The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Oil prices rise again with little sign of war on Iran ending
  Azerbaijan's parliament suspends cooperation with EP across all areas
  Oil prices soar on fears of long supply disruption, US siege of Iranian ports
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Record-long Department of Homeland Security shutdown ends
  Congressional Bill H.R. 7147 Signed into Law to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year 2026
  Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral maps
• China: China Reopens Fuel Export Spigot, Offering Relief To Asian Buyers
  Private Sector Struggles In Major Chinese Industrial Base As Export Orders Shrink
  
• Russia: Russia Reports: Kiev loses around 8,010 troops in special op zone over past week
  Russia cloaks launch schedule after spaceport falls in Ukraine's sights
  Russia Reports: Kiev stopped at no crime in Donbass with Western support since 2014 — DPR head
• United Kingdom: British Police Raid Islamic Group Accused Of Sex Trafficking And Slavery
  UK economy rebounds with strong GDP growth in Q1 2026
  UK Gov't Promises More Social Media "Restrictions"
• India: Bengaluru hotels to hike prices again after commercial gas cylinder price goes up from ₹2,162 to ₹3,152
  Assembly election 2026 LIVE: 'Exit polls not important, LDF will return to power in Kerala,' says Minister Riyas
  
• Germany: Berlin And Hamburg Spend At Least €4 Billion On Housing Asylum Seekers Since 2022
  
  
• Japan: Food prices in Japan set to rise as war drives up cost of plastic packaging
  
  
• South Korea: South Korea's Exports Unexpectedly Rose in April, Despite US Tariffs
  
  
• Canada: Canada's Culture Minister: Regulating Online Content A Duty Of Federal Government
  Energy giant Shell expands in Canada with $22B deal
  Canadian Education Minister Says Parents Have No Rights Over Their Children
• Saudi Arabia Europol warns Iran crisis raises threat of terror, extremism and cyberattacks
  
  
• Continental Africa: El-Sisi says Egypt in ‘state of near-emergency’ as war threatens economy
  Russian paramilitary carried out airstrikes in Mali as rebels advanced, footage shows
  Kremlin says Russian forces will stay in Mali 'to fight extremism'

• White House:
  Congressional Bill S. 4465 Signed into Law Extending Title VII of FISA for Six Weeks
  President Trump administration says its war in Iran has been 'terminated' before War Powers 60 day deadline
  Congressional Bill H.R. 7147 Signed into Law to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal year 2026
• State Department:
  United States Condemns the Pro-Hamas Global Sumud Flotilla
  The U.S. Department of State Dedicates New U.S. Consulate General Casablanca
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  President Trump to be briefed on options for Iran as energy prices soar to 4-year high
  US May Deploy Hypersonic Missiles Against Iran As CENTCOM Set To Brief Trump On New Military Options
  Iran War Cost $25 Billion in First 2 Months, Pentagon Says
• Justice (DOJ):
  Justice Department Launches Investigations Concerning Gender Ideology in Pre-K-12 Schools in 36 Illinois School Districts
  Task Force Publishes Report on Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias and Restoring Religious Liberty
  
• DHS:
  National Fentanyl Awareness Day, DHS Thanks Customs and Border Protection for Stopping More Than 12,000 Pounds of Fentanyl from Flowing into American Communities
  ICE Arrests Multiple Murderers, Pedophiles, and Other Dangerous Criminal Illegal Aliens
  
• Treasury:
  Treasury Sanctions Former Democratic Republic of the Congo President for Ties to Armed Conflict
  US Treasury Report on Foreign Portfolio Holdings of U.S. Securities
  
• HHS:
  President Trump nominates Fox News doctor to be the next surgeon general
  WTAS: FDA Announces Major Steps to Implement Real-Time Clinical Trials
  FDA Releases Results from Largest-Ever Testing of Infant Formula in the U.S.
• DOT:
  Trump’s Transportation Department Celebrates Return of Commercial U.S.-Venezuela Air Travel at Special Event in Miami International Airport
  
  
• Energy:
  Secretary Wright Signs Agreements To Grow American LNG Exports, Advances 'Trump Peace Pipelines Framework'
  
  
• Senate:
  Senate Rejects Resolution To Bar Trump From Attacking Cuba
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory
  
  

• The S&P 500’s newest member is this under-the-radar software stock
  The U.S. Wants to Ban China’s High-Tech Cars, but They’re Already Here in El Paso - WSJ
  Markets find alternatives to China as providers of the rarest of Rare Earths

• US-Indian Spacecraft Captures Mexico City Subsidence
  A Man and His Dog Discovered a 3,400-Year-Old Ax Head While Out for a Walk in One of England’s Ancient Forests
  Scientists Create the First Detailed 'Smell Map' of Odor Sensors in the Mouse Nose—and Sniff Out Some Surprises
• ‘Encouraging’: Global rainforest loss slows in 2025 after record year
  
  

• This Treatment Could Reverse Osteoarthritis Joint Damage With a Single Injection
  ChatGPT trounces humans in entrance exams for top Japan university, study finds
  ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet

• Surgeon wears Apple Vision Pro to fix cataract in medical first
  
  

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