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🚀 Belarus goes nuclear. The country’s dictator, Lukashenko, has threatened to use nuclear weapons against NATO if provoked by its neighbors. This comes as Poland stages the largest military parade since the Cold War.

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🛫 The US has greenlighted the transfer of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine, after its pilots are trained to fly them. As of yet, when the jets will be transferred is unclear.

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🇪🇺 EU, no need to worry about the upcoming winter cold. Europe is ready for winter, thanks to its gas stash. It has filled its gas reserves to 90% of their capacity, enough to cover a third of its winter needs.

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🏠 Evergrande goes bankrupt in the US. The Chinese real estate giant filed for Chapter 15 protection in New York to shield its assets from creditors.

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✈️ A Ukrainian drone crashed into a Moscow Expo Center, causing significant damage. The drone was reportedly shot down by Russian air defenses, but not before it exploded near the city’s financial district.

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✍🏻 In-Depth

U.S.
Three Against Two

👀 The U.S. president is hosting a historic summit with the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. The three countries are expected to announce a new security pledge and other joint efforts to counter threats from North Korea and China.

🤝 Why Japan and South Korea? These two countries are the closest allies of the U.S. in Asia, but they have been divided by historical and territorial disputes for decades (Japan colonized Korea from 1910-1945). Biden wants to strengthen trilateral cooperation and show strength and unity against their communist neighbors, China and North Korea.

📜 The three leaders will sign a “duty to consult” commitment, which means they will share information and coordinate their actions in the event of a security crisis or threat in the Pacific. They will also expand their military cooperation on ballistic defenses and make the summit an annual event.

🔥 What’s at stake? The summit comes amid increasing concerns about North Korea’s persistent nuclear and missile tests and China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea and near Taiwan. North Korea also claims to possess ballistic missiles that can reach mainland U.S.