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• World at Large: Yemeni military says it has retaken Mokha and 'secured' Red Sea waterway
  Demonstrators Rally Across France as School Protests Escalate
  Violent Student Protests Spread from France to Belgium
• Security Blocs & Alliances: Russian Media Reports NATO reconnaissance plane seen circling Kaliningrad Region
  US Secretary Rubio Heads To NATO Allies As Russian Threat, Middle East War Shape Agenda
  France and Turkey block NATO’s drive to deepen ties with Caucasus countries
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to die by US Army firing squad
  US withdraws all bombers from UK base at centre of suspected terror attack
  FBI arrests alleged Chinese agent at LAX after she allegedly surveilled son of Taiwanese president
• Russia: South Korea shipped fuel to Russia on sanctioned tankers
  Ukraine claims its attacks have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity
  Zaporozhye nuclear plant says background radiation remains normal after enemy attacks
• United Kingdom: US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base
  
  
• France: Hundreds of schools to shut Monday as France braces for more student protests - France 24
  
  
• Germany: Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason
  
  
• Japan: Japan sees spate of corporate website hacking cases
  Japan Creates Its First True National Intelligence Agency
  BOJ to declare underlying inflation has reached 2%, sources say
• Spain: Spain's PM Sanchez calls snap election after housing crisis protests
  
  
• South Korea: AI-powered attacks on banks expose technological lag in Korea's financial cyber defenses
  South Korean probe concludes North Korea planted DMZ mines
  
• Canada: Quebec Separatists Vowing Independence Vote Win an Election but Fall Short of Majority
  
  
• Australia: Hundreds protest against Australia's largest defence expo in Perth
  Australia's oldest man Ken Weeks celebrates 113th birthday with ride in vintage car
  
• South and Central America: Baker Hughes Signs Major Venezuela Gas Infrastructure Deal
  Brazil Ex-President Bolsonaro Wins Big Without His Name on the Ballot
  Brazil-China ties in focus as Bolsonaro gets election edge over Lula
• Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco chief says replenishing global oil stockpiles could take two years
  
  
• Continental Africa: Kenya reports first Ebola case imported from DR Congo after patient dies
  
  

• White House:
  Whtie House Statement: Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel
  Presidential Message on Child Health Day
  President Trump allows cheaper, dyed diesel on highways to blunt historic fuel-cost spike ahead of midterms
• State Department:
  Joint Statement on Countering Iranian Terrorist Activity in the Western Hemisphere - United States Department of State
  Joint Statement on the U.S.-Japan Technology Prosperity Deal - United States Department of State
  Secretary Rubio's Call with Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Bayramov - United States Department of State
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Systems Selected for JIATF 401 Directed-Energy Counter-Drone Pilot Program
  U.S. Sends Reaper Drones to Colombia and Ecuador to Hunt Cartels
  Marine Corps Achieves FY26 Recruiting Mission, Secures Strong Start for FY27
• Justice (DOJ):
  Weaponization Working Group Releases Report on Garland Memo That Chilled Parental Rights and Warned Parents Could Be Domestic Terrorists
  Justice Department Announces Charges Involving 16 Aliens for Election Crimes
  U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Reaffirm Parents Are Not Terrorists and Have the Right to Direct their Children’s Education
• Treasury:
  Trump Admin Proposes Rules For 1st National School Choice Program
  
  
• HHS:
  US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia
  New York state declares measles disaster emergency
  
• Energy:
  US Largest Power Grid Operator Cancels Auction One Day After Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order partially rejecting and halting major elements of the proposal
  
  
• Senate:
  President Trump Calls On Senate To Pass Bill Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent | ZeroHedge
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  Supreme Court Takes Up Boulder Climate Suit Against Exxon and Suncor
  Court declines to hear cases COVID-19 vaccine mandates, “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts, and felon Second Amendment rights,
  Court on declined to hear former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s appeal, leaving two federal perjury convictions in place

• Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes
  US Yields Fall From 2002 High as Oil Dips, Bessent Vows On Debt
  Gold Reverses Losses With Inflation Fears Easing as Oil Slips

• Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin
  Nobel Prize in medicine for ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’ to switch brain circuits on or off with light as a tool for studying how neurons shape memory, emotion, and behavior
  Nobel Prize in Medicine jointly awarded to ​Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann ​and Georg Nagel
• US, China And Russia Race To Build Nuclear Reactors On The Moon
  
  

• Norway to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in some public places
  OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU
  Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions

• Ancient Pottery Reveals the Earliest Known Traces of Chocolate East of the Mississippi, Painting a Picture of Connection in the Americas
  
  

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