  
• Australia: Classified F-35 parts go missing after flight rerouted to Hong Kong
  
  
• South and Central America: Cuba Hit With National Power Grid Collapse As Oil Sources Dry Up
  Suicides in Argentina reached record high in 2025
  
• Saudi Arabia Houthis say they targeted Saudi capital with ballistic missiles
  
  
• Turkey: Turkey revokes Iran’s Bank Mellat license after 44 years
  
  

• White House:
  White House: Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program
  Congressional Bill H.R. 5334 Signed into Law: Sanctions on Russia and Iran
  
• State Department:
  Ukraine Set to Acquire $2.68 Billion in US Air Defense Upgrades and Missiles
  US to hold Iran talks with Gulf leaders in New York next week
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Attack on Iranian school killing 123 children attributed to bad Intel, dated imagery and overreliance on AI
  
  
• HHS:
  Health Agency Looking At Electromagnetic Fields, Wireless Radiation: RFK Jr.
  
  
• Commerce:
  No More Mandatory ESG Fees For Dairy Farmers, USDA Rules
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  
  
  

• The AI kill switch, explained: 'It's not too little, but it's probably too late'
  FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
  Google's Gemini becomes latest AI model to break out and hack computer systems

• T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm blooded as an elephant
  The Moon Just Got a Massive New Crater That's Wider Than Two End-to-End Football Fields. It's a 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Observation'
  

• Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companies
  
  

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