Zelensky to Fox News:

We have to understand — the number of their soldiers is decreasing.

This year, 2025, is the first time when the number of their army stopped increasing.

So we think 2026 [will] stop the war. Otherwise, Putin will decide to mobilize people.

Zelensky on the Ukrainian drone industry:

What we have now is hundreds of companies, really hundreds of companies.

The United States is now interested in this industry, and of course we want to share knowledge with our strategic partners and have cooperation with the American military.

Zelensky on corruption allegations:

Anti-corruption agencies do what they have to do. They have all the independence—nobody is stopping them.

They are taking the actions they have to take, and they are not stopping, and it doesn’t matter whether a person is close or not.

Bret Baier: What will you be doing after the war ends?

Zelensky: Have a rest. I want to have a rest.

Zelensky to Fox News:

I don’t trust Putin, and he doesn’t want success for Ukraine.

He can say such words to Trump, but they are not true.

An Alawite child, Hamza Hassan, was assaulted in rural Damascus in a sectarian attack recently.

Damascus security chief Ahmad al-Dallati personally intervened, visited the family, and ordered the arrest of those responsible.

Authorities say such incidents will not be tolerated.

Russia’s Oreshnik missile system has been placed on combat duty in Belarus following a formal ceremony.

PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan says implementing the March 10 agreement between the SDF and Damascus would ease and speed up the process.

He calls for a democratic, negotiated integration model and urges Türkiye to play a constructive, dialogue-driven role for regional and domestic peace.

Türkiye's Bayraktar KIZILELMA is redefining air combat, from first flight in 2022 to autonomous air-to-air engagement and formation flying, with operational service planned for 2026.

Indian PM Modi:

Deeply concerned by reports of the targeting of the residence of the President of the Russian Federation.

Ongoing diplomatic efforts offer the most viable path toward ending hostilities and achieving peace.

We urge all concerned to remain focused on these efforts and to avoid any actions that could undermine them.

Anti-regime protests in Iran are growing as shop strikes expanded across Tehran.

More businesses closed today, with demonstrations breaking out around the Grand Bazaar and the Shush market area.

Dozens of new UAE armored vehicles were spotted in Al-Mukalla, Hadramout, backing STC forces.

They appear unaffected by the recent strike on the port.

Taiwanese CM-11 “Brave Tiger” tank caught fire during transport in Kaohsiung due to an engine malfunction.

The CM-11 is Taiwan’s main battle tank, combining an M60 hull, upgraded M48 turret, and Abrams-style fire control.

Built in the late Cold War, it remains in service with modernized armor and sensors.

UAE commentator Abdulkhaleq Abdulla on Saudi Arabia:

The blatant military attack on a southern Arab port is not heroism.

The head of Yemen’s Presidential Council has lost legitimacy, and his statements belong in the trash.

NEW: Iran has designated the Canadian Navy as a terrorist organization in retaliation for Canada labeling the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist, calling Canada’s move a violation of international law.

Kremlin:

Russia will toughen its negotiating position on Ukraine.

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies say an organized group of MPs took cash bribes to vote on laws in parliament.

NABU named five ruling-party lawmakers, alleging payments of $2,000–$20,000 per vote coordinated via WhatsApp since at least 2021, with court measures now sought as the investigation continues.

Somalia’s UN envoy confronted Israel’s representative with a history lesson:

To come to this place and lecture us on humanity, genocide, human rights, independence, and democracy—when we know what you are doing on a daily basis—is just an insult.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa:

The shape of the new currency is also an expression of a new national identity.

It’s about moving away from the stereotypical state of sanctifying people and placing them on banknotes, and instead moving towards more symbolic representations related to the Syrian reality.

People come and go, but the most enduring connection is the connection to nature.