The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: At UN, 80 countries demand reopening of Hormuz, condemn Iran, Houthi attacks
  Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz within 7 days and restart nuclear talks
  Iran awaiting US response on proposal to open strait of Hormuz in six days
• Security Blocs & Alliances: US Soldiers with 1st Infantry Division to deploy to Lithuania in ongoing effort to deter Russia
  NATO Steps Up Intelligence Sharing Over Russia Threats
  NATO Jets Scrambled After Russian Military Helicopter Breaches Polish Airspace
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: ‘Extreme concern’ over first known AI hack of a government system
  DOJ OIG Releases Report on the Department of Justice’s Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance
  Court Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico
• China: Chairman Xi Jinping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict At China US Summit meeting
  
  
• Russia: Russian Managers Take Control at Western Companies Seized by the Kremlin
  Russia Finance Ministry Unveils 2027 Budget Draft With Fresh Tax Hikes to Fund War Deficit
  Ukraine to Produce Its Own Patriot Missiles as Trump Approves License, Zelenskyy Says
• India: Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter Sunday bombings killing 279
  
  
• France: Pope makes first official visit to France in 18 years, meeting abuse survivors and EU leaders
  France Sending Soldiers To Saudi, Stating "Not Getting Involved In Any Conflict"
  
• Germany: Merz Govt May Use Radical 'Federal Coercion' If AfD Party Controls Germany's Saxony-Anhalt Region | ZeroHedge
  Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045
  Anti-Immigration AfD Now The Most Popular Party In Key Western German State In A National Vote
• Japan: Over 10,000 homes remain without power in eastern Japan after typhoon
  China’s Ministry of National Defense strongly urges Japan to explain accelerating remilitarization efforts
  Storm menaces Japan after highest cyclone tally since 1966
• South Korea: South Korean president accuses Ukraine of breaching agreement over North Korean POWs
  S.Korea to Cut Middle East Crude Reliance Below 50% by 2035
  
• Australia: Australian PM says OpenAI hacked government health website
  
  
• South and Central America: US and Argentina Launch Andes-Atlantic Corridor With $7B EXIM Backing
  Colombia’s President Wears Gun to Santa Marta, City Shut Down by a Criminal Group
  Hurricane Polo Disrupts Mexican Ports, Puts Key Asia Trade Gateways At Risk
• Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Downs Houthi Missiles Targeting Kingdom, Official Says
  Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus reaches $3.8bn despite export decline
  
• Israel: Israel Election panel disqualifies all Arab parties, in move likely to be overturned; Balad leader also barred
  
  
• Turkey: Turkey will hand over key base in Iraq in a gradual troop withdrawal deal
  
  
• Continental Africa: Rising malnutrition in Nigeria as US war on Iran raises food costs
  US-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 rescued from Somali pirates
  In Red Sea Crisis, Somaliland Seizes Leverage For US Recognition

• White House:
  White House Statement: White House App Hits No. 1 in News and Cracks App Store Top 20 as Americans Tune Out Fake News
  President Trump Delivers Powerful America First Message to the United Nations
  
• State Department:
  ‘International system is broken’: Secretary Rubio says it cannot address potential India-Pakistan conflict
  US Pledges Additional Life-Saving Health Assistance in Response to Ebola Outbreak
  The US Announces Civil Nuclear Initiatives on the Margins of the United Nations General Assembly
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Invisible American Lasers Now Destroying Iranian Weapons and Infrastructure
  U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
  Last Warthog Clears Nellis Air Force Base Runway
• Justice (DOJ):
  US District Court Allows U.S. Government to Exchange Land with SpaceX in South Texas
  
  
• HHS:
  Thyroid medication recall upgraded to FDA's highest risk level
  
  
• Senate:
  Senate Republicans block another effort to invoke War Powers Act restrictions on US war with Iran
  Senator Paul Accuses Senator Cotton of Withholding Classified Gain-of-Function Docs
  
• Supreme Court:
  Trump Administration Turns to Supreme Court as Third-Country Deportations Are Thrown Into Question
  Judge lifts Trump ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House
  

• China Carmaker BYD continues to displace Volkswagon market share in European Sales
  
  

• FBI rushes to investigate if ShinyHunters hack of thousands of employees is real
  NASA Modernizes Commercial Airline Systems with 3 projects: Digital Taxi Information, Safe Taxiway, and Safe Runways
  
• Nepal’s PM warns that Himalayan glaciers are melting rapidly and climate change causes deadly floods
  
  

• US laser weapons target Iranian drones with Xbox-style controls
  Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon
  Wired: The Best Linux Laptops: System76, Framework, and More

• Researchers in Turkey Have Unearthed an Ancient Fragment Inscribed With the World’s Oldest Peace Treaty
  An Otter Just Returned to New York City's Bronx River for the First Time in a Century. Now, You Can Help Name It
  

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