The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: China’s Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks in Beijing
  EU clears major hurdle to finalize U.S. trade pact — and sidestep US tariff hikes
  NATO Scrambles Jet, Shoots Down Ukrainian Drone Over Estonia, In War First
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Czech hospital admits US doctor after ‘deadly Ebola exposure’ in Uganda
  San Diego mosque shooting: What we know about the victims and the attackers
  Nigeria says joint US strikes kill 175 ISIL fighters in country’s northeast
• China: President Putin and Chairman Xi renew plans to build major gas pipeline during talks in Beijing
  Marcos says Philippines would be involved in any Taiwan conflict
  
• Russia: Russia confirms 64,000 troops and 7,800 units in Russia’s nuclear drills May 21
  Ukrainian Drones Strike Hit Major Russian Refinery That Processes 5% of the Country’s Oil
  Putin-Xi talks revive stalled Russian gas pipeline as Iran war rattles energy markets
• United Kingdom: UK quietly eases Russian oil sanctions as expert warns Kremlin will see 'weakness'
  Starmer Hit With Legal Threat After Barring Conservative Speakers From Entering UK For National Rally
  
• India: PM Modi meets Italian PM Meloni, visits Colosseum | Live
  Russia, America, and the Gulf Are All Bidding to Supply India’s $52B Oil Needs
  
• France: Sweden Selects France’s Naval Group for $5 Billion Frigate Deal
  
  
• Germany: American who contracted Ebola in DR Congo being treated in Germany
  Greece to Pay Off €6.9 Billion in June, Ending Its Run as Eurozone's Most Indebted Nation
  "Closely Monitoring The Situation": Germany Fears Next Migration Wave After Spanish PM Welcomes Hundreds Of thousands Of Illegals
• Japan: Japanese Bonds Crater After PM Takaichi Prepares To Issue Much More Debt To Pay For Gasoline Subsidies
  Japan says it has enough power to meet scorching summer demand
  Japan Lower House passes bill to create disaster management agency
• Spain: Spanish PM Sánchez's party suffers historic loss in key Andalusia regional election
  
  
• South Korea: Samsung workers set to strike at worst possible time
  Demographic Winter Pushes South Korea To Field War Robots As Troop Pool Shrinks
  
• Canada: ‘Failed to make credible progress’: U.S. pausing long-standing military board with Canada
  
  
• Australia: WHO Director-General opens 79th World Health Assembly
  
  
• South and Central America: Cuban Leader Warns Of Potential 'Bloodbath' If US Takes Military Action
  Humanitarian aid ship from Mexico and Uruguay arrives in Havana
  Cuba warns of ‘bloodbath’ as US imposes new sanctions amid rising tensions
• Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi's $13 billion AI strategy to build world’s first fully automated government
  Pakistan Deploys Thousands Of Troops, Jet Fighter Squadron To Saudi Arabia
  UAE Paid New York Firm Millions To Bury Article On Ambassador's Links To Sex Traffickers: Report
• Israel: Lebanon says 19 killed in Israeli air strikes
  At least 87 Gaza aid flotilla activists abducted by Israel on hunger strike
  
• Continental Africa: World Health Organization raises alarm over Ebola outbreak's spread in Congo
  Race to contain ebola outbreak in war-torn DRC where weak infrastructure hampers response
  South African Farming Crisis May Trigger Food Shortages Across The Continent

• White House:
  President Trump reveals new details of bunker-like ballroom with drone base
  Implementation of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026: Extends duty-free trade benefits for sub-Saharan African countries
  H.R. 972 expands Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area and Water pipeline for Las Vegas, H.R. 2066 Encourages Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to invest more in rural areas, low-income communities, small manufacturers, and critical technology businesses and H.R. 2815 Finalizes and simplifies land entitlements for Cape Fox Village Corporation (an Alaska Native corporation)
• State Department:
  Secretary Rubio criticizes WHO’s Ebola response as US continues sweeping public health cuts
  IRGC Reports Intercepting US Arms Shipments To 'Terror Groups' Near Border With Iraqi Kurdistan
  Greenland says US talks make progress but island is not for sale
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Congressional Research Service reports 42 US Aircraft Lost In Iran War including 7 KC-135 Stratotankers, 1 E-3 Sentry (AWACS), and two MC-130J Commando II
  CENTCOM chief reports Iran school was on active missile site
  US Navy commissions littoral combat ship for mine countermeasures, surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare
• Justice (DOJ):
  FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants "data in near real time"
  Software CEO Convicted In Massive $1 Billion Medicare Fraud Scheme Targeting Seniors
  President Trump Directs DOJ Probe Of Maryland's 500,000 "Illegal" Mail-In Ballots
• DHS:
  Sanctuary Jurisdictions Must Comply Or Face More ICE Boots On The Ground: Homan
  
  
• Senate:
  Senate Votes to Take Up Measure to Invoke War Powers Restraints on Iran Military Action
  
  
• House:
  House Lawmaker Introduces Legislation To Expose CCP Exploitation Of Sister City Agreements
  Massie Out: Gallrein Wins Kentucky Republican Primary
  
• Supreme Court:
  Debate on Oakland California SCOTUS ruling on removing homeless
  
  

• Elon Musk ditched California, but the state will get a much-needed win from SpaceX’s IPO
  U.S. Treasury sell-off eases, traders eye highest 30-year yield since 1999
  Combined NextEra-Dominion Would Have 130-GW Large-Load Pipeline Creating Largest Public Utility

• NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater
  NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach
  
• See the prototype of DARPA’s new shelf-stable human blood substitute
  This Pompeii victim was likely a doctor trying to help survivors
  Undersea volcanic eruption visible from space

• Air Force wants special ops plane that can be built on the fly
  Pope Leo launches Vatican commission on artificial intelligence
  Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026

• Over 2,000 Sudanese Refugees Return Home From Egypt and Libya
  
  

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