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It's a good day.

It's a good day.

It's Thursday, 29 February.

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 kick things off in the Middle East with the ongoing

ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas as the parties involved in the

discussions send widely mixed messages on just where the negotiations stand.

Later, we'll discuss reports claiming that most of the munitions that North Korea is sending to Russia for use on the front lines are severely

dated and don't function. Plus, we'll investigate the violent threats facing British

lawmakers over their support for Israel and the drastic measures

that some members are taking to protect themselves.

And in today's back of the brief, as China grapples with record low birth rates, one of the country's largest cities is reportedly

bribing newlyweds with lottery tickets to encourage more citizens to start a family.

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