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Live from NPR. broadcasts. Yahoo will address a joint session of Congress July 24th as his country continues to

wage war against Hamas.

St. Pierre's Barbara Spun explains the speech is likely to be contentious with some

Democrats already signaling plans to boycott.

All four top congressional leaders extended the formal invitation to Netanyahu at the end of May,

inviting him to quote, share the Israeli government's vision for defending democracy

combating terror and establishing a just and lasting peace in the region.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer previously came under criticism for publicly calling on Israel to hold new elections.

In a statement after the date of the address was finalized,

Schumer said he has, quote, clear and profound disagreements with Netanyahu, but said he has quote clear and profound disagreements with Netanyahu but said he joined the

request from congressional leaders because of America's ironclad relationship

with Israel. Barbara Sprin and PR News, Washington.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he reserves the right to a mirror response to a decision

by the U.S. and European allies to allow Ukraine to strike some targets inside Russian territory.

Putin's comments coming in an economic form in St. Petersburg,

where NPR Charles Mainz has more.

Putin said Russia had not yet begun exporting weapons to areas where they could strike inside countries

deemed hostile to Moscow, yet he argued recent policy shifts by the US, Germany and others

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