British PM Starmer:

The US and the UK will remain each other's first partners in defense.

Trump:

Tariffs are going to make our country rich.

Trump:

I support Article 5 of NATO, but I don't think we'll have any reason for NATO Article 5.

Starmer: You mentioned Canada, I think you’re trying to find a divide that doesn’t exist.

Trump: That’s enough.

Keir Starmer:

We will host 18 countries on Sunday in the UK about further talks on Ukraine.

Trump on Zelensky:

I have great respect for him. We gave them a lot of equipment. First of all, they fought bravely.

British PM Starmer:

I believe that the two-state solution is ultimately the only way for a lasting peace in the region.

Trump on Ukraine:

They give money and get it back. We don’t. Very unfair.

Starmer:

We didn’t get all of ours—much was gifted.

North Korea has test-fired a strategic cruise missile as part of an assessment of its nuclear deterrence.

Kim Jong-Un:

It is the duty of the country to protect security by being fully ready to use nuclear deterrence.

Source: Yonhap

US Treasury Secretary Bessent:

The Ukraine critical minerals deal is done, there is no more negotiation on that.

NEW: Israeli leaders plan to resume the Gaza war within four to six weeks, aiming to deploy over 50,000 troops in a large-scale offensive to conquer the entire strip. The strategy includes relocating Gaza’s civilian population to humanitarian zones while intensifying ground operations against Hamas.

Source: Washington Free Beacon

Russian Security Council chief Sergei Shoigu met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. Shoigu had traveled to China to discuss issues of mutual cooperation.

This comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed the "'no limits' partnership in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Israel conducted an incursion inside Tal Mashara in the countryside of Quneitra. Israeli troops have entered the villages of Rasm al-Khawaled and Umm Batna, according to local reports.

British officials have been advised by US insiders to reduce Britain’s reliance on American equipment.

They said that Trump administration could put restrictions on kit from the US and that if countries are “deemed not to be doing what you are told you will suddenly find out missiles won’t fire and planes won’t fly. You have got to be careful.”

Source: The Times

President Trump has reversed Biden-era restrictions on airstrikes and special operations, giving U.S. commanders more autonomy in targeting decisions, officials say.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a directive easing oversight, reviving Trump’s earlier counterterrorism policies.

Source: CBS

Taiwan to China:

World War II history proves aggression and expansion ultimately lead to failure.

The actions of the communist army in recent years are repeating the mistakes of past invaders, pushing them toward defeat.

Arab foreign ministers are aiming to travel to Washington “within weeks” to present US President Donald Trump with a “solid” proposal to rebuild Gaza without displacing the Palestinian population, Jordanian official sources said.

Source: CNN Int

Irish PM Michael Martin told Zelensky during his visit that Ireland is open to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser of Zelensky:

Trump is using the strategy of ensnaring Putin to gain control of Russian resources and humiliate Russia.

Mikhail Podolyak, adviser of Zelensky:

The mineral deal will contain economic and security guarantees.

The economic agreement will detail the investment mechanism, profit sharing, and financial obligations.

The agreement on security guarantees will provide for the supply of weapons, military investments, etc.

Trucks carrying 130 Hezbollah coffins arrive in Aitaroun, southern Lebanon, for what is expected to be one of the largest funerals ever held in Lebanon.