The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Mediator' Pakistan Hosted Iranian Military Aircraft To Insulate Them From US Attacks
  UAE Secretly Carried Out Attacks On Iran, Making It An Active Combatant
  Ukraine officials name Zelenskyy's ex-chief of staff as a suspect in money-laundering probe
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Prsident Trump invites Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink and other CEOs to join China trip for Chairman Xi summit
  Chairman Xi Is Poised to Press President Trump on Arms Sales to Taiwan
  Frontier swoops in after Spirit fails while rivals cut capacity
• China: UK Summons Chinese Ambassador Over Spying Allegation
  China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
  President Trump to Visit China From May 13-15, First Time Since 2017
• Russia: Zelensky meets Palantir CEO in Kyiv
  Zelenskyy says Russia fired over 200 drones at Ukraine as truce expires
  Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was the only EU leader to visit Moscow for Russia's Victory Day
• United Kingdom: Live: First UK minister quits amid calls for PM Starmer’s resignation
  European stocks fall, sterling and UK banks slide on political turmoil
  UK government borrowing costs surge to highest since 2008 as PM Starmer pressured to quit
• India: India Rejects Russian LNG Under Sanctions
  Opposition leaders lauds Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s order to close 717 TASMAC shops
  Former Thai PM Thaksin released after corruption sentence
• France: French evacuee from hantavirus-hit ship tests positive, health minister says
  France woos Anglophone Africa at a summit in Kenya
  
• Germany: 12 hospital workers quarantined after faulty procedure treating hantavirus patient
  
  
• Japan: WHO apparent defers to China: Taiwan says no invitation received for WHO assembly
  Nuclear reactor in central Japan halted after steam leak near turbine
  Japan's Ibaraki launches reward program for tips on illegal foreign workers
• South Korea: South Korea Exploring Using Hyundai Robots as Army Numbers Fall
  South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace to supply additional Chunmoo rocket launchers to Estonia
  
• Canada: 4 Canadians isolating from hantavirus cruise in ‘critical period’ B.C. top doctor
  China has outlawed companies from AI-based layoffs. Should Canada follow?
  Ontario auditor general to release report into government use of artificial intelligence
• Australia: Australia Reports: Suicide bombing leaves 14 police dead in Pakistan
  Hantavirus latest: We expect more cases, warns world health chief
  
• South and Central America: Mexican cartel armed with powerful weapons and explosives launched from drones attacks rural homes
  India, Peru likely to hold talks on free trade pact in June, diplomat says
  
• Saudi Arabia 100 million barrels lost every week Strait of Hormuz is shut, Saudi Aramco CEO says
  World’s largest oil company reports 25% profit jump as exports bypass Strait of Hormuz closure
  
• Israel: US ambassador to Israel says Israel sent Iron Dome batteries, personnel to UAE to defend country
  Netanyahu: Iran war ‘not over’ until enriched uranium is removed
  
• Continental Africa: Sudan drone strikes killed at least 880 civilians between January and April, UN says
  Uganda's longtime president sworn in for another term as his son emerges as de facto ruler
  France’s Macron announces $27bn investment in Africa at Kenya summit

• White House:
  President Trump Weighs Two Iran War Options With Ceasefire "On Massive Life Support"
  Congressional Bills signed into law: S. 98 Rural Broadband Protection Act and S. 1020 for FERC to extend construction deadlines for certain hydropower projects
  
• State Department:
  State Department says it refuses to support UN migration declaration
  Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al Thani
  The United States will facilitate two days of intensive talks between the governments of Israel and Lebanon on May 14 and 15.
• Dept of War (DoW):
  5 US bases selected for anti-drone pilot program
  Marines expand Arctic footprint with new Alaska rotation
  Iran Deploys Combat-Ready Mini Subs In Hormuz As US Flexes Nuclear Submarine En Route
• Senate:
  Senate Republicans warn Trump against Cuba military attack
  US Senate Committee set to consider long-awaited bill to set regulatory framework for cryptocurrency
  
• House:
  Jeffries Calls On Half-Dozen Democratic States To Start 'Aggressive' Redistricting
  A state-by-state guide to the redistricting fight
  
• Supreme Court:
  Supreme Court Continues Access to Abortion Pill by Mail, for a Few Days
  Virginia Democrats appeals redistricting ruling to Supreme Court
  Alabama urges US Supreme Court to let it eliminate a Democratic-held congressional district

• World Bank sees Pacific growth slowing to 2.8% in 2026 | DD News
  Oil Up, Stocks Up, VIX Up, Yields Up As Iran Peace-Deal Hopes Plunge
  U.S. stock futures fall, oil surges as President Trump calls Iran’s latest offer to end war ‘totally unacceptable’

• Scientists successfully transfer longevity gene from molerats to mice and extend lifespan | ScienceDaily
  Scientists discover the brain’s hidden “stop scratching” switch
  NASA’s SpaceX 34th Commercial Resupply Mission Overview

• OpenAI launches professional services business with $4B investment
  Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
  I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI

• Rare 11,000-carat ruby found in Myanmar's conflict-hit Mogok
  Ticket Fraud risk as World Cup frenzy begins, fans warned
  

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