In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• A deadly Azerbaijan Airlines crash prompts an apparent apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin—though he stops short of taking responsibility.

• Reports from Western Russia suggest North Korean troops are being deployed in human wave attacks, leading to mounting casualties on the battlefield.

• Escalating tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan after Pakistani airstrikes spur Taliban retaliation, resulting in casualties on both sides.

• And in today’s Back of the Brief: former President Jimmy Carter is dead at the age of 100. We’ll take a look back at America’s 39th Commander-in-Chief.

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