The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Iran Strikes Two More Oil Tankers In Terrorist Attacks Meant to Hold World Economies Hostage
  President Trump warns countries to help secure Strait of Hormuz as shipping stalls from Iran Attacks on Civilian Ships
  Saudi Crown Prince urges US to keep hitting Iran
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Texas Antifa Cell Convicted On Terror Charges
  
  
• China: US, China hold trade talks in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit
  US signals possible delay to Beijing summit as U.S. pressures China to help reopen Strait of Hormuz
  
• Russia: Russia Reports: Ukraine loses around 1,135 troops in special op zone in one day
  Russian Government Bond Index up above 120 points first since last September
  
• France: Cubans take to the streets and attack Communist Party office in rare riot over blackouts
  
  
• Japan: Japan begins release of oil reserves as Iran war sparks energy crisis
  Middle East turmoil revives Norway push for Arctic drilling
  
• Canada: Transparency watchdog blasts ‘shocking’ Ontario plan to hide premier cellphone records
  Taxpayer advocacy group calls on Ontario to reverse transparency changes
  
• Arabic Middle East Bahrain Starts Output Cuts at World’s Top Aluminum Smelter
  Drone strike disrupts Dubai flights as Iran continues Gulf attacks
  Bahrain Starts Output Cuts at World’s Top Aluminum Smelter
• Israel: Iran vows to kill Israel's Netanyahu as impact of war on Gulf region widens
  Lebanon Pleads for International Intervention as Israeli Strikes Kill Hundreds
  

• White House:
  White House Slams Media for Attempts to Undermine Operation Epic Fury’s Crushing Success
  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):
  Pentagon reportedly sending more warships and Marines to Middle East
  Four Air Force refueling planes are ‘back in service’ after damage from Iranian strike in Saudi Arabia
  Joint Interagency Task Force Spearheads Contract, Unifies Drone Defenses
• Energy:
  Slow Progress Pushes Trump Admin To Talk With Westinghouse Rivals Concerning New Nuclear Powerplants in US
  
  
• Senate:
  Sen. Mike Lee: We've 'Turned Kind Of A Corner’ On The Save Act
  Airline CEOs urge Congress to fund Department of Homeland Security amid shutdown
  No Progress in US Senate on DHS shutdown
• Supreme Court:
  Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow it to revoke protected status for Haitian nationals
  Court agrees to hear case on environmental laws, does not act on several Second Amendment challenges
  Justices poised to adopt exceptions to federal criminal defendants’ appellate waivers

• Layoff News 2026: Meta Set To Join Amazon, Oracle, Block, Others In Job Cuts As AI Commitments Rise
  Honda Projects First Loss Since 1957 - $15.7 Billion - Thanks To EV Strategy Fail
  

• NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere
  
  
• AI reads brain MRIs in seconds and flags emergencies
  
  

• B-21 Raider completed ‘close-proximity flight’ with KC-135 tanker, US Air Force confirms
  US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B
  

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