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US Military Announces New Strikes on Southern Iran The US military has announced new strikes on targets in southern Iran, escalating tensions even as negotiations between Iran and the United States over ending the conflict continue. According to a military spokesperson, the strikes targeted multiple military facilities in southern Iran. The exact scale and targets have not been fully disclosed, but the operation indicates ongoing escalation of US military activity in the Middle East. ...

Vance to Host State AGs at White House for Fraud Task Force Vice President Vance will host state attorneys general at the White House to discuss the fraud task force’s next steps, focusing on coordinated enforcement of cross-state fraud cases.

Russia Threatens More Kyiv Strikes, Tells Foreigners to Leave Russia’s Defense Ministry warned foreign citizens to leave Kyiv immediately on Monday, saying Russian forces are preparing “systematic” strikes on the Ukrainian capital. The threat follows one of the largest aerial assaults on Kyiv overnight Saturday since the war began. According to BBC reports, Russian forces launched intensive airstrikes over the weekend, damaging multiple civilian infrastructure sites in Kyiv. Russian statements indicated that more systematic strikes on key facilities in the capital are planned, with an explicit warning for all foreign nationals remaining in Kyiv to evacuate as soon as possible. ...

[Flash] Bitcoin Holds Above $77,000 as Oil Slide Lifts Asian Equities and Risk Appetite Bitcoin traded above $77,000 on Monday, CoinDesk reported. Asian equities rose broadly following a roughly 5% drop in oil prices, which boosted risk appetite across global markets. In a separate development, Nasdaq announced plans to launch Bitcoin options trading, marking another milestone in the mainstream financial system’s adoption of crypto assets. The move is expected to give institutional investors more regulated instruments for crypto portfolio allocation. ...

[Flash] Oil Prices Slide as US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes Reduce Supply Risk Premium International oil prices fell sharply on Monday as progress in US-Iran peace negotiations reduced geopolitical risk premiums, BBC and Al Jazeera reported. Markets anticipate that a deal would significantly lower the risk of shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. For weeks, fears of blocked passage through the strait had kept oil prices elevated. Traders are now repricing that risk. Analysts note that oil could face further downside pressure if the agreement is formally signed. Asian equities rose on the back of lower energy costs. ...

[Flash] Rubio Says Solid Iran Deal May Come Monday, Oil Extends Losses US Secretary of State Rubio said a ‘solid’ peace deal with Iran could be reached as early as Monday, BBC reported. This follows President Trump’s earlier instruction to negotiators ’not to rush’ into an agreement, which had cooled market optimism. Oil prices extended their slide, falling approximately five percent. Asian equities rose broadly as investors bet on a meaningful reduction in Middle East geopolitical risk premium. Hardline Republicans, however, continue to question the terms of the proposed deal. ...

[Brief] California Declares Emergency Over Toxic Chemical Tank Explosion Risk California has declared a state of emergency as a tank containing approximately 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate faces potential explosion risk. Thousands of nearby residents have been evacuated, and firefighters continue working to cool the tank. According to BBC and the New York Times, the chemical is toxic and highly flammable; an explosion would release large amounts of toxic gas. The cause of the incident is under investigation. ...

[Brief] Epic Games Unveils Unreal Engine 6 with Rocket League Demo Epic Games officially announced Unreal Engine 6, accompanied by a Rocket League demo built on the new engine. This marks UE6’s first public appearance, showcasing significant improvements in graphics rendering, physics simulation, and real-time lighting. According to Gematsu, the demo footage shows visual quality well beyond UE5, generating significant interest in the game development community.

[Brief] StablR Stablecoin Hit by $13.5M Exploit, Tokens Depeg StablR’s EURR and USDR stablecoins suffered a severe depeg after an attacker exploited a multisig wallet vulnerability to mint approximately $13.5 million in unbacked tokens. EURR fell to $0.85 and USDR dropped as low as $0.40. According to TheBlock, the attacker dumped roughly $10.4 million in face value on decentralized exchanges. The project team is working on an emergency fix.

China launched a crewed spacecraft with three astronauts heading to a year-long space station mission, advancing its goal of a crewed Moon landing before 2030.