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US cancels meeting with Israel in protest over Netanyahu's video — media

The White House was "fuming" over the video of the Israeli prime minister, who claimed the US was withholding military aid. As a result, they canceled a high-level meeting with Israel on Iran, Axios reports, citing American officials.

"This decision makes it clear that there are consequences for pulling such stunts," the news agency quotes a U.S. official as saying.

In response to Netanyahu's video, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the US "genuinely do not know what he is talking about" because only one arms shipment has been stopped since the Gaza war began, while billions of dollars in weapons have flowed freely.

"The Americans are fuming. Bibi's video made a lot of damage," Axios writes, citing a senior Israeli official.

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🇷🇺🇰🇵Putin gave Kim Jong-un a new Aurus luxury car, an admiral's dagger and a tea set, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.

Ushakov did not specifically say what gifts were presented to Putin, but noted that "they are related to the image" of the Russian president.

"There are several possibilities, all of them quite artistic, possibly a bust," he said.

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Footage of North Korean and Russian heads of states signing Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement

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❗️International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) condemned murders of Russian journalists Valery Kozhin and Nikita Tsitsagi, who were killed by Ukrainian forces near Donetsk

The statement on the website also calls for a prompt investigation into the deaths of the journalists.

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⚡️Signed agreement between Russia and North Korea implies mutual assistance in case of aggression against one of participants, Putin said.

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❗️In connection with the signing of the treaty with the DPRK, Putin drew attention to statements by the United States and other NATO countries on the supply of high-precision weapons systems and aircraft for strikes against Russia.

"This is not just a statement, it is already happening, and all this is a gross violation of the restrictions accepted by Western countries within the framework of various international obligations."

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❗️Russia does not exclude the development of military-technical cooperation with the DPRK in connection with the signed agreement, Russia's President said

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US budget deficit will reach $1.9 trillion in 2024 due to aid to Ukraine

The country's total national debt will grow to $50.7 trillion by 2034, or 122% of the country's GDP, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

The largest contributor to the cumulative increase was the inclusion of recently enacted legislation in CBO's baseline,
which increased projected deficits by $1.6 trillion. That legislation included emergency supplemental appropriations that provided $95 billion for aid to Ukraine, Israel, and countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

In January, the US national debt surpassed $34 trillion for the first time in history - an increase of nearly 10% over the year, or $2.7 trillion.

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Documents signed by Russian and North Korean heads of state include:

🔸 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;

🔸 Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the Construction of a Border Road Bridge over the Tumannaya River;

🔸 Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on cooperation in the sphere of health care, medical education and science.

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❗️The comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and the DPRK is peaceful and defensive in nature, according to Kim Jong-un.

"I have no doubt that it will become the driving force accelerating the creation of a new multipolar world,", Jong-un stated.

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🇰🇵🇷🇺Kim Jong-un called Putin "the dearest friend of the Korean people"

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💬 Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Russia and DPRK implies assistance in case of aggression against one of the participants, Russia's President Vladimir Putin said.

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📹 Putin marveled at how Pyongyang has been transformed over the past 24 years since his last visit. See for yourself

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