The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Iran reviews U.S. peace proposal as President Trump says he’s willing to wait 'a few days'
  President Trump and PM Netanyahu diverge on Iran war’s future in tense phone call
  UN adopts resolution supporting international court’s climate ruling
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: SpaceX files for largest IPO in history, with potential to make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire
  Czech hospital admits US doctor after ‘deadly Ebola exposure’ in Uganda
  Nigeria says joint US strikes kill 175 ISIL fighters in country’s northeast
• China: Putin fails to secure deal with Ci on Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline | Ukrainska Pravda
  
  
• Russia: Russia to support Cuban people, Havana informed about assistance parameters — MFA
  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
• United Kingdom: UK quietly eases Russian oil sanctions as expert warns Kremlin will see 'weakness'
  Russian jets ‘dangerously’ intercepted RAF spy plane above Black Sea
  Starmer reaffirms support in call with Zelensky, after easing of Russian sanctions prompts backlash
• India: PM Modi meets Italian PM Meloni, visits Colosseum | Live
  
  
• Germany: Germany's Merz proposes Ukraine as EU ‘associate member’ without voting rights
  American who contracted Ebola in DR Congo being treated in Germany
  
• Japan: Buddhist hall housing ‘eternal flame’ burns down in Japan
  Foreign business owners face frantic scramble to leave Japan amid tighter visa rules
  Hirokazu Kore-eda says human imagination still matters in the age of AI
• 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: UCP bid to add secession question to Alberta’s fall referendum stalls amid procedural dispute
  
  
• South and Central America: Cuban Leader Warns Of Potential 'Bloodbath' If US Takes Military Action
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi's $13 billion AI strategy to build world’s first fully automated government
  
  
• 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 willing to speak to Taiwan’s president, departing from decades-long diplomatic norms
  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
• State Department:
  United States to Fund Establishment of Up to 50 Ebola Response Clinics
  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
• 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
  Senior DOW Tech Official Says Department AI Use Up 1,775% in Past Year
  US Navy commissions littoral combat ship for mine countermeasures, surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare
• Justice (DOJ):
  Four of the World's Largest Container Manufacturing Companies and Seven of Their Executives Indicted for a Global Conspiracy Affecting Billions of Dollars of Commerce
  Washington State Under Federal Investigation For Housing Men In Women's Prisons
  FBI seeks US-wide access to license plate cameras, wants "data in near real time"
• DHS:
  Air France flight to U.S. diverted to Montreal over concerns of possible Ebola virus exposure on board
  Sanctuary Jurisdictions Must Comply Or Face More ICE Boots On The Ground: Homan
  
• Treasury:
  Treasury Disrupts Sinaloa Cartel Narco-Terrorist Fentanyl Trafficking Operations
  Treasury Targets Flotilla Organizers and Muslim Brotherhood Networks Supporting Hamas
  
• HHS:
  HHS, USDA Announce Investments to Expand Protein Access, Strengthen Cold Chain Infrastructure
  
  
• DOT:
  Dept of Transportation Unveils Plan to Modernize America's 7-Million-Mile Freight Network to Bolster Supply Chains & Unleash American Energy
  
  
• Energy:
  Dept of Energy Issues Emergency Order to Deploy Backup Generation in the Mid-Atlantic Amid Heatwave
  
  
• 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
  
  

• Meta lays off thousands of employees to offset AI investments
  SpaceX Files For Nasdaq IPO Under Symbol SPCX
  Nvidia says it has ‘largely conceded’ China’s AI chip market to China's own Huawei

• NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Mars’ Huygens Crater
  NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach
  From a Medieval Latrine in Germany, Archaeologists Extracted a Pristine Leather Notebook That Preserved Latin Cursive for Centuries
• See the prototype of DARPA’s new shelf-stable human blood substitute
  
  

• Air Force wants special ops plane that can be built on the fly
  SpaceX just filed for what could be the biggest IPO ever
  Google just declared itself a contender in AI design at IO 2026

• Inventor plays homemade electromagnetic bagpipes in rock band
  
  

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