The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Reports: Syria considering sending troops to Yemen to fight Houthis
  WHO to investigate reports of second plague case after death of Russian lab worker
  Houthis Escalate Saudi Strikes, Briefly Disrupt Riyadh Air Traffic, Hit Bases Near Border
• Security Blocs & Alliances: NATO Military Committee Made First Visit to Kyiv in 8 Years
  NATO Military Committee delegation in Kyiv: Russia will not succeed in undermining support for Ukraine
  Sec. Rubio In Iceland Signals Deeper NATO Push As Russia, China Challenge Arctic Security
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Man Arrested and Charged for Role in Plotting to Conduct a Mass-Shooting Event in Support of ISIS at the Mall of America
  FL Gov. DeSantis declares state of emergency in 25 counties in preparation for Hurricane Isaias
  Hurricane Rachel takes massive turn toward California as major city prepares
• Russia: Fire at Yandex data center, 399 UAVs: aftermath of attacks on Russian regions
  US, Russia explore gas sale to Europe amid Ukraine war, say sources
  Russian attack on two buses kills 30 near Ukraine frontline
• United Kingdom: UK Royal Navy service member charged with spying for a foreign power
  
  
• India: Elon Musk blames Indian 'oligarchs' for stalling Starlink launch
  India joins global rate-tightening wave with first hike in nearly 4 years
  
• France: France to release diesel reserves as student protests reignite
  France halts police use of stun grenades at student protests
  French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 protest
• Japan: PM Takaichi pressed for Farm Ministers boasting he had slashed the road budgets for two Tochigi Prefecture municipalities whose leaders refused to support him during an election
  
  
• South Korea: South Korea recalls Ukraine ambassador over North Korean POW dispute
  South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket lifts off on fifth mission with 15 satellites aboard
  
• Saudi Arabia Syria adviser denies reports of Saudi request to deploy Syrian forces in Yemen or Kingdom
  
  
• Israel: Britain says its consulate in east Jerusalem is downgraded and other Mideast developments
  
  

• White House:
  White House News:Trump Accounts Put 70 Million Kids on the Path to Financial Freedom
  White House: National Energy Dominance Month, 2026
  Signed into Law: H.R. 5345: Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, S. 766: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025: Requires annual report on delayed or over budget projects
• State Department:
  US Secretary Rubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western Dominance
  Secretary Rubio, in Greece, Set to Call for the West to Restore Founding Democratic Principles and Values
  CNN: US, China discussing reciprocal nuclear site visits
• Dept of War (DoW):
  1,200-mph F-35 jets gain 360-degree electromagnetic threat view
  Boeing tests software linking crewed aircraft with MQ-25A drone tankers
  Military ordered to be ready for possible Iran strikes
• Justice (DOJ):
  Florida Laboratory Vice President and Marketer Convicted of Medicare Fraud for COVID-19 Testing Scheme
  DOJ moved to revoke citizenship from 40 naturalized citizens accused of crimes in recent months
  
• HHS:
  PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated
  US issues health alert over suspected plague case in Russia
  
• Senate:
  US Senator Rand Paul warns Russian plague could be ‘weaponized,’
  Senate Passes Peters and Slotkin Legislation to Extend Federal Funding and Protections for the Great Lakes
  
• House:
  US has lost or sustained damage to 81 military aircraft worth up to $3.3 billion in Iran war
  As Congress leans on ‘pro formas,’ bills become law without Trump signature
  
• Supreme Court:
  US Supreme Court wrestles with oil companies' bid to scuttle climate lawsuit
  US Supreme Court orders another look at how Washington state political maps are drawn
  US Supreme Court hears challenge to air force UXO detonations in Guam

• The World has Nearly Burned Through its Oil Stockpile per Oil Executives
  America shut out Chinese EVs. Britain welcomed them — and now faces a difficult choice
  

• Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to France’s Henri Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai for insights into mirror-image molecules used in drugs
  Microsoft event debuts new AI-friendly hardware and Windows changes
  “Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones

• Fuel prices added to Google Maps as petrol and diesel costs soar
  Lawmakers are considering forcing AI data centers to shoulder costs for energy infrastructure
  Kawasaki Heavy unveils prototype shipbuilding robot

• Five Discoveries That Changed Our Understanding of T. Rex Forever, From Warm Blood to Lips
  Nasa releases striking image of dawn on Mars
  

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