The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats
  Israel says it killed new Hamas military leader in Gaza
  US military reports: 'self-defense' strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills one
  Chemical tank implosion in Washington state kills 1 and leaves 9 missing
  Garden Grove tank crisis updates: Evacuation orders lifted for final 16K residents near damaged chemical tank
• China: European companies double down on China manufacturing despite EU de-risking push
  China Launches Crackdown on Cross-Border Stock Trading
  China, Pakistan leaders hold talks on Iran
• Russia: Russian Lawmakers Want Banks and Their Staff to Help Fight Ukrainian Drones
  Ukraine Donor Fatigue: Half Of Countries Withdraw From Czech Ammunition Initiative
  Russia warns foreigners to leave Kyiv as it prepares ‘systematic strikes’
• United Kingdom: Energy bills to rise for millions as impact of Iran war hits
  Several killed as train and school bus collide in Belgium, local media report
  UK spy chief: Time is running out for the West to confront threats from Russia and China
• India: India’s Su-30MKI fighters to be equipped with new electronic warfare systems
  India, Russia hold high-level Army talks to bolster military cooperation
  
• France: Temperatures soar across Europe as 'heat dome' drives May records
  
  
• Germany: Canada to Supply LNG to Germany in Bid to Boost European Energy Security
  Iceland’s foreign minister fears ‘Brexit moment’ in EU accession referendum
  Germany's Tax Revenue Collapse Signals Fiscal And Industrial Breakdown
• Japan: Xi strongly criticized Takaichi over Japan’s ‘remilitarization’ during Trump summit
  Japan Slips to World’s No. 3 Creditor Behind Germany, China
  Taiwan tracks second Chinese ’combat’ patrol in a week, sends ships and jets to monitor
• South Korea: North Korea announces testing of latest missiles with AI
  North Korea tests AI-guided missiles for the first time
  
• Canada: Canada clamping down on travel, immigration from central Africa amid Ebola outbreak
  Carney calls Smith's Alberta separatist referendum question a 'dangerous bluff'
  S. Korean submarine arrives in Canada amid Seoul's bid for US$39.6 bln Canadian submarine deal
• Australia: Vivid Sydney drone shows cancelled for now after malfunction saw 89 drones fall into the harbour
  Mark Carney warns Alberta separatists of Brexit-style regret
  
• South and Central America: Argentina’s Navy signs agreement with US to boost South Atlantic vigilance
  
  
• Saudi Arabia Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will intensify strikes against Hezbollah
  
  
• Turkey: Aegean tension as Turkish warplanes violate Greek airspace | eKathimerini.com
  
  

• White House:
  Trump Administration’s Full-Scale War on Fraud
  Presidential Message on National Missing Children’s Day
  President Trump proposes options for Iran's enriched uranium stockpile
• State Department:
  US To Set Up Quarantine Facility In Kenya For Americans Exposed To Ebola
  Russia tells Marco Rubio U.S. citizens should leave Kyiv ahead of 'systematic' strikes on Ukrainian capital
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war
  US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms
  
• Energy:
  Santa Clara company Oklo Lands DOE Plutonium Deal To Turn Surplus Material Into Bridge Fuel
  
  
• Senate:
  US lawmakers weigh aviation fuel cost increase from Iran war in fiscal 2027 defense hearing
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Emergency Request from Georgia Supreme Court Candidates to Block Ethics Complaints on Abortion Statements
  
  

• Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as world's top cross-border wealth hub on China ties
  Aluminum Supply Crisis Is About To Get Worse
  Taiwan Overtakes India in Stock Market Value to Become Fifth Largest in World

• Musk says US military suicide drones used Starlink in violation of SpaceX rules
  Pope Leo says we must "disarm" AI
  New Mars rover could swim through sand like a desert lizard

• NASA's permanent Moon base plans start with three missions this year
  UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak
  

• NetherlandsNoord-Brabant on high alert for invasive American bullfrog; One found in Valkenswaard
  Finland-Sweden rail link set to open in August
  

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