🗣 Bolivian President Luis Arce said it is in his country’s best interests to remain part of Mercosur and join BRICS, which he called “an emerging bloc that, in my opinion, will be the winning bloc.”

💬 “With so many platforms, we need a SEPARATE repair team for each.”

💬 “Our forces already control the outskirts of the city,” IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin said, as quoted by The Jerusalem Post, adding that about 60,000 connoscription letters will be issued this week, with another 20,000 later this month.

💬 “The IDF will continue to operate in order to remove any threat posed to the State of Israel,” the statement added.

💬 "Iran and Belarus believe they can stand up against the countries that seek to induce others with sanctions, and that they can overcome sanctions and problems by working together," Pezeshkian emphasized.

💬 Lukashenko described Belarus as a “reliable partner” for Iran, stressing: “We can discuss all topics of interest and areas of cooperation, and elevate our relations to the highest levels.”

💬 “The United States is open to having the conversation, but we're not going to make commitments until we figure out what's going to be necessary to stop the war,” US Vice President JD Vance said.

💬 “You had a lot of the Europeans saying, ‘no, no, no, there needs to be proper vetting and the teams have to prepare the phone call and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,’” Vice President JD Vance said, mocking Europeans.