The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Iran-linked hackers used mobile location data to track US personnel: Report
  Reserves that prevented 'full-blown' oil shock running low, IMF says
  Von der Leyen, Vucic, Sandu, other leaders arrive in Kiev to meet with Zelensky and participate in the Southeast European summit
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: US President Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks
  President Trump informs Congress of renewed Iran strikes, starting 60-day War Powers clock
  New York becomes the first state to enact a data center moratorium
• China: China detains nuclea-event seismologist on spying charge
  China's Mass Production Of Dual-Use Drone Engines Fuels A Global Proliferation Crisis
  
• Russia: Satellite Photos Suggest Russia Striped Arctic Air Defenses As Ukraine War Strains Military
  Upgraded AK-12 assault rifle successfully completes scheduled tests
  Nearly 200 Foreign Defense Firms Register for Ukraine’s Captured Russian Weapons Database
• United Kingdom: UK COVID inquiry finds PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn
  UK Adopts 'No Gain, No Loss' Tax Treatment For Crypto Lending And Liquidity Pools
  Crowds cross between Spain and Gibraltar following UK-EU treaty
• India: India-UK trade pact takes effect, promising tariff cuts and services boost
  Nine killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir clashes
  India Union Minister Mandaviya:Immense potential for cooperation among BRICS countries in labour-related areas:
• France: France shuts down nuclear reactors to prevent overheating of waterways as heatwave intensifies
  
  
• Germany: Germany set to restrict its Freedom of Information Act
  Germany advances bill to jail, fine people who deny Israel's ‘right to exist’
  Germany Stops Recommending COVID-19 Vaccination For Most People Under 75
• Japan: Japan watching 'with concern' U.S. campaign to disable ICC
  Saudi Arabia Becomes Top Buyer in Taiwan’s Young Drone Industry
  Careless smoker accused of causing fatal Osaka fire in 2025
• Canada: Manitoba Canada workplace violence continues to surge
  
  
• Australia: Australia to establish government AI office, curb data centres' water use
  
  
• South and Central America: Cuba's national electric grid collapses for the third time in July
  
  
• Continental Africa: Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
  US Restricts Direct Return Of US Citizens From Congo Over Ebola Outbreak
  WHO says it has less than half funding needed to fight Ebola

• White House:
  White House Launches Gold Eagle Initiative for Unprecedented Cybersecurity Vulnerability Coordination
  White House: President Donald J. Trump Grants Further Regulatory Relief from Burdensome EPA Restrictions to Promote American Security
  
• State Department:
  Why We’re Dismantling the ICC - by StateDept
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Israeli Officials Try To Push US Refueling Tankers Out Of Ben Gurion Airport Amid Disruptions
  U.S. forces struck targets In Iran: Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shippin
  Reduction Expected for Japan Cost-of-Living Allowance Rates
• Justice (DOJ):
  Cybercrime: US indicts Russians alleged to be at center of major cybercrime network
  Explosive diarrhea' parasite prompts restaurants to remove raw produce from menus
  
• DHS:
  #ICE suspends traffic stop operations after second fatal #shooting
  One person killed in shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, Maine
  
• House:
  Standard time could become permanent in US under new bill, with some exceptions
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  With Threats Rising, Supreme Court Asks Congress to Increase Security Funds
  
  

• BlackRock profits jump as assets under management hit a record $15 trillion
  PayPal jumps 16% in premarket on report of Stripe, Advent $53 billion takeover offer
  JPMorgan Sees Record Profit as Stock-Trading Climbs 86%

• The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
  Mid Atlantic PJM Reports Largest US Power Grid Is 6.8 Gigawatts Short To Ensure Reliability On Historic Data Center Boom
  

• Paramount is Considering LEAVING the State of California Over Blockage of Merger Deal
  
  

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