The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: US Signals Strikes on Iranian Bridges and Power Facilities After Shipping Assaults; Tehran: We'll Cut Gulf Power
  EU Fines Google €890M (Chump Change) for Using Dominant Position to Steer Traffic toward its Own Services while Limiting the Visibility of Competitors
  Bulgaria Draws Iranian Warning Over Hosting US Military Tanker Aircraft to Relieve Pressure on Ben Gurion
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
  Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
  As Cases Spread To 41 States, FDA Admits Mistaken and Suddenly Can't Find Parasite In Recalled Lettuce
• China: China Tankers Reach Red Sea Chokepoint Despite Houthi Threat
  PLA conducts live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait after Beijing calls Lai speech ‘reckless’
  Humanoid Robot Market Accelerates Globally As China Ramps Production
• Russia: Wildberries - Russia's Amazon - Has Seen Four Major Hubs Attacked In Quick Succession
  EU agrees new sanctions against Russia as Greece secures LNG exemption
  Russian Media Reports Nearly 1,500 killed in Ukrainian attacks across Russia since 2022
• United Kingdom: BritCard Is Dead: Burnham Kills Starmer's £1.8 Billion Digital ID To Pay For An Energy Tax Cut
  
  
• India: Indians Nationwide Order Food for Student's Protesting Systemic Failures in Education and Competitive Exam System:"Cockroach Janta Party" (CJP)
  US New 200% Tariffs Plan for generic medicines impact on India exports
  India Summons Russian Envoy, Furious At Mass Casualty Tanker Strike In Black Sea
• France: France records 5,764 excess deaths during June-July heatwave period
  France Bans Social Media for Kids Under 15
  
• Germany: Swedish Police Veteran Warns Islamization Is Replacing Gang Violence As Country's Defining Threat
  German Motorists Flood Czech Border As Fuel-Price-Cap Ends
  Poland's Planned Megaport Is Part Of Its Regional Power Play
• Japan: Japan Antitrust Watchdog to Add New Bureau to Tackle Big Tech
  Japan posts $6.2bn trade deficit in first half of 2026
  
• Canada: Canada cancels joint bridge-opening celebration with US amid trade tensions
  Four extremist plots to attack Jewish targets disrupted in Canada, report says
  
• Australia: Taiwanese woman sentenced for attempted murder of Australian exchange student
  
  
• South and Central America: Venezuela earthquake death toll rises to 5,398
  Mexico mayor killed in town hall months after surviving assassination attempt
  What We Know About Material Damage After the Venezuela Earthquakes
• Israel: Online forms asked respondents to share locations of Israelis, Jews
  Lebanese army deployed in ‘pilot zone’ as families wait to return home
  

• White House:
  Trump Administration Announces More Than $5 Billion for the Genesis Mission, a National Mission on AI for Science
  OSTP Director Releases Landmark Report and Recommendations for Renewing American Scientific Discovery
  Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces Trade Deal with Jordan
• State Department:
  Secretary Rubio states China's actions in the South China Sea are 'disturbing'
  Turkey doesn’t meet legal conditions to rejoin F-35 program, State Department tells Congress
  Secretary Rubio says US wants to help end war in Ukraine but new ideas needed
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Pentagon's Special Ops Office to Host Rapid Tech Innovation Event
  US deploys B-1 bomber to strike Iran for first time since war resumed
  Nation's Leaders Honor the Fallen During Dignified Transfer
• Justice (DOJ):
  FBI Director Patel returns looted cultural artifacts to Indonesian President Prabowo
  
  
• Senate:
  Secretary Hegseth tells Senate war on Iran has so far cost $37.5bn at hearing to request more funds
  Sunshine Protection Act faces Senate wall over school bus concerns
  US Senate panel to vote on Chinese vehicle crackdown bill
• House:
  House Passes Defense Policy Bill That Attaches SAVE America Act
  JUST IN: House Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Government Until December 4
  
• Supreme Court:
  
  
  

• U.S. oil tops $90, Brent above $98 after tankers struck off Saudi Arabia
  Sales were up at Tesla but so were costs and spending
  German Bond Yields Hit 15-Year High as Oil Spikes Before ECB

• 2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator
  NASA to Showcase Agency’s Newest Wind Tunnel in Virginia
  

• Microsoft Reveals Hidden Windows10/11 Global Device ID (GDID) for Tracking Licensing, Device Management, Telemetry, and Cross-Service Activity that Can't be Disabled.
  
  

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