The Vigilant Outpost Beacon

• World at Large: Displaced West Bank Palestinians face growing hunger after UN cuts food aid
  Four soldiers missing as Haiti’s new Gang Suppression Force (GSF) is facing its first crisis.
  M-7.0 earthquake strikes Tibet, killing 16
• Security Blocs & Alliances: Palantir says it cannot shut off NATO AI system as Europeans fear US tech dependence
  Meeting of foreign ministers of Turkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt begins in Istanbul
  Parliament Report: "Glaring gaps" in U.K.'s Arctic defense leave it and NATO open to Russian attacks
WORLD — BY COUNTRY
• United States: Entire Georgia Police Department Resigns After Mayor Allegedly Puts Tracker on Chief’s Car
  Data Center Alley Goes Dark: Amazon Abandons Data Centers In Loudoun County
  Silicon Valley Democrats demand investigation into Starlink restrictions in Ukraine
• China: N. Korea's Kim arrives in China's Dandong via newly opened bridge: gov't source
  
  
• Russia: Russia's new type of 3D printed missile will make jet Shaheds look like a 'small problem
  Ukraine reports interceptors remain unable to use Starlink to shoot down Russian attack drones as of Friday morning
  Russian Air defense down 616 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions
• United Kingdom: UK to invest £100m in 'world first' AI Biosecurity Lab
  Barclays To Axe 5,000 Jobs As Britain's Youth Employment Crisis Deepens
  
• India: Rescuers Search for Survivors After Deadly Earthquake in China’s Tibet Region
  
  
• France: France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots
  French police deploy in large numbers, major Paris museums close ahead of new protests
  EXCLUSIVE: France's urea supply from Algeria under threat as diplomatic tensions persist, sources say | Reuters
• Japan: Japan Times Inc. and News 2 U Holdings Inc. Warning to Business Partners and Former Employees Regarding Possible Unauthorized Access and Information Leakage from Server
  
  
• Italy: Protests expected in Italy under heavy security
  
  
• South Korea: South Korea invites North for military talks over border
  
  
• Canada: Carney Wants the Power to Break Strikes. Unions Vow to Defy Him
  
  
• Australia: Two large earthquakes off coast of Vanuatu prompt tsunami warning
  Taiwan shuts down and grounds flights ahead of Typhoon Champi
  Man attacked while having morning coffee in Perth
• South and Central America: Bolsonaro and Lula Clash on Living Costs, Corruption in Final Brazil Election Debate
  
  
• Saudi Arabia In besieged Yemeni city, drinking water supplies hit crisis levels
  Saudi air cargo shifts toward AI-driven operations as SAL expands digital push
  SA faces rising tension as foreign national is killed amid anti-migrant protests
• Israel: Israel launches major operation in West Bank after soldiers killed
  PM Netanyahu publically directs IDF: 'Overthrow The Iranian Regime'
  PM Netanyahu orders closure of West Bank after five Israelis wounded in shooting attack
• Continental Africa: Intense diplomacy ongoing as Egypt seeks to avert regional escalation: foreign ministry spokesman
  Kenya Records Second Ebola Death, a Close Relative of First Case
  

• White House:
  President Trump Announces the America First Seafood Strategy and Seafood.gov
  Trump dropping some Canada tariffs but 'replacing' them with other products
  President Trump Further Modifies Canadian Products Subject to Tariffs Under Section 338
• State Department:
  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine boils down to a dispute over Ukraine's eastern Donbas region
  
  
• Dept of War (DoW):
  Project Agincourt leaders set the tone for how the Autonomous Warfare Command will develop
  Iran has "increased efforts to target U.S. personnel," intel chief warns
  U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) begins exercise Global Thunder 27 to enhance nuclear readiness and ensure a safe, secure, effective and credible strategic deterrent force.
• DHS:
  'This is not normal': Feds demand California counties set aside 'likely' noncitizen ballots
  
  
• Energy:
  US: Westinghouse to build first fleet-scale nuclear fuel plant in 50 years
  
  
• Senate:
  GOP senator pushes major expansion of Trump Accounts for American families
  
  
• House:
  Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms
  
  
• Supreme Court:
  DOJ Seeks Appeals Court Intervention in California Ballot Lawsuit
  5th Circuit decision rules against federal law restricting the interstate manufacture, transportation, and distribution of switchblade knives
  

• Federal Reserve warns of further rate increases to afffect to homeowners credit cards
  US LNG Project Developer Funded by Russia’s Novatek
  Treasury yields log biggest drop since the 2023 banking crisis

• French Apple store looters get unpleasant surprise on stolen iPhones
  NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue
  Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising

• Onkalo to bury nuclear fuel waste underground for 100,000 years
  Uber rival inDrive eyes 2027 robotaxi tests in Central Asia with Pony.ai and Nvidia
  

• Immerse Yourself in the Cosmos at Frank Lloyd Wright's Only Planetarium, Recently Restored to Its Former Glory in Florida
  Claude Monet: 'Iris' becomes most expensive artwork sold at auction in France
  

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