The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Israel says it has killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official
  China responds after Trump urges countries to send warships to secure Strait of Hormuz
  Saudi Crown Prince urges US to keep hitting Iran
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: President Trump says Iran is ready to negotiate a ceasefire but he's not ready to make a deal
  Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with energy crisis
  Sable Offshore Corp. begins pumping oil off California coast
• China: US signals possible delay to Beijing summit as U.S. pressures China to help reopen Strait of Hormuz
  China Directly Mediating Between Pakistan & Afghanistan After Weeks Of War
  
• 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
  
• India: Two India carriers secure safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
  Watch: At UN General Assembly, India slams Pakistan’s ‘air-bombing campaigns’ during Ramadan
  Hundreds feared dead in strike on Kabul hospital
• Japan: Japan begins release of oil reserves as Iran war sparks energy crisis
  92% of job-seeking university students in Japan held offers as of Feb. 1, data shows
  High school student and captain die after boats capsize off Henoko in Okinawa
• Canada: Transparency watchdog blasts ‘shocking’ Ontario plan to hide premier cellphone records
  
  
• Venezuela: "We're At War": Ecuador Deploys 75,000 Troops, Launches Anti-Cartel Missile Strikes; Colombia Warns "We're Being Bombed"
  Longtime Oil Exec Worked For CIA, Helped Oust Maduro
  
• Arabic Middle East UAE’s Fujairah oil trading hub targeted by a drone attack, causing large fire
  Drone strike disrupts Dubai flights as Iran continues Gulf attacks
  Bahrain Starts Output Cuts at World’s Top Aluminum Smelter
• Israel: Jerusalem Braces For Unrest After Wartime Closure Of Al-Aqsa Mosque Through Ramadan
  Israel says Iran's security chief Ali Larijani has been killed in strike
  Lebanon Pleads for International Intervention as Israeli Strikes Kill Hundreds

• White House:
  Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud
  President Trump says he thinks he will have the 'honor' of 'taking Cuba'
  Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s Nomination for DHS Secretary Draws Bipartisan Acclaim
• State Department:
  On the Occasion of St. Patrick’s Day - United States Department of State
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  The US has several options to counter Iranian mines
  US Army plans research center to boost explosives production
  
• DHS:
  US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns over Iran war
  
  
• HHS:
  Judge blocks parts of RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda, including new childhood vaccine schedule
  
  
• Energy:
  Slow Progress Pushes Trump Admin To Talk With Westinghouse Rivals Concerning New Nuclear Powerplants in US
  DOE Unleashes $500M To Break China's Grip On Critical Materials
  
• 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:
  Justices will hear argument on Trump administration’s removal of protected status for Syrian and 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

• AAA National Average Gas Price Soars Most On Record
  US Pending Home Sales Barely Bounce Off Record Lows Despite Tumbling Rates In Feb
  

• NASA launches twin spacecraft to solve the mystery of Mars’ lost atmosphere
  NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 (Sonic Thump) Test Flights
  
• US Panel Could Scrap Endangered Species Protections For Gulf of America
  AI reads brain MRIs in seconds and flags emergencies
  

• Elon Musk offers warning following reports of Amazon meeting to address AI-related outage
  B-21 Raider completed ‘close-proximity flight’ with KC-135 tanker, US Air Force confirms
  Nvidia’s version of OpenClaw could solve its biggest problem: security

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