Trump and the Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi walk around in a room.

Ivory Coast: President Alassane Ouattara was re-elected as head of state with 89.77% in a disputed election marked by low turnout and opposition exclusion.

Ten people are on trial in Paris accused of "cyberbullying" French First Lady Brigitte Macron by spreading false claims about her gender and sexuality.

Hungary aims to form a new anti-Ukraine alliance in the EU with Czechia and Slovakia, according to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s political director.

The bloc — similar to the old Visegrad Group but without Poland — would coordinate stances ahead of EU summits and could obstruct further EU aid to Ukraine

Source: POLITICO

Trump in Japan:

I’ve just approved the first batch of missiles… They’re the best in the world…

It’s the first batch of missiles to be delivered to the Japanese forces for Japan’s F-35s… they’re coming this week, ahead of schedule.

Trump in Japan:

No enemy will ever even dream of threatening America’s Navy. There’s no Navy even close… Nobody has what we have.

And if they do, the American sailor stands ready to crush them and blast them into oblivion.

Trump in Japan:

You people, incredible people, too many good looking people.

I don’t like good looking people. I never liked good looking people.

Trump in Japan:

I’m supporting a pay raise for every sailor and service member — unless you don’t want it, then we won’t give it to you.

Trump in Japan:

I always wanted to be an admiral, don’t tell the others, I love the uniforms, the stars and stripes, and those people, but they’re too good, I couldn’t compete with them.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after meeting him in Tokyo.

Source: Reuters

Ukrainian drones are systematically targeting Russian air defenses in both Crimea and Donbas — destroying two K1 “Podlyot” radars, an S-300V launcher, and a KamAZ truck with troops in the past two weeks.

Trump on aircraft carriers:

Which is better: hydraulic or magnets?

I’m signing an executive order: aircraft carriers use steam catapults, hydraulic elevators.

Do you agree? He agrees. Everybody agrees — except people in Washington.

Trump:

If we need more than the National Guard, we will send more than the National Guard.

Trump says he stopped the following conflicts:

Kosovo-Serbia
Congo-Rwanda
Pakistan-India
Israel-Iran
Egypt-Ethiopia
Armenia-Azerbaijan
Cambodia-Thailand
Israel-Hamas

Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich:

I intend to demand of the Prime Minister to order the IDF to re-arrest today all the terrorists who were released in the hostage deal to Judea and Samaria in response to Hamas's repeated and ongoing violations.