🇰🇵🪖🫡 — 🇧🇬📰 ZeroHedge: North Korea Claims 1.4 Million People Just Enlisted To Fight 'Imperialist' US
— "North Korean state media has been touting new claims of mass enlistments amid "an atmosphere of war" and urgent defense preparedness in response to ongoing joint US-South Korea drills, which are the largest in five years.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) initially over the weekend cited a figure of 800,000 citizens having newly signed up for military service, most of them young people, while other state-linked sources are saying it's well over one million enlistees. By Monday the number jumped significantly to claims of around 1.4 million people enlisting.

"Amidst soaring anger and hostility toward the US imperialists and the South Korean puppet traitors going mad over the reckless nuclear war provocation targeting the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the ranks of hot-blooded youths bravely and vigorously set out to defend the homeland are growing day by day is growing," a Pyongyang statement said."

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🇺🇸🤝🇮🇱 — On today, March 21, 2023, 44 retired Military Leaders, including Generals and Admirals of the United States Armed Forces, affiliated with Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) called on the President of United States Joe Biden and US Federal Congress to “immediately provide the State of Israel with the most advanced weapons it needs to deter and prevent a nuclear Iran.”

“By acting now to augment Israel’s military capabilities, the United States can help Israel defend itself by itself, prevent a nuclear Iran, and address one of the most pressing strategic challenges America faces today.”

The 44 generals and admirals write, “the U.S. should expedite delivery—through outright sale, temporary lease, or prepositioning in Israel—KC-46A aerial refueling tankers, F-15I’s, F-35s, and precision-guided munitions, such as the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).”

The letter argues that “by acting now to augment Israel’s military capabilities, the United States can help Israel defend itself by itself, prevent a nuclear Iran, and address one of the most pressing strategic challenges America faces today.”

The signatories note, “as retired American military leaders who devoted our lives to the defense of our nation, we prefer a diplomatic solution that would genuinely end the threat posed by Iran’s escalating nuclear program. But no such deal is imminent, nor realistic.”

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🇧🇷🤝🇺🇳⚖️ — Lula’s chancellor on warrant against Putin: “Brazil follows the Hague International Court”

— Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said Brazil respects and follows the decisions of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, which last week issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes.

In an interview with the Metropoles column, days before Lula left for China, Vieira said that Brazil has no official position on the warrant, but when asked if Putin would be arrested if he visited Brazil, he admitted that the Russian's presence in any country that is part of the ICC could cause "complications".

A priority topic on the PT's trip to Beijing will be Brazil's initiative to mediate talks to end the war in Ukraine. Chinese President Xi Jinping met Putin in Moscow on Monday (20/3) to discuss the conflict.

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🇵🇰🆘📈 — M7.7 Earthquake hit Northern Pakistan minutes ago

🇨🇳🤝🇷🇺 — One interesting video emerged on social medias of the last moments of the Putin-Xi Jinping meeting in Moscow

🇨🇳 Chinese President Xi Jinping:
— The Change that is coming that hasn't happened in 100 years. And we are driving this change together. Where we are united there is now peace.

🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin:
— I agree.

🇨🇳 Chinese Xi Jinping:
— Please, take care, dear friend.

🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin:
— Have a safe journey!

🇫🇷⛽️✊ Fuel shortage: The CGT has just shut down the Gonfreville-l'Orcher refinery, which supplies gasoline for the entirety of Normandy.

In the Lyon region (southeast France), the Total refinery in Feyzin has stopped shipments since Monday.

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