Indian Foreign Ministry:

The Arbitration Court has no legal authority to issue rulings regarding the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan.

Leaked internal Meta guidelines, confirmed as authentic by the company, show its AI chatbots were once allowed to have romantic conversations with minors.

Source: TechCrunch

British Foreign Secretary Lammy:

We oppose Israeli plans that would divide the future Palestinian state into two parts.

Trump:

We have a meeting with Putin tomorrow. But the more important meeting will be the one between Putin, Zelensky and myself. And maybe we bring some of the European leaders along, maybe not.

Trump:

Six or seven planes came down during the clashes between Pakistan and India.

Trump on offering rare earth to Putin:

Rare earth is very unimportant, I am trying to save lives.

Trump:

I am the one who got the Olympics. I was saddened because I got it for what would be my third term.

Reporter: Do you think this summit and your incentives for Putin could end up rewarding Putin for invading Ukraine?

Trump: I don't think it is a reward.

Trump:

I would like to see journalists going into Gaza.

Trump:

Putin would take over all of Ukraine if I weren't the President.

Trump on his meeting with Putin:

If it is a bad meeting it will end very quickly. If it is a good meeting we are going to end up getting peace in the pretty near future.

Reporter: Would you support reducing NATO troops in Europe, in countries like Poland, in order to get Russia to agree to a peace deal?

Trump: I will think about that later. It has not been put before me.

Indian Foreign Ministry:

Defence procurement process continues with the US.

Iran is working with Moscow and Beijing to prevent possible European sanctions.

Source: AFP

The IDF announced that it struck several Hezbollah underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

South Africa: Government to launch “national dialogue” Friday to unite all sectors in addressing pressing issues.

Iranian Foreign Minister:

If Europeans activate the return mechanism for international sanctions, we have numerous options and tools to respond.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

A new framework for cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency should be established before any inspection of our nuclear sites.

UAE Foreign Ministry:

The UAE strongly condemns Benjamin Netanyahu's statements on "Greater Israel."

NEW: The army has reportedly launched an investigation after a reserve officer was found dead in northern Israel.

The US has approved a potential $500 million sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related gear to Bahrain, with Lockheed Martin as the main contractor.