US House Speaker Mike Johnson:

I studied the history of Israel and I believe that Judea and Samaria (West Bank) are the traditional lands that belong to Israel.

But there are many geopolitical forces at play here. We will need to see how this develops.

Trump:

Some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House.

Foreign Leaders, and everyone else, “freak out” when they see the quality and beauty.

Netanyahu to Fox News:

We may agree to let Hamas leaders leave if they end the war and release the hostages. But details are unclear.

Fox News: How many Hamas fighters do you estimate are left? Is it more than before the war started?

Netanyahu: No it is considerably less. But they are recruiting 14-15 year olds as replacement.

Fox News: Do you still believe the attack on Qatar was worth it?

Netanyahu: We were attacking Hamas, not Qatar. I think everybody understands that it is common sense, even those who protest against it.

Netanyahu to Fox News:

There is no starvation in Gaza, there is deprivation.

Netanyahu to Fox News:

We are taking a lot of care not to hurt civilians.

Netanyahu to Fox News:

We have not seen a single emaciated Palestinian person.

📸 Trump depicted as a demon at India’s Durga festival.

Moldova has counted over 89% of the votes in parliamentary elections.

Pro-EU ruling party PAS leads with 45.74%, the pro-Russian opposition party is at 27.22%.

Bosch will cut 13,000 jobs in Germany, 10% of its local workforce to save €2.5 billion.

This follows 9,000 earlier layoffs and mirrors struggles at Volkswagen and Continental as Germany’s auto sector.

Putin’s War Economy Becomes Permanent

Russia’s massive defense spending has locked its economy into a state of militarization, with factories producing 10× more tanks and 1.5 million drones in 2024 than before the war.

$263 billion spent on defense (2022–24), no plans to scale back.

Source: Bloomberg

Tucker Carlson:

Bibi is running and telling people point-blank, “I control the United States. I control Donald Trump.”

It’s too humiliating. This is a country of nine million people.

Why don’t you stop attacking me, trying to get family members fired?

Secretary Hegseth has ordered 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to be federalized "immediately for a period of 60 days."

NOW: Pro-European PAS party secured 51 seats, an absolute majority in Moldova’s parliament.

Finnish President Stubb:

Europe is not at war with Russia. EU leaders should stay calm when deciding whether to destroy unidentified air targets.

Finland will not shoot them down. There is a “special protocol” for such cases.

Trump's Ukraine envoy Kellogg:

Reading what he has said, Trump allowed Ukraine to carry out long-range strikes on Russia.

NEW: Iran executed Bahman Choobi-Asl, a database specialist, for spying for Mossad.

He was reportedly recruited abroad and shared sensitive data center information in exchange for money and benefits.

Senior US official to Axios:

The US and Israel are very close to an agreement on Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza. Hamas still needs to agree.

ICE agents chase after a man in Chicago after he made verbal comments.

The Global Sumud Flotilla Tracker is now giving real-time updates on the civilian-led mission to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

Live map tracks 50+ vessels with routes, positions, and proximity to Gaza using GPS and satellite data.

The tracker shows crew info, aid cargo, and incident alerts like drone strikes.

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