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It's Thursday, 17 October.

Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm Mike Baker.

Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed. Coming up on today's show, new reporting

indicates that Israel has finalized its target package for a retaliatory strike

against Iran with the nation's defense minister promising

that the retaliation will be precise and deadly.

Later in the show, we'll have the latest on North Korea's alleged entrance into the war in

Ukraine with reports that a number of Pyongyang's forces deserted the front lines

shortly after their arrival.

Plus an update on China's large-scale military exercises around Taiwan where reports indicate

a record-breaking number of aircraft were deployed.

And in today's back of the brief, FEMA briefly paused aid in North Carolina in the U.S.

after its workers reportedly received threats from an armed militia.

Well, as is often the case, the reality of the situation didn't actually quite match up to

the breathless hyperbole of the social media buildup.

But first, today's P.D.

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