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France 24 has reported Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a signficiant increase in the size of the Russian army. This is Putin's third order to increase Russia's army size since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022. The overall size of the Russian army will now be increased to 2.38 million people with 1.5 million active servicemen.>>>France 24  

UN Secretary-General Guterres has called on Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war.

The situation in Gaza has been getting worse daily and Guterres has appealed for Israeli and Hamas leaders to agree to a ceasefire agreement. Guterres has said “For the sake of the people of Gaza, for the sake of the hostages and their families in Israel and for the sake of the region and the wider world, I strongly encourage the Government of Israel and the Hamas leadership to reach now an agreement.”>>>UN News  

President Putin has issued a warning that he is prepared to use nuclear weapons if Western forces enter the war in Ukraine. While speaking to Rossiya-1 television and news agency RIA 

Putin said he does not see nuclear war as imminent but that he was ready to launch the missiles if necessary. Putin has also said he will send soldiers to the border with Finland because the country has joined NATO. He commented that there were not any systems of destruction there, but now there will be. >>>The Independent

 Russian President Putin has warned that if Western nations allow Ukraine to use long-range weapons to hit inside Russia then this will mean NATO would be “at war” with Russia. He has said on Russian state TV "This would in a significant way change the very nature of the conflict. It would mean that NATO countries, the US, European countries, are at war with Russia. And if this is so, then, bearing in mind the change in the very essence of this conflict, we will make appropriate decisions based on the threats that will be created for us.">>>Al Jazeera