Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:

Recognition of Palestine is not a reward for Hamas at all. We are strengthening the moderates within Palestinian society.

NATO's Rutte:

Our fighter jet pilots… can do what is necessary to keep our people safe.

If there is a direct threat they might… do the ultimate thing.

UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy:

What is happening in Gaza is indefensible. It is inhumane. It is utterly unjustifiable. And it must end now.

UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy:

Our message to Ukraine is clear. We will stand with you today, tomorrow, and 100 years from now.

Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris:

The people of Sudan have been forced out of their homes to flee systematic killing, torture, looting, and rape… deliberate actions as part of an integrated project to control Sudan, plunder its wealth, and change its demographics.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof:

Every day we see more heartbreaking images emerging from Gaza, images that defy our understanding and even our faith in humanity. This war, this suffering must end now.

Starbucks will close 180+ stores in the U.S. and Canada and lay off 900 corporate employees.

Reason: 6 straight quarters of declining sales.

Madagascar: A curfew was imposed after violent protests over water and electricity cuts.

France's Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier says Taiwan wants Rafale jets to replace its Mirage 2000 jets.

53 Jewish passengers were removed from a plane after singing in Hebrew despite crew warnings at Spain’s Valencia Airport.

The group had been returning from a Jewish summer camp and began singing Hebrew songs while waiting to take off.

Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, igniting a fire.

This is the fourth strike since Feb 2025.

Ukrainian drones have disrupted 17% of Russia’s refining capacity since August, fueling gas shortages and 40–50% price hikes.

Giant loudspeakers will broadcast Netanyahu’s UNGA speech to Gaza residents today by the order of Netanyahu.

UK PM Keir Starmer plans to introduce a mandatory free digital ID card, dubbed the "Brit Card," to prove the right to live and work in Britain as part of efforts to curb illegal immigration.

It would be required for new jobs and rentals, checked via a central database, and could later simplify access to services like driving licences and welfare.

Source: Sky News

Israel activates its propaganda machine in New York.

Indian Air Force officially retired the MiG-21, its first supersonic jet, after six decades of service.

US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack:

Türkiye is the second-largest provider of troops and equipment in NATO.

Yet the EU won’t take them in. Isn’t that frustrating?

It’s disrespectful.

Russian Foreign Ministry:

The news about a "warning" from Europe to Moscow is a fantasy catering to Russophobia.

The US approved a $1.23B sale of up to 400 AIM-120D-3 air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Germany.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas on Ukraine:

Trump was the one who promised to stop the killing. So it can’t be on us.

Source: POLITICO