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The Georgia lawmaker is under fire for comparing COVID-19 restrictions with the mass genocide of the Jewish people.

Fried touted being an advocate for criminal justice reform, taking on the NRA, and fighting to protect the environment—but only in English—until Newsweek asked about the discrepancy.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has postponed his decision to withdraw from the defense agreement it has with the U.S. Duterte wants payment and vaccines in order to keep the agreement that lets U.S. troops train in the Philippines.

Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen jailed in Russia since 2018 on espionage charges, released a statement through his family asking President Joe Biden to push for his release during Wednesday's Geneva meeting.

The Russian President will meet Joe Biden at a crunch summit in Geneva, Switzerland. The Ukraine, as well as jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, will be on the agenda.

U.S. Catholic bishops will meet on Wednesday about a split on whether or not to continue an initiative that could rebuke President Joe Biden for reviving Communion while supporting abortion rights. Many bishops are hesitant to act in a rush, saying it would only benefit Trump to go through with it.

John Demers, the Justice Departments top NSA official, will leave his position by the end of next week after it was revealed the department seized records from Democrats and members of the media. He will be replaced by Mark Lesko, acting U.S. attorney in New York's Eastern District.

During a 90-minute interview, NBC News senior international correspondent Keir Simmons asked the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin about the state of dissent in his country, the conflict with the U.S. and his thoughts on Alexei Navalny.

Joe Biden's predecessor Donald Trump had strained ties with NATO, criticising the amount of funding the U.S. had to provide.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it would be unacceptable if Ukraine joined NATO. The longtime leader warned that NATO missiles would be able to reach key Russian targets in just seven minutes if Ukraine joined the organization

Naftali Bennett took over as Prime Minister in Israel after ousting Benjamin Netanyahu. The Sunday election ended Netanyahu's 12-year rule with a close vote of 60-59 in Knesset. Bennett was sworn in late Sunday and in two years Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will take over as prime minister.

"We have been accused of all kinds of things," Putin said, "and not once, not once, not one time, did they bother to produce any kind of evidence or proof, just unfounded accusations."