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• World at Large: Ukraine Reports: Russian Drone Strikes Kyiv School as Children Shelter During Morning Attack
  Saudi oil exports soar 80% to highest level since Iran-US war
  Taiwan turns to US tech for new sea drone fleet
• Security Blocs & Alliances: “I Don't Take This Serious”: NATO Chief Rutte Dismisses Russia’s Nuclear Threat Over Kaliningrad
  Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic
  
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Judge allows Paramount to close $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
  16 American trucking companies file for bankruptcy as diesel costs soar
  Department of War and U.S. Navy Award $20B Contract for F/A-XX Program
• China: China Halts Fuel Exports Until Further Notice
  
  
• Russia: Russia Extends Diesel Export Ban Through Oct. 31
  Russia Lessones Learned: Combat experience confirms proper choice of developing Russian Missile Troops
  Russia launches massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid, forcing power cuts ahead of winter
• India: Indian pilot hailed as ‘hero’ after cockpit struggle
  
  
• France: Populists Score victory as Le Pen Poised for Presidential Power
  Hundreds of students detained, dozens of officers injured in French school protests over overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortage
  
• Japan: Tokyo succumbs to ‘rain fatigue’ after a record 35 consecutive days of showers | Japan | The Guardian
  Indonesia’s neighbors powerless as smoke from monthlong wildfires shuts schools
  Japanese hospital performs world-first surgery using heart muscle stem cells
• South Korea: N Korea and S Korea exchange threats over DMZ blast
  
  
• Canada: EU and Canada to announce sweeping new partnership pact
  Rogue AI agents tried to hack a Canadian government website
  
• Israel: IDF chief cancels US visit 'due to security situation'
  Iraqi PM sets June 30 deadline for pro-Iran factions to disarm
  
• Turkey: Turkey seizes Iranian plane over unpaid debts, stranding Iranian passengers
  
  
• Continental Africa: Yemeni government forces report clashes with Houthis across Taiz
  US ambassador Bozell Summoned to be Reprimanded by SA government for Critism
  

• White House:
  Congressional Bill S. 2398 Signed into Law extending federal programs that fight vector-borne disease
  US federal workforce drops to lowest level in 60 years after Trump Administration purged hundreds of thousands
  White House Announcement: President Trump Inaugurates The Era of Super Intelligence
• State Department:
  Iran rejects expulsion claim after Secretary Rubio orders Araghchi to leave New York
  Sanctioning Money Launderers Linked to Tren de Araguaâ's Multi-Million-Dollar Theft Scheme
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Secretary Hegseth Delivers 'State of the Force' Address, Outlines Series of New Initiatives
  US Government AI Models Advancing, Increasing Productivity
  Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, former Speaker Gingrich to lead “Project Meridian.” to study the future of warfare
• Justice (DOJ):
  US Files Request to Intervene on behalf of X-Corp Seeking to Annul decision of EU
  
  
• DHS:
  DHS Adds Another 5,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens to “Worst of the Worst” Website
  
  
• Treasury:
  Treasury Sanctions Financial Network of Foreign Terrorist Organization, Tren de Aragua, After Theft of Millions from U.S. Banks
  
  
• HHS:
  Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths
  Secretary Kennedy and Lori Taylor Share the Staples Every Kitchen Needs for Healthy and Affordable Living
  
• Senate:
  Saudi FM meets US senators in Washington
  US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
  
• House:
  Democrats Vote Against Congress Stock Trading Ban citing the provision of a federal voter photo identification requirement
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Resume Third-Country Deportations
  
  

• 10-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2002 as global bond rout gathers pace
  US Inflation Rises Less Than Expected in August; Consumer Spending Surges
  The Fed's main inflation measure will be released Wednesday.

• Iran official warns Starlink could end state control of internet
  SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time
  A storied NASA observatory could be weeks away from falling to Earth after failed rescue attempt
• Swiss glaciers lose over 5% of ice volume in 2026 as heat waves, low winter snow accelerate thaw
  Kashmir’s Dal Lake faces environmental and climate challenges
  Global oceans report delivers ‘starkest warning yet’

• Mystery Shrouds Destruction of US Spy Satellite
  Google releases Gemini 4 Argon AI model cybersecurity, coding, research, and writing
  Apple Pay finally launches in India after years on the sidelines

• Medieval coins discovered in Rome are actually from England
  Works by van Gogh and Cézanne up for sale in Sotheby's $450 million auction
  

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