US Treasury Secretary:

Everything is on the table. The next easing or tightening of sanctions will depend on the steps taken by the Russian Federation.

Zelensky:

Putin will die soon, it's a fact, and his safe and unsuccessful historical life will end.

Zelensky:

I’m younger than Putin, so bet on me instead. I have greater prospects.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to a journalist from the UK’s Sky News on Signalgate:

We don’t give a crap about your opinion… why don’t you go back to your country?

NEW: Trump announces 25% auto tariffs on all cars not manufactured in the U.S.

Trump says U.S. attacks on the Houthis will continue "for a long time."

Trump:

Signal could be a defective platform, it's not very good.

Mike Waltz has taken responsibility.

Trump:

US strikes on Yemen were successful.

Houthis want peace now.

Trump says if the U.S. isn’t in Greenland, it can’t have security.

NEW: Reporters from Der Spiegel found the personal phone numbers, emails, and even passwords of senior Trump officials—including Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth—using public search tools and leaked data.

Many of the details are still active and linked to apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, and Signal.

NEW: Overnight, an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia, northern Gaza, killed Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou, as reported by Palestinian media.

NEW: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday morning in Beijing, according to a media pool report.

They shook hands in front of large French and Chinese flags before entering a meeting room for discussions at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Taiwan ramps up defense readiness with mass civilian drills and increased military spending to counter China. President Lai pledges 3% of GDP for defense, but the US wants more commitment.

President Lai Ching-te is boosting defense efforts, including:

• Raising defense spending from 2.5% to 3% of GDP by 2026
• Proposing US$10 billion in new US arms purchases
• Reinstating military trials in peacetime
• Tightening cross-Strait controls and cracking down on Chinese infiltration

Source: FT

North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, South Korea’s military said in its latest assessment.

Source: AP