The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• United States: FBI searches office and home of Los Angeles schools superintendent
  Cuba, US react to Cuban agents lethal gunning down of Florida-tagged boat
  U.S. warns Iran's reluctance to discuss weapons is a 'big, big problem' as fresh talks begin
• China: "All Necessary Measures": China Warns US Against New Tariffs
  Iran To Buy Chinese Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles As US Carriers Near
  
• Russia: Rail shipments on Russian Railways network expected to reach 8 mln TEU in 2027
  Households money with Russian banks plunge 1.4% in January -— Central Bank
  Russia Reports: Four dead, health center destroyed as Ukraine strikes Russian regions
• United Kingdom: Growing approval in UK for assisted dying
  US To Launch New Free-Speech Site To Combat Censorship Abroad
  Another Migrant Sex Offender Granted Asylum In Britain Despite Skipping Bail In Europe
• India: Pakistan Launches Cross‑Border Airstrikes Into Afghanistan; Taliban Vows Response
  Can Supreme Court’s observations help reverse the declining protection for free speech in India?
  Netanyahu announces Israel-India ‘hexagon of alliances' against ‘radical axes’
• France: France Reports:Trump pivots to domestic issues in 'surprisingly disciplined' State of the Union speech
  Louvre director resigns after heist highlights security failures
  France Reports: Iran warns students over 'red lines' as protests continue
• Germany: Germany Greenlights First Major Suicide Drone Acquirement After Learning From Ukraine War
  Norwegian World Economic Forum head Borge Brende quits after Epstein links revealed
  Germany Shows How Difficult It Is to Rewire Relations With China
• Japan: Japan's $36 Billion Bet On US Energy Dominance
  Tokyo protests as China blocks ‘dual-use’ exports to 20 Japanese companies
  Japan sees interest payments doubling by 2029 as BOJ hikes rate
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• Canada: Canada’s 2025 Foreign Investment Inflows Reach 18-Year High, Data Show
  
  
• Australia: Australians urged to consider leaving Israel and Lebanon, as diplomats' families offered evacuation from Middle East
  
  
• Venezuela: US President announces US has received 80m barrels of Venezuelan oil; 3rd tanker seized
  Venezuela reports over 3,200 people fully released under new amnesty law
  
• Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia Records Largest Budget Deficit Since 2020
  
  
• Israel: Israeli army, settlers attack Palestinians in Hebron area of West Bank
  Israel delivers first autonomous submarine to Germany
  A Dozen US F-22 Stealth Jets Land In Israel As Iran Tensions Soar
• Continental Africa: Kenya arrests suspect in duping men to fight for Russia in Ukraine war
  South Africa secures return of 11 men ‘lured’ into Russia-Ukraine war
  

• White House:
  President Trump Heralds America’s Golden Age in Historic State of the Union Address
  President Trump Champions Peace Through Strength: Renewed American Leadership and Global Security
  
• State Department:
  Secretary of State Rubio warns of Iran’s missile threat ahead of US-Iran talks
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  New hypersonic missiles unveiled for US fighter planes, ground systems
  Army helicopter pilot wounded during Maduro raid receives Medal of Honor during State of the Union
  Securing Rare Earth Elements a National Security Imperative, Official Says
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• DHS:
  Trump uses State of the Union to call for end of DHS shutdown, declares ‘war on fraud’ - Government Executive
  
  
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• Commerce:
  Chinese Defense Labs Exploit Nearly $1 Billion In US Research Funds, Report Says
  
  
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• Senate:
  US President:As Senate Equivocates over Popular Save America Voter ID Law - Democrat-Led NYC Requires Photo ID to Shovel Snow
  
  
• House:
  Clinton(s) Epstein deposition Tomorrow (27Feb26)
  US Legislator Alleged Harboring an Illegal Alien in His Office During Trump's State of Union Speech
  
• Supreme Court:
  Justices send litigation about tainted baby food back to state court
  Justices reveal little about whether the deadline for removing cases to federal court can be excused
  Court holds that U.S. Postal Service can’t be sued over intentionally misdelivered mail

• World's biggest spirit maker Diageo falls 6% after slashing dividend, lowering profit outlook
  NVDA Pumps And Dumps Despite Smashing Estimates And Blowout Guidance
  OpenAI Massively Cuts Spending Plan as Reality Closes in

• Following 35% growth, solar has passed hydro on US grid
  Humans May Have Used These Mysterious Symbols to Encode Information Tens of Thousands of Years Before the First Writing Systems
  
• Alzheimer’s may begin with a silent drop in brain blood flow
  
  

• US Army revamping its electronic warfare acquisition system
  
  
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