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Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm Mike Baker.

Your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed.

Diplomats are racing to prevent a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

following a weekend of violence

they claim the lives of a dozen children and young people

due to an Iranian-made rocket strike

we'll have the latest updates.

Later in the show, in Vladimir Putin issues a warning to the United States, really another

warning against deploying long-range missiles in Germany, cautioning that such a move could trigger a Cold War-style

missile crisis. Plus, a major announcement from Washington and Tokyo, the U.S.

will overhaul its military forces in Japan to strengthen defense

cooperation modernizing their alliance as security threats rise in Asia.

And in today's back of the brief, the Secret Service faces ongoing

criticism after the failed assassination attempt on former President Trump.

However, Trump is defending them, meaning the Secret Service agents, praising the men and women

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