Reporter: Are you not concerned that Putin is trying to buy himself more time?

Trump: I am, I have been played all my life by the best of them. I came out really well. It is possible, little time, it is alright.

Trump:

The Russians would have been in Kyiv very quickly if it was not for the weather and the Javelins.

In war, you have a lot of luck too.

Some brilliant general decided to go through the mud.

Trump on Maduro:

He has offered everything.

You know why? Because he doesn't want to fuck around with the United States.

Prince Andrew has given up his title as Duke of York and his membership in the Order of the Garter following ongoing pressure over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Source: BBC

Asked why Trump’s next meeting with Putin will be held in Budapest, top White House aides replied, “Your mom.”

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told HuffPost, “Your mom did,” when asked who chose the location, and communications director Steven Cheung echoed the same line.

Portugal’s parliament approved a bill banning face coverings like burqas and niqabs in most public places.

Proposed by the far-right Chega party, the measure imposes fines from €200 to €4,000.

NEW: Zelensky showed Trump "maps" of potential targets to strike in Russia.

Source: AFP

Sudan: UAE-backed RSF militias continue to forcibly recruit children and send them to the frontlines.

Zelensky:

We decided that for now we will not publicly talk about long-range missiles, as the US does not want escalation.

Zelensky:

Putin hates me. I have the same attitude to this man.

Trump on the war in Ukraine:

Let both claim Victory, let History decide! No more shooting, no more Death, no more vast and unsustainable sums of money spent.

Zelensky:

The Russians are afraid of Tomahawks. They know it is a strong weapon.

They also know what kind of weapons we produce, they fear the combination.

WATCH: Israelis block Gaza aid trucks, even using their children to do it.

Reporter: Are you more or less optimistic that you are going to get Tomahawks?

Zelensky: I am realistic...

Zelensky:

We have to stop where we are now. Trump is right.

And then start talking about how to take steps towards long-term peace.

NEW: France has decided to withdraw from the €7 billion Eurodrone program over delays, rising costs, and performance issues.

Source: l'Informé

Mali: JNIM spokesman al-Bambari said the group lifted its ban on Diarra Company after the CEO apologized and agreed to stop aiding the army.

He added that women must wear Islamic veils on public transport or operators will face consequences.

Trump:

Stop at the battle line and both sides should go home, go to their families, stop the killing, and that should be it.

Stop right now at the battle line. I told that to President Zelensky. I told it to President Putin.

Venezuela’s UN Ambassador on Trump:

Everybody knows what’s going on here. A bloodthirsty killer is prowling the Caribbean looking for wars.

They are fabricating a war. The emperor is naked.

Stop pretending this is complicated.

NEW: Hackers from “The Com” (including Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters) leaked personal data of 1,000+ U.S. officials from DHS, ICE, FBI and DOJ on Telegram—names, phones, addresses, emails; mocking targets and citing cartel “bounties.”

SourcE: 404 Media

Trump told Zelensky in a tense White House meeting that he will not provide long-range Tomahawk missiles, at least for now.

Source: Axios