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• World at Large: President Trump - Chairman Xi summit puts AI safety talks on the table but neither side wants to slow down
  President Zelensky says Ukraine ready for ‘energy ceasefire’, calls for trilateral meeting with Russia and US
  Report: China's Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) Company alone out-produces US Drones Annually 34 Million Units to 100K
• Security Blocs & Alliances: G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial Concludes with Four Consensus Outcomes
  NATO Chiefs of Defence met in Copenhagen for the Military Committee Conference
  
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: President Trump Slams Iran and Cuba in UN speech
  Trump administration examining whether to do diesel export ban
  Governor Walz accepts blame for fraud in Minnesota but says it shouldn’t define his legacy
• China: China Confirms Xi Jinping to Visit U.S. on Wednesday
  China’s Leader Xi Seeks to Extend Truce with US During U.S. Summit
  Driven by AI demand, China on track to pass US as world's top nuclear energy producer
• Russia: Military-industrial, energy, metallurgy facilities hit in strike by Russian army
  Ukrainian naval drone sinks Russian kamikaze drone boat
  At least 3 dead, 16 wounded following Russian aerial attacks in Kyiv
• United Kingdom: UK to review Chagos Islands deal over lack of US support
  UK Economic Growth Cooled, PMI Data Show
  UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks
• India: President Trump labels Artificial Intelligence ‘Super Intelligence’, stresses importance of winning AI race
  
  
• France: Flights cancelled, evacuations urged as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan
  
  
• Japan: Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 26 as search continues for 109 missing passengers
  Indonesia to develop earthquake early warning system with Japan’s help
  At least four dead and six missing in Kanto in wake of Typhoon Dujuan
• South Korea: Kim Jong Un Touts Hypersonic Missile Test: 'Incurable Headache' To Enemies
  
  
• Canada: President Trump says U.S. to continue buying Canadian potash — but wants cheaper price
  At U.N., PM Carney Lays Out a Broad Plan for a Divided World
  Canada's unions considering legal action to protect right to strike
• South and Central America: Cuba walks out of UN General Assembly as President Trump says 'freedom will be coming'
  A Brazilian serial killer dressed as a woman, hid in the woods and was nicknamed 'mosquito'
  
• Saudi Arabia Jordan’s queen highlights plight of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons
  Saudi Arabia calls for more Islamic finance in Syria to help recovery
  Saudi Arabia wants a car industry, launches Ceer with two EVs
• Continental Africa: Mass shooting in South Africa leaves 11 dead including a pregnant woman
  ‘Deadly hazards’: Behind Sudan gold mine collapse, a wartime desperation
  

• White House:
  President Trump Inks Historic Arctic Security Agreement
  First Lady Melania Trump Unveils New Fostering the Future Together Technology Alliances, International Events, and Membership Expansion
  White House Statement: White House Access Is a Privilege — Not a Right
• State Department:
  
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Pentagon Unveils Battlefield Test to Ensure New Generals are Warfighters – not Washinton Bureaucrats
  Pentagon Showcases Dozens of Advanced Energy Projects
  America's Contingency Corps Trains Against Drone Threat, Prepares for Future Battlefields
• HHS:
  Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
  Pennsylvania DOH reports measles cases rising to 792, with 97 in the last 7 days, 4 Deaths
  Blood Pressure Medication Chlorthalidone Recall: 13,000 Bottles Affected
• DOT:
  FAA Halts Some East Coast Flights Due to Communication Issues
  
  
• Senate:
  Texas Senator Ted Cruz rips 'right-wing socialism,' says GOP shouldn't be 'giving away free stuff' to buy votes
  
  
• House:
  In Rare Reach Across the Isle - Maine Dem Representative Golden Endorses GOP Republican Lawler
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  
  
  

• $68 Billion in Data Center Projects Blocked or Delayed in 3 Month Period
  Amazon Blocks Meta’s Muse AI From Shopping - PR Stunt or Rivalry?
  Bank of America says buy tumbling shares of aviation giant

• Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It's Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought
  
  

• President Trump mandates AI will be renamed ‘Super Intelligence’ in all US documents
  OpenAI, Anthropic held talks to 'stress-test' each other's AI models
  

• Opera singers and shrieking lemurs share vocalization strategies
  
  

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