German Chancellor Merz:

We are falling behind, and this has accelerated in recent years — partly due to U.S. trade and tariff policy.

Politics is not a wish concert. This course is not temporary.

Trump did not appear overnight, and this policy will not disappear overnight either. We are witnessing a fundamental change in the transatlantic relationship.

German Chancellor Merz:

The decades of Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe — and for us in Germany as well. It no longer exists in the way we once knew it.

The Americans are now firmly pursuing their own interests.

German Chancellor Merz:

This is a Russian war of aggression against Ukraine — and against Europe. And if Ukraine falls, it will not stop.

Just as in 1938, the Sudetenland was not enough. Putin will not stop.

German Chancellor Merz:

If the number of soldiers does not increase quickly enough, we will still in this legislative period have to discuss mandatory elements of military service — at least for young men.

Women cannot yet be included, because the constitution does not allow it.

Trump:

This was an ISIS attack on us and Syria.

We will retaliate.

Ukrainian military units reported the destruction of a pipeline that was allegedly being used by Russian forces to enter Kupiansk.

Merz's ally CSU leader Markus Söder:

If anyone from Europe is heard in Washington today, it is Friedrich Merz.

US warplanes are flying at very low altitude over the town of Palmyra tonight, deploying flares after today’s attack that killed two US soldiers and an interpreter.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani:

Syria strongly condemns the terrorist attack targeting a joint Syrian–American counterterrorism patrol near Palmyra.

We extend our condolences to the families of the victims and to the U.S. government and people, and wish the wounded a swift recovery.

US Envoy Tom Barrack:

We will not waver until ISIS is utterly destroyed, and any attack on Americans will be met with swift and unrelenting justice.

Alongside the Syrian Government, we will relentlessly pursue every individual, facilitator, financier, and enabler involved in this heinous act.

We welcome the strong commitment of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who shares our ironclad resolve to identify, pursue, and hold accountable the perpetrators of this attack.

Together we will eradicate terrorism in Syria.

So-called “protesters,” led by pardoned January 6 rioter Jake Lang, carried out a blatantly Islamophobic stunt outside the Epic Mosque in Plano, Texas, using a Quran and a pig’s head.

A shooter incident has been reported in Providence, Rhode Island.

Multiple people are reportedly shot.

Two students were killed and nine people were injured in a shooting Saturday at Brown University in Providence.

Police told the campus to shelter in place; students barricaded in dorms and classrooms while helicopters and sirens were heard.

The suspect—seen in an 11-second surveillance clip wearing black—was still at large late Saturday, and the FBI and ATF are assisting.

Brown canceled Sunday finals and is working to identify who was in the building.

Hungarian PM Orban:

By bypassing Hungary and openly violating European law, the EU is moving to seize frozen Russian assets—an act that amounts to a declaration of war.

History shows that seizing €200–300 billion from a country never goes unanswered.

Israeli media report a suspected shooting with possible casualties at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australia.

The two attackers involved in the shooting have reportedly been apprehended, and casualties have been reported.

Two people are in police custody at Bondi Beach, police say.

The operation is ongoing, and the public is urged to avoid the area.

Kremlin aide Ushakov:

Adopting a Korean-style template was never raised.

I’ve never even heard of that.