April 10th, 2026: Netanyahu Signals Diplomacy With Lebanon & China's Devastating Cyber Breach

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: First—Prime Minister Netanyahu moves toward diplomacy, announcing direct talks with Lebanon as Washington reportedly pushes Israel to ease off attacks on Hezbollah. Later in the show—a massive cyber breach in China, with hackers reportedly stealing sensitive military data, including missile schematics, from a state-run supercomputer. Plus—Spain moves to reopen its embassy in Tehran, as President Trump blasts NATO allies over their stance on the Iran conflict. And in today’s Back of the Brief—Artemis II begins its return to Earth tonight, entering the final and arguably most dangerous phase of its mission. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Goldbelly: Make Mother’s Day unforgettable with iconic foods delivered—get free shipping and 20% off your first order at https://GOLDBELLY.com with code PDB. Acre Gold: Start building physical gold with simple monthly payments and enter to win two Ancient Collection gold bars at https://GetAcreGold.com/PDB Sundays for Dogs: Upgrade your dog’s food without the hassle—try Sundays for Dogs and get 50% off your first order at https://sundaysfordogs.com/PDB50 or use code PDB50 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Friday the 10th of April. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker. Your eyes and ears on the world stage. And yes, back out on the road. All right, let's get briefed.
0:23.4	First up, Prime Minister Netanyahu makes a move toward diplomacy, announcing direct talks with Lebanon
0:29.5	as Washington reportedly pushes Israel to ease off attacks on Hasbullah in an effort to ease tensions with Iran ahead of planned ceasefire talks.
0:40.7	I'll bring you the details. Later in the show, a massive cyber breach in China, with hackers
0:46.7	reportedly stealing sensitive military data, including missile schematics from a state-run supercomputer.
0:54.0	Plus, Spain moves to reopen its embassy in Tehran,
0:58.0	as President Trump blasts NATO allies over their stance on the Iran conflict.
1:03.8	And finally, in the back of the brief,
1:06.7	Artemis II begins its return to Earth tonight,
1:10.0	entering the final and arguably most dangerous phase of the mission.
1:15.3	But first, today's PDB spotlight.
1:18.4	As a U.S. delegation prepares to meet Iranian diplomats in Islamabad today, one of the key points of friction remains Israel's ongoing conflict with Hezbollah.
1:29.1	Now, earlier this week, President Trump reportedly urged Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
1:33.5	to scale back strikes in Lebanon in an effort to prevent the already tenuous ceasefire from unraveling,
1:40.7	or unraveling further. New reporting from NBC News cites a senior administration official
1:46.5	who says Trump didn't just make a general appeal, he personally called Netanyahu,
1:51.7	urging him to be a, quote, helpful partner, as negotiations with Iran supposedly are set to move
1:57.6	forward. And for a while, it looked like the president's request had landed.
2:02.6	On Wednesday, Vice President Chady Vance told reporters that Israel had agreed to, quote,
2:07.1	check itself in Lebanon, that must be a technical term, suggesting there was at least some
2:12.0	alignment with Washington's approach. Now, on paper, well, that sounds promising. The U.S. pushes for restraint in order
2:19.6	to placate Iran, Israel signals cooperation and negotiations with Iran perhaps move ahead.
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