FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Gaza:

FIFA cannot solve geopolitical problems, but it can and must promote football around the world by harnessing its unifying, educational, cultural and humanitarian values.

DR Congo: FARDC drone strikes reportedly targeted M23 rebel positions in Buleusa.

Hamas denies: The group calls the charges “baseless” and “completely unfounded,” insisting it does not operate abroad and only targets Israel in the region.

Morocco's PM Aziz Akhannouch:

We have followed recent developments in several cities that left 3 dead and hundreds injured, including security forces.

Events marked a dangerous escalation threatening public safety.

The government is ready for dialogue and to address social demands through institutions.

Sudan: Warplanes targeted UAE-backed RSF positions in El-Maliha, North Darfur.

France, Saint-Ouen: 60+ French rail union activists stormed a Tesla showroom, chanting “We hate billionaires!” and waving banners like “Tesla Steals Our Taxes.”

#TaxezLesRiches

U.S. backed terror group SDF shuts Christian schools in northeast Syria.

SDF closed several Syriac/Assyrian schools in Hasakah & Qamishli for refusing its Kurdish-focused curriculum.

Churches insist on using the Syrian govt curriculum, saying AANES erases Syriac language/history.

Al-Amal Assyrian School among those raided; hundreds of students affected.

Christian leaders call it “repression” & “racist,” warning of cultural erasure.

Zelensky:

Until today, we have only used "our" long-range weapons to strike the Russian Federation.

After my meeting with Trump, perhaps we will have something else.

Putin:

Russia twice declared its readiness to join NATO and was refused both times.

Putin:

There is no and will be no power in the world that will dictate to everyone what to do.

Every power has its limit.

Putin:

There is no counter to a crowbar except another crowbar.

Putin:

In terms of the number of sanctions, Russia is an absolute record holder.

NEW: India and China will resume direct passenger flights this month after a five-year halt due to Covid-19 and border tensions.

Source: Bloomberg

Putin:

Russia is going to attack NATO? It’s impossible to believe such nonsense.

Putin to European leaders:

Just calm down. Sleep quiet. Get to grips with your problems.

Look at what has been happening at the European streets.

Putin:

If someone has a desire to rival Russia in the military sphere, go for it.

Russia proved many times: threats to our sovereignty met swift response.

Do not provoke us. Never.

Putin:

The conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided if Trump had been president.

Putin:

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved by ignoring the culture of the peoples living there.

Putin on Western support to Ukraine:

They have no remorse for that people. It’s nothing but expandable material for them.

For globalist expansionists and their servants in Kyiv, the results speak for themselves.

Putin:

Russia has never been racist. We advocate for diversity. One color world would be a dull place.

Putin:

I am not an emperor, I am a president elected by popular vote for a certain term.