Nigeria: Army troops in Sokoto have killed notorious bandit leader Kachalla Kallamu during an operation in Sabon Birnin.

German Chancellor Merz:

Any negotiated solution needs to preserve European security interests. It must not come at the expense of the unity of the European Union and NATO.

No peace must be made without us being involved.

German Chancellor Merz:

Only Kyiv can decide which territorial arrangement it can ultimately accept.

It would be a mistake to force Zelensky into a peace that his population will not support after four years of suffering and dying.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado:

We will turn Venezuela into the energy, technological, and democracy hub of the Americas.

We will host all of you in a bright, democratic, and free country, and it’s going to be soon.

Reporter: Would you welcome a U.S. military intervention in Venezuela?

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado:

Venezuela has been already invaded. We have the Russian agents, we have the Iranian agents. We have terrorist groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas, operating freely in accordance with the regime.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado:

Children in Venezuela only go twice a week to public schools, because teachers earn $1 a day.

We have our children in the streets.

Reporter: You’ve been in hiding for many, many months. Do you think that the government may have known where were you during this time?

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado:

I don’t think they have known. They would have done everything to stop me from coming here. I want to take advantage of your question to thank all those men and women that risked their lives so that I could be here today. It was quite an experience.

South Sudan: The US warns it may cut aid unless Juba ends what it calls illegal fees on humanitarian shipments and stops obstructing aid and UN operations.

With elections in April and polls showing the opposition ahead, Hungary's Viktor Orbán is exploring ways to retain power even if he loses.

He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Donald Trump and that parliament has already helped facilitate by making removal of a president harder.

Opposition leaders are preparing for possible “constitutional engineering”.

Orbán has previously considered a presidential system after each of his past four victories, but this is the first time the prospect has surfaced while he faces a real risk of losing power.

Source: Bloomberg

Boris Johnson:

The only chance of ending the Russia-Ukraine war is to turn up the heat on Putin.

It’s no use for Europeans to blame Americans while Europe still buys Russian gas.

And no use us sitting in beautiful Bergen whimpering about Friday’s document.

Boris Johnson:

Unless we are weak, Putin has no serious chance of winning.

A snail would get to the Polish border faster than Putin’s troops at this rate.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado:

I will soon be back in Venezuela.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado:

I said that Venezuela has already been occupied by forces from totalitarian regimes such as Russia, Iran, Cuba, and criminal groups such as Hezbollah, the drug cartels, and the Colombian guerrilla.

As the regime seeks and gets support from these totalitarian regimes, we ask support from the democratic nations to cut resources that come from illegal activities and support the repressive apparatus.

Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado:

Maduro is going out.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned ahead of a parliamentary vote on the sixth no-confidence motion against his cabinet.

The decision followed large nationwide protests, where thousands demanded the government’s resignation.

NATO's Rutte:

We are Russia's next target.

NATO's Rutte:

I fear that too many are complacent, too many don't feel the urgency, and too many believe that time is on our side.

It is not.

NATO's Rutte:

Putin is in the empire-building business again.

He is throwing everything he has at Ukraine.

NATO's Rutte:

How is Putin able to continue his war against Ukraine? The answer is China.

China is Russia's lifeline, China wants to prevent its ally from losing in Ukraine.

Without China's support, Russia could not continue to wage this war.

NATO's Rutte:

We must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents and great-grandparents endured.