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I have a quick day. It's Thursday, 15 August.

It's Thursday, 2.

It's Thursday, 15 August.

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed.

We'll start today's show with the latest developments on the war in Ukraine.

Well, to be accurate, it's now the war raging in both Ukraine and Russia.

As Keeps forces launch major strikes against military airfields 500 miles deep into Russian territory.

Later in the show, we'll turn to the Far East, where one of America's key allies, Japan, is facing a major political

shakeup. Prime Minister Fumio Kishita has announced his resignation following a

series of political scandals. Plus Iran has been hit with a major cyber attack which targeted the nation's central

bank leading to widespread disruptions and paralyzing the Islamic Republic's financial system.

And just in case global instability, wars, and political chaos aren't worrisome enough for

you in today's back of the brief, I'll take a look at an event that frankly

none of us likely had on our 2024 bingo cards and that's the return of the monkeypox virus.

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