Trump:

We just had a call with Putin. I thought it was a very good call.

Trump:

Drug prices are coming down 400%, 200%, 600%.

Numbers nobody had seen before.

NEW: Adm. Alvin Holsey is stepping down as head of US Southern Command less than a year into the job, amid a major Pentagon operation targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean.

Source: NYT

Trump on Gaza:

It is a tough neighborhood, we know that.

If Hamas behaves, good, we will take care of it if they don't.

Trump:

We won't go into Gaza. There are people very close that will go in.

Reporter: Do you have a timeline for the Putin meeting?

Trump: Within two weeks or so, pretty quick.

Trump:

I don't think any President has ever ended a war. I did eight.

Did Bush or Biden ever ended a war? Biden started wars.

Because he was stupid.

Trump:

We need Tomahawks — the United States has a lot, but we need them. We can’t deplete for our country.

We need them, too.

Trump:

Europe wants to end the war in Ukraine, but they are unable to do it.

I am able to do it. I think we will be succesful.

Reporter: Did Putin try to stop you from selling Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine?

Trump: Of course, what do you think? Is he going to say "please sell those Tomahawks, I really appreciate it?"

Trump:

I said to Putin: "would you mind if I gave a couple of thousand Tomahawks to your opposition? "

He didn’t like the idea.

NEW: Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton has been indicted for allegedly mishandling classified information.

NEW: Hamas says Netanyahu’s government is using humanitarian aid and the Rafah crossing as political tools, calling it a form of collective punishment.

It says the delay in returning Israeli bodies is due to some being buried in destroyed tunnels or rubble, and blames Israel for blocking the needed equipment.

Hamas reaffirms its commitment to the agreement and says Netanyahu is stalling and obstructing efforts to recover and return all remaining bodies.

Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades digging for the bodies of Israeli captives in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.

Madagascar: Military leader Col. Michael Randrianirina said he is open to talks with the African Union after the country’s membership was suspended.

Nigeria: Gunmen ambushed security forces in Zamfara State, killing 8, including 5 police officers and 3 civil defense members.

The U.S. military struck a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, killing several people — but for the first time, there were survivors.

It’s unclear if the survivors were rescued or are now in U.S. custody.

Source: Reuters

Saudi Arabia and the U.S. are in advanced talks for a new defense agreement, expected to be signed during Crown Prince MbS’s White House visit next month.

The pact would mirror the recent U.S.–Qatar deal, offering security guarantees against attacks without Senate ratification.

Source: FT

Curtis Sliwa to Andrew Cuomo:

You think Trump’s gonna back down to you? You couldn’t even win your own primary.

You have a difficulty understanding what the term "no" is.

Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar:

Southern Cyprus has armed itself excessively. Now Israel has a say in its ports and airports with some of its citizens.

So does France. Britain already had two sovereign bases... Now the Americans are in the south with Israel... Even India sent a ship.

Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar:

Southern Cyprus feels stronger now because Israel has brought weapons there — both defensive and offensive.

The Greek Cypriots believe they could use Israel’s weapons against Northern Cyprus and Türkiye. I think this is a mistake by Israel.

Claims that Northern Cyprus hosts groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, or Iran are completely false.