Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba:

For Japan, Palestinian recognition is not a matter of "if" but "when."

Somalia: Intelligence agency, with international partners, killed three senior al-Shabab commanders in an airstrike in Hiiraan region.

Gabriel Boric, President of Chile:

It’s been said here today there’s no such thing as global warming. This is not an opinion, it’s a lie. Lies must be fought.

We can study vaccine effects, but we cannot state with no evidence vaccines cause autism.

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa told the UN that trade is being used as a weapon.

Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Israel:

They visit our country and plot to attack it.

They negotiate with delegations and plot to assassinate the members of the negotiation teams.

It is difficult to cooperate with such a mentality that does not respect the most minimum standards of cooperation.

It is impossible.

Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Israel:

Their goal is to destroy Gaza so that it is unlivable, where no one can study or receive treatment, and to displace its population.

Netanyahu wants war for greater Israel, to expand settlements, and to change the status quo in holy sites.

Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar:

We did not stop the Holocaust. We did not stop the genocide in Rwanda. We did not stop the genocide in Srebrenica.

We must stop the genocide in Gaza. There are no excuses anymore. None.

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun at the UNGA:

I call upon you all… Do not abandon Lebanon.

Fox News Host Jesse Watters on UN’s escalator and teleprompter issues:

Either leave the UN or bomb it.

BREAKING: Spain’s MoD says military aircraft with minister on board suffered GPS malfunction when flying near Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave.

German Foreign Minister Wadephul:

Europe must "grow up" and step up its support for Ukraine.

We have to become more sovereign.

Russian soldiers shot a civilian family, took a girl hostage, and used her as a human shield to advance in a Donetsk region village.

NEW: Heavy clashes have broken out in Zawiya, Libya, between pro- and anti-GNU armed groups over control of the country’s largest oil refinery.

Kremlin:

The idea that Ukraine can win something back is deeply mistaken.

Kremlin:

With each day that negotiations are abandoned, Ukraine's position will only worsen.

Kremlin:

Trump made new statements regarding the Ukrainian situation after speaking with Zelensky – apparently influenced by his views.

Zelensky's view of the situation in Ukraine contrasts with Russia's.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

Israel must return to pre-December 8, 2024 lines; Syria poses no threat.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

Since Damascus was liberated, one million people have returned to Syria, and Captagon exports have dropped by 90%.

BREAKING: Italy redirects Italian Navy ship towards Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flottilla to grant "possible assistance."