❗️ Air Defence Forces destroyed a Ukrainian UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region, the Russian Defence Ministry has said

❗️ The Pentagon has confirmed a US Navy destroyer shot down three missiles launched by Houthis in Yemen. US defense officials believe the munitions were potentially headed for targets in Israel

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❗️ Biden, in a telephone conversation, assured Zelensky of the firm intention of the US Congress to continue assistance to Ukraine - White House

❗️ Up to a thousand people were hiding in a church in Gaza at the time of the strike, with dozens of people hiding under the ruins, the media reported, citing sources

🇷🇺🇰🇵 Sergey Lavrov and Choi Son-Hui, foreign ministers of Russia and North Korea, respectively, reached a consensus on the situation on the Korean Peninsula and other international and regional problems at a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korean state radio Voice of Korea reports.

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❗️ Vladimir Putin visited the headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces in the city of Rostov-on-Don and held talks with the top leadership of the Ministry of Defense, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Putin also engaged in a report from the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces regarding the progress of the special operation.

The Jerusalem Patriarchate published a photo of a church in Gaza after the strike and accused Israel of a war crime

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Pepe Escobar: Russia, China map out new economic order in Beijing

Pepe Escobar discusses the Belt and Road Initiative, also known as One Belt, One Road, and the geopolitical developments surrounding it.

He contrasts the geopolitics of the past in southwest Asia with the geopolitics of the future, which are unfolding in East Asia's Beijing and the 3rd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, which serves as a roadmap for economic and infrastructure integration across Eurasia.

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❗️ Addressing the nation amid Israeli-Palestinian conflict Joe Biden said the world is at a turning point and decisions made now will shape future decades

❗️Biden announces he will be sending an emergency budget request to Congress to provide funds to Israel and Ukraine

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❗️ Biden: “I caution the government of Israel not to be blinded by rage”

❗️ Biden called additional aid to Ukraine a "smart investment" that will pay dividends for future generations

❗️ Biden said he's asking Congress to ensure that it can continue supplying weapons to Ukraine

He also assured Americans that he still had no plans to send the US military to Ukraine

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❗️ Key points from Joe Biden's address to the American people on supporting Ukraine and Israel:

▪️ Biden pledged Friday to send an emergency budget request to Congress for funding for Israel and Ukraine;

▪️ Aid to Ukraine is a "smart investment," will pay dividends for future generations;

▪️ There are still no plans to send the US military to fight in Ukraine. The US does not want the U.S. military to fight the Russian army;

▪️ Israeli authorities should not be blinded by rage;

▪️ The US and partners are working towards a better future for the Middle East, which will benefit Washington itself;

▪️ US aid will show that Israel is stronger than ever and will not allow the conflict to spread;

▪️ The challenge of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be abandoned.

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