Italian PM Meloni:

I am not sure if it is good to respond to US tariffs with EU tariffs.

Macron:

Luxeuil-les-Bains base will be the first base to host the next version of the Rafale and its hypersonic nuclear missile by 2035, a symbol of the renewal of the modernization of our nuclear deterrent.

Ukrainian F-16 jet flying at low altitude over Sumy near the frontlines.

Italian PM Meloni:

We believe that France-UK proposal of sending European troops to Ukraine is a risky and ineffective option.

Estonia will increase its defense spending to at least 5% of GDP from next year, up from 3.3% this year.

Germany’s Future Chancellor Friedrich Merz:

This is a war against Europe, not just a war against Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

And even if you (AfD and Die Linke) see it differently, this is also a war against our country—one that is happening every day.

Meloni:

Italy proposes providing Ukraine security guarantees similar to Article 5 of NATO treaty.

The militant group Al Shabaab said it targeted Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s motorcade in Mogadishu today.

Somali government and military officials confirmed the president was unharmed.

The last known direct attack on Mohamud was in 2014, during his first term.

NEW: Hungary’s parliament just passed a law banning Pride.

Hungary’s government, led by PM Viktor Orbán, was able to pass the bill to ban Budapest Pride.

The ruling Fidesz party plans to track attendees using facial recognition and impose fines up to €500 on participants.

Notable: Tesla board members and executives have sold over $100 million in stock in the recent weeks.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen:

I want to be clear to Greenland, Denmark that Europe will always stand for sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Indian PM Modi has joined Trump's Truth Social.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen:

Europe must rearm by 2030.

Europe must have a strong European defence posture by 2030.

BREAKING: Trump and Putin on phone since 10 a.m. ET, call ongoing, White House says.

BREAKING: Germany’s Parliament approved a major borrowing increase, including a €500 billion fund for infrastructure and defense, alongside changes to debt rules.

Acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea says Hamas is "solely responsible" for the resumption of hostilities in Gaza.

China’s Xi angered by Hong Kong company’s plan to sell Panama Canal ports to U.S.-led group.

Xi’s leadership had planned to use the port issue as a bargaining chip with the U.S.

Source: WSJ

Trump-Putin phone call has ended.

Source: NBC News

Putin's envoy Dmitriev:

Under the leadership of President Trump and President Putin, the world has become a much safer place today.

Kremlin confirms that Putin-Trump phone call is over.