The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Sandstorm hits Gaza, impacting displaced Palestinians
  Oil Market Set for Tumultuous Week as Kharg Attack Raises Stakes
  President Trump announces U.S. 'obliterated' military targets on Iran's Kharg Island but didn't 'wipe out' oil infrastructure
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Texas Antifa Cell Convicted On Terror Charges
  US deploys USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship to Middle East
  
• Russia: Ukraine loses around 1,135 troops in special op zone in one day
  Sweden Seizes Another Suspected Russian 'Dark Fleet' Tanker, Despite US Easing Sanctions
  
• United Kingdom: British Government Restricting Children's Drawings from Offending Islam
  Britain to Remove Churchill from Its Banknotes
  
• France: French soldier killed by Iranian drone was on anti-jihad mission in Iraq
  
  
• Japan: Middle East turmoil revives Norway push for Arctic drilling
  Japan and South Korea ready to act against forex volatility, ministers say
  Japan industry ministry asks Australia to boost LNG output amid Iran crisis
• Canada: China Owns Canada's Only Antimony Mine And Shuttered It In Critical Minerals Power Play
  Taxpayer advocacy group calls on Ontario to reverse transparency changes
  Transparency watchdog blasts ‘shocking’ Ontario plan to hide premier cellphone records
• Venezuela: Washington, Caracas discuss extradition of Maduro ally
  
  
• Arabic Middle East Bahrain Starts Output Cuts at World’s Top Aluminum Smelter
  Some oil-loading operations in UAE hub of Fujairah suspended after fire: Reuters
  Major UAE Fujairah Port In Flames As Iran Vows Escalation For Kharg Island Attack
• Israel: Iran vows to kill Israel's Netanyahu as impact of war on Gulf region widens
  Israeli army reports destruction of Iranian Space Agency research center
  

• White House:
  Whitehouse slams CNN for misrepresenting Success of Operation Epic Fury
  Whitehouse Reports: Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act
  Trump administration is allegedly collecting $10 billion on the TikTok deal
• State Department:
  Inter-American Commission Human Rights Thematic Hearing on U.S. Counternarcotics Operations in the Caribbean Eastern Pacific
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Department of War Seeks Investment Bankers For 'Economic Defense Unit'
  Four Air Force refueling planes are ‘back in service’ after damage from Iranian strike in Saudi Arabia
  U.S. Army awards Anduril $20B contract for AI battlefield network
• Justice (DOJ):
  Seventh Circuit Slams Chicago Judge Over Her "Constitutionally Suspect" Orders Against The Trump Admin
  
  
• Energy:
  President Trump orders restart of Sable Offshore oil operations in California amid Iran war
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow it to revoke protected status for Haitian nationals
  
  

• Meta Plans 20% Layoffs To Divert Capital To Data Centers
  Honda Projects First Loss Since 1957 - $15.7 Billion - Thanks To EV Strategy Fail
  Higher-Income Retirees Face a Net Loss as IRMAA Surcharges Swallow the 2026 Social Security COLA

• Specialists Carefully Defuse a 550-Pound Bomb in Dresden—Eight Decades After It Fell During World War II
  
  

• US: New rifle-mounted laser weapon to disrupt drones in combat zones
  META Delays Avocado AI Rollout after Poor Testing Results. May License Gemini; Musk Reboots xAI 'From The Foundations Up'
  Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks

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