The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Artemis II mission fires up engines in next step of moon mission
  Cuba to pardon more than 2,000 prisoners amid US pressure
  Iraq Revives Syria Land Route, Post-Assad, To Export Oil To Europe
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: First Valero Refinery, Now Largest U.S. Gasoline Pipeline Damaged In Georgia
  House Republicans seek to fund ICE before passing Senate DHS bill
  President Trump’s speech includes threat to hit Iran 'extremely hard' jolts global stocks, bonds and oil
• China: China Tests World's Heaviest 7-Ton Cargo Drone With 1,850-Mile Range For Recon Ops
  
  
• Russia: Putin To Saudi Crown Prince: Russia Ready To Do Everything To Stabilize Mideast Crisis
  
  
• United Kingdom: Mandelson tried to get Epstein’s ‘goddaughter’ access to 10 Downing Street
  Liberal Council In UK Moves To Ban "Intimidating" National Flags
  
• India: India Unveils AI Kamikaze Drone As Global Powers Rush To Acquire Cheap Loitering Munitions
  
  
• France: French court denies extradition of ex-Tunisian President Ben Ali’s daughter
  France Approves Record Number Of Asylum Applications In 2025, Up 12% YoY
  
• Germany: Germany's Economy Minister Urges Nuclear Rethink As Energy Prices Surge, Growth Forecasts Slide
  Foreigners Commit Nearly Half Of All Rapes In Austria, Syrians Largest Foreign Group Of Suspects
  
• Japan: Burkina Faso and Mali troops kill more civilians than jihadists do, data shows
  
  
• Italy: Italy Extends Iran War Fuel-Tax Cut at Cost of €500 Million
  
  
• Australia: Australia Considers Emergency Powers To Protect Domestic Gas Supply
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Oracle's Dubai Data Center Reportedly Hit As Iran Expands Attack On AI Infrastructure
  Dubai Crackdown Hits Iran's Economic Lifeline, Squeezes IRGC Networks
  
• Israel: How Israel is expanding its use of AI warfare in Iran and Lebanon
  
  

• White House:
  Adjusting Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients into the United States
  President Trump Delivers Powerful Primetime Address on Operation Epic Fury
  President Trump’s Clear and Unchanging Objectives Drive Decisive Success Against Iranian Regime
• State Department:
  U.S. Department of State Announces Reforms to the U.S. Foreign Service
  United States and Ecuador Sign Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Sec of War Hegseth says he will let troops take personal firearms onto military bases
  DOW Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down
  Fourth US Navy Supercarrier Has Headed To Sea, Conducting ‘Routine Operations’
• Justice (DOJ):
  DOJ Sues New Jersey Town Over Natural Gas Ban
  Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general
  
• Commerce:
  US imposes some drugmakers with 100% tariffs, adjusts metal product duties
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Supreme Court appears likely to side in favor of birthright citizenship
  Justices seem dubious of government’s argument in criminal venue case
  Supreme Court sides with therapist in challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy”

• Elon Musk's SpaceX Aims for Over $2 Trillion Valuation in Planned IPO
  Amazon imposing 3.5% fuel surcharge on sellers
  

• SpaceX Appeals to FCC that Amazon put satellites into wrong altitude
  Here's what that Claude Code source leak reveals about Anthropic's plans
  

• CEO Of Largest Public Hospital System Says He's Ready To Replace Radiologists With AI
  AI benchmarks are broken. Here’s what we need instead. | MIT Technology Review
  

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