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• World at Large: President Trump Rejects Iran 7-Day Ceasefire Plan, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms
  Saudi-led coalition reports intercepting 6 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis toward Ryad
  China and U.S. to open AI ‘communication channel’ after summit
• Security Blocs & Alliances: Command of NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk handed to British general
  Finnish F/A-18 Hornet and Swedish JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets intercept Russian detachment Tu-134 Transports, MiG-31 fighter jets and Su-30 fighter jets over the Gulf of Finland
  US Soldiers with 1st Infantry Division to deploy to Lithuania in ongoing effort to deter Russia
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk
  OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
  Chairman Xi believes the U.S. and China can overcome the 'Thucydides Trap'
• China: Chairman Xi Jinping lays out terms to avoid US-China military conflict At China US Summit meeting
  
  
• Russia: Ukrainian forces strike Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai
  8 killed amid Russian strikes in Ukraine as UN debates how to end the war
  Explosion occurrs during welding works at Elga deposit in Yakutia causing fatalities
• 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: Students strike across Germany against military service
  Volkswagen to recall 2.86 million VW, Audi models
  Merz Govt May Use Radical 'Federal Coercion' If AfD Party Controls Germany's Saxony-Anhalt Region | ZeroHedge
• Japan: Over 10,000 homes remain without power in eastern Japan after typhoon
  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
  
• Canada: Canadian potash company invests $500M in North Vancouver shipping terminal
  Allegations of U.S. interference rock Quebec election campaign
  
• South and Central America: ‘Argentina awaits’: Pope Leo's visit confirmed, seven million expected
  President Lula bans betting companies from operating in Brazil
  US and Argentina Launch Andes-Atlantic Corridor With $7B EXIM Backing
• Saudi Arabia Mecca pact mulls urgent meeting as Saudi cleric urges troops to fight Houthis
  Iran war squeezes Iraq’s economy as oil revenues fall and prices rise
  Saudi Arabia Downs Houthi Missiles Targeting Kingdom, Official Says
• Continental Africa: Catholic Relief Services aid convoy comes under attack in Ethiopia
  14, Including 2 Senior Military Officials, Killed In Plane Crash In Congo
  Rising malnutrition in Nigeria as US war on Iran raises food costs

• White House:
  Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances a Fair and Reciprocal Relationship with China While Hosting Historic State Visit
  President Trump, First Lady Conclude Historic China State Visit
  President signs into law: FERC hydropower-license reports, Fort Peck water funding, Miami Tribe land-claim court path, Marshall House park affiliation, federal-ocean recreation map, and Cubin Trails Center rename.
• State Department:
  President Trump advocates for trilateral arms control talks between US, Russia, China
  Colombia extradites top rebel commander to US in first under new president
  ‘International system is broken’: Secretary Rubio says it cannot address potential India-Pakistan conflict
• Dept of War (DoW):
  US Army inks giant rare earth magnet deal for one million drone push
  U.S. Troops Are Now Fighting the Drug War on the Ground in Ecuador
  Invisible American Lasers Now Destroying Iranian Weapons and Infrastructure
• DHS:
  DHS Applauds Supreme Court Decision Permitting Citizenship Verification for Voters
  
  
• HHS:
  Thyroid medication recall upgraded to FDA's highest risk level
  
  
• Energy:
  Energy Secretary Announces $2 Billion For Improving Electric Grid With Smart Technology
  
  
• 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
  
• House:
  President Trump uses contested power to cut nearly $1B US in Congress-approved spending
  Florida Congressman Looks To Crack Down On Warrantless Flock Surveillance
  
• Supreme Court:
  US Supreme Court again blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map
  Supreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening - The New York Times
  Trump administration again urges justices to allow deportations to third-party countries

• TikTok to pay $100m, limit daily child usage in Alabama settlement
  
  

• Nepal’s PM warns that Himalayan glaciers are melting rapidly and climate change causes deadly floods
  
  

• US firms eye nuclear microreactors for defense, advanced computing
  US laser weapons target Iranian drones with Xbox-style controls
  China's Newest Power Plant Swaps Steam for Supercritical CO2

• Mysterious 'Anomalies' Have Been Detected Beyond King Tut's Tomb. Could They Be Secret Passageways Leading to the Long-Lost Remains of Queen Nefertiti?
  
  

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