Syrian Minister of Defense Marhaf Abu Qasra:

We will bridge the gap between the armed forces and the Syrian people.

Sudanese forces claim to have advanced into the country's second city of Omdurman, seizing some areas previously controlled by rival rebel group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Fighting raged for a second day on Wednesday in the city, which lies just across the Nile from the capital, Khartoum. Former RSF areas of Mansoura, Murabaat and Elfitihab are now under army control.

Source: Al Jazeera

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani:

Our joy will not be complete until the unity of Syrian lands is completed and the displaced and refugees are returned to all their towns and cities.

Turkish FM Fidan:

I am hopeful for a two-state solution in Cyprus, There is no other option.

Fidan:

Türkiye, Greece, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Greek Cypriot administration should come together and find a solution.

German Chancellor Scholz:

EU leaders have little understanding of Trump's statements on Greenland and Canada.

Syrian Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to make his first foreign visit to Türkiye.

Following the fall of the Assad regime, Turkish Intelligence (MIT) Chief Ibrahim Kalın and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan were among the first to visit the free Syria.

Source: Yeni Şafak

Canada's Ontario Premier Doug Ford fires back at Trump:

How about if we buy Alaska?

And we’ll throw in Minnesota and Minneapolis at the same time.

He may be joking, but under my watch that will never, ever happen.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Trump:

The name "Gulf of Mexico" is internationally recognized and has historical significance.

The name has been in use for over four centuries and is linked to a Native American city.

Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia targeted Motor Sich building.

Death toll has now increased to 30 people.

NEW: Azerbaijan Airlines has indefinitely suspended Baku-Kazan-Baku flights to ensure flight safety.

A state of emergency has been declared in Russia’s Engels due to a fire at the drone-hit airbase fuel depot, with two firefighters reported dead.

The decision follows the fire’s reported expansion.

Outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken:

The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not going to happen, we probably shouldn't waste a lot of time talking about it.

John Hudson from Washington Post:

“Hearing from multiple officials that it's not true that Trump transition officials were in a meeting today with HTS leader al-Shar'a alongside Biden officials.”

NEW: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responds to Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico, referencing a 17th-century map of Greater Mexico:

“We’ll call it América Mexicana. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?”