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World at Large: NATO chief says Europeans have ‘gotten the message’ from US on defence
3 Dead, 149 Trapped Onboard: Track Cruise Ship With Suspected Deadly Virus Outbreak
Iran Outraged After Assassination Of Top Shia Cleric In Damascus

WORLD — BY COUNTRY

United States: Shooting at lake near Oklahoma City injures at least 10
Iran reviewing US response to its latest peace proposal
Alaska Governor Vetoes Election Reform Bill Due To 'Significant Operational Burdens'
China: In "Watershed Moment" China Orders Companies To Defy US Sanctions
China, Philippines trade accusations over South China Sea
Lai smuggles himself out of Taiwan island hours after Yilan earthquake, performing laughable stunt, says FM
Russia: Russia's Oil Revenues Surge As The World Scrambles For Supply
Fire Put Out at Russia’s Primorsk Port From Drone, Governor Says
Ukraine hits key Russian oil-loading port and 2 'shadow fleet' tankers
United Kingdom: UK National Threat Level raised to SEVERE - GOV.UK
UK exports to U.S. plunge by 25%
UK set to enter talks to join the European Union's $105.9 billion Ukraine loan
India: India's Latest Nuclear Reactor Win Can Lead To 700 Years Of Energy Security
India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies
France: France unveils plan to ditch all fossil fuels by 2050
Germany: Driver Plows Car Into a Market Crowd in the German City of Leipzig – At Least Two Dead and Several Injured
Germany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Trump warns of more 'cuts'
Japan: Japan and Australia agree to deepen cooperation on energy, defense and critical minerals
Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970s
Tanker carrying Russian oil to arrive in Japan amid Hormuz closure
Spain: Two Stabbings by Muslim Migrant in Barcelona Leave a Young Woman Dead and a Man Fighting for His Life
South Korea: South Korea holds pro-Palestine protest in solidarity with Gaza
Canada: Canada commits $270M to Ukraine as Carney addresses European summit in Armenia
Alberta voter list leak is a potential public safety disaster: enforcement experts
Australia: Austrian police arrest man after discovery of rat poison in baby food
South and Central America: Chinese Hackers Spied On Cuban Embassy As Trump Ramped Up Blockade Threats
Brazil’s Lula to travel to US to meet with Trump later this week
Cuba gets trickle of intrepid tourists as Trump’s oil blockade continues
Israel: Israel to purchase 50 F-35s, 25 new F-15s, doubling fleet sizes
Continental Africa: Floods and landslides kill at least 18 in Kenya

UNITED STATES — GOVERNMENT

ECONOMY & MARKETS

Berkshire Hathaway is now sitting on a record $397 billion in cash. And it’s not the only firm reluctant to invest in the stock market.
Tether Reports $1.04B Profit In Q1 As Treasury Holdings Top $140BN
GameStop CEO Prepares Takeover Bid For eBay

SCIENCE

Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers?

TECH & SECURITY

Pentagon freezes out Anthropic as it signs deals with AI rivals
Meta has acquired the humanoid robotics startup Assured Robot Intelligence in its quest for humanoid robots
First US Integrated Humanoid Robot Factory To Build 100,000 NEO Robots By 2027

ODDS & ENDS

Largest Viking Age Coin Hoard Ever Found In Norway Shocks Archaeologists

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