Putin:

We want to hope that difficulties and hardships, as well as mutual conflicts, will remain in the past.

Senator Graham on reports that Trump is de-escalating on Iran:

All the headlines like these are examples of reporting that are beyond inaccurate.

The circumstances around the necessary, decisive action to be taken against the evil Iranian regime have nothing to do with President Trump’s will or determination.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Quite the opposite. Stay tuned.

Putin:

We will always continue to help our Cuban friends.

WATCH: Under Operation Southern Spear, U.S. forces seized the tanker Veronica in a pre-dawn operation.

The vessel was operating in violation of Trump’s quarantine on sanctioned ships in the Caribbean.

U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland is reportedly creating anxiety among Greenland locals who fear for their sovereignty and livelihoods amid rising Arctic tensions.

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Israel carried out mass raids across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, detaining at least 80 Palestinians and demolishing homes.

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman:

Neither Russia nor China have ever said they have plans to occupy Greenland.

Germany's Merz:

Russia is a European country, our largest neighbor.

If we succeed, in the longer term, in once again finding a balance with Russia—if peace prevails, if freedom is guaranteed—if we succeed in all of this, ladies and gentlemen, then the European Union, and we in the Federal Republic of Germany as well, will have passed another major test.

I wish this for us.

Macron on his red eye:

Please excuse the rather unesthetic state of my eye. It is completely harmless.

See it simply as an unintentional reference to the ‘eye of the tiger’ at the start of this year.

For those who get the reference, it is a sign of determination.

Macron:

The SAMP/T next generation is a largely French and European system, the best in the world.

It is more effective than the Patriot system.

Macron:

Look at what has happened in recent years: all those who dismissed the so-called “French idea” of European strategic autonomy, or a European pillar of NATO, woke up in February 2022 with Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

One month later, at the Versailles Summit during the French Presidency, European strategic autonomy was enshrined in a declaration of the European Union.

Three years later, in March 2025, a European Council recognized the European commitment to defence, the European pillar of defence, and the funding decided by the European Union to support the efforts of European armies.

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Greenland:

European NATO allies are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, wherever it may come from.

Iraqi Government:

We reject the use of our land or airspace to target any state or to drag Iraq into conflicts that do not serve its people.

We call on all parties to exercise restraint, avoid escalation, and resolve disputes peacefully.

Macron:

France has a great tradition of independence. We have strengthened it in recent years, because there is no point in speaking of independence if we do not draw the consequences from it.

We have strengthened our military, capability, technological, and industrial independence. We must see this effort through to the end, fully.

We must accelerate it, and in light of current events, we must finish convincing all Europeans to engage alongside us in this work.

WATCH: The remains of 32 Cuban military officers killed during a U.S. strike in Venezuela were flown back to Havana today.

Cuba says the personnel were part of Maduro’s security detail under bilateral agreements.

Macron:

Be proud. Be proud of your country and of our armed forces, because this pride is legitimate.

We are the most effective army in Europe. We have the most independent and autonomous nuclear deterrent in Europe.

This is a unique strength in the world as it is today.

Macron:

We, the French, are not spectators of the world or mere commentators.

We are here to act — to take the initiative, to protect ourselves, to produce what is necessary, to deploy new capabilities, to help and protect our allies when they are threatened, and to be a force for stability and peace wherever we are engaged.

The United States is pressing Mexico to allow U.S. forces to join raids on fentanyl labs, arguing it would strengthen the fight against drug cartels.

The proposal—renewed under Trump—would put U.S. special forces or CIA officers alongside Mexican troops.

Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has rejected the idea, citing sovereignty, and instead offered more intelligence sharing.

Source: NYT