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Morning news brief: US' largest-ever arms sale to Israel; NATO chief on Putin, and more

Morning news brief: US' largest-ever arms sale to Israel; NATO chief on Putin, and more

WION Morning Brief

The United States is on the verge of approving its largest-ever arms sale to Israel amid the Gaza conflict.

Meanwhile, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg highlighted Russian President Putin's reliance on authoritarian leaders for weapons, citing North Korea's support.

In other news, the Czechpolice released a video showing Indian national Nikhil Gupta who has been extradited to the US over a murder-for-hire case targeting Sikh extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

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Finally, the White House has slammed Republicans for spreading "cheapfake" videos depicting President Biden in a state of mental and physical decline.

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Gaza war: US sets finger to trigger one of the biggest arms sales to Israel

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The United States is reportedly at the brink of approving an arms sale to Israel, which if ultimately approved, would be the largest-ever arms sales to Israel since the beginning of war in Gaza after October 7 last year.

Putin dependent on 'authoritarian' leaders for weapons: NATO chief

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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Monday (June 17) said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit this week to North Korea, which has supplied shells to Moscow despite being under UN sanctions, points out that Russia is "dependent" on authoritarian leaders for weapons supply.

Pannun murder-for-hire case: First visuals of extradited Indian national Nikhil Gupta released by Czech police

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The Czech Republic Police on Monday (June 17) released thevisuals of Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national who has been extradited to the United States on suspicion of a murder-for-hire plot targeting Sikh extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US.

White House slams Republicans over deceptive 'cheapfake' videos of Biden's alleged mental decline

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A day after a video that showed 81-year-old United States President Joe Biden seemingly freeze on stage, his former boss Barack Obama jumping in to save the day, the White House has slammed Republicans for spreading "cheapfake" videos that purport to show Biden in a state of mental and physical decline.

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Moohita Kaur Garg

Moohita Kaur Garg is a senior sub-editor at WION with over four years of experience covering the volatile intersections of geopolitics and global security. From reporting on global...Read More