French President Macron:

If Africa fails, Europe has no chance.

If you fail, your youth will leave Africa, and we will no longer solve migration.

French President Macron:

In my country, there are millions of young people who are fully French and fully African, and that is a great honor for us.

French President Macron:

Africa is succeeding. It is the youngest continent in the world and the fastest-growing continent in the world.

All Africa needs is investment to become more sovereign. And we want to be partners on an equal footing because we share the same mission in Europe.

French President Macron:

There is a contemporary narrative to write.

And this narrative can either be written by others with a backward-looking vision, or it can be written by Africans themselves.

If Africans do not write the narrative, it will not be the right narrative.

Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris:

There are around 550,000 migrants and refugees on the coast of Libya who want to come to Europe.

Excuse me, what are we supposed to do? Suddenly say: “You are welcome — come over here so Europe can drown?”

We are not going to allow that.

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias:

We now have the ability to produce drones in the factories of the Greek armed forces — thousands of drones every year.

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias:

Allow me to repeat a phrase that was used the other day by the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed:

“Our enemies should be careful, because we have very tough skin and very bitter flesh if they bite us.”

Therefore, we are ready to defend what, under the Constitution, we are institutionally obligated to defend.

But there is also a wide-open door if Türkiye wishes to meet us and shake hands.

Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias claims:

We do not create ad hoc anti-Turkish alliances.

And I also said the other day that we are not Türkiye-centric.

For God’s sake, we do not conduct Türkiye-centric policy.

NEW: The EU reached political agreement today on new targeted sanctions against seven violent Israeli settlers and settler organizations in the occupied West Bank, including asset freezes and EU travel bans under its Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime.

The measures had been blocked for months by Hungary's previous government under Viktor Orbán, but unanimity became possible after the recent change in Budapest.

Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar called the move "arbitrary" and rejected it.

How Israel Hijacked Eurovision

A New York Times investigation reveals that Israel ran a coordinated, multi-year campaign to turn Eurovision into a soft-power tool; spending at least $1 million on Eurovision marketing, including funds from PM Netanyahu's "hasbara" propaganda office, with $800,000+ on ads around the 2024 Malmö contest alone.

The Israeli government bought multilingual ads urging viewers to vote up to 20 times for its contestants, with Netanyahu himself posting voting graphics on Instagram; embassies pressured European broadcasters to keep Israel in the contest.

Israel's singer won the popular vote in countries where Israel polls deeply unpopular, and Times analysis found a few hundred voters could swing outcomes.

The European Broadcasting Union downplayed concerns, kept full vote data secret, canceled an emergency vote on Israel's participation, and adopted vague rule tweaks instead, prompting Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Slovenia to boycott the 2026 contest in Vienna.

Source: NYT

BIG: OpenAI is being sued by the family of Tiru Chabba, one of two people killed in the April 2025 Florida State University mass shooting, alleging that ChatGPT actively guided the attacker.

The complaint says shooter Phoenix Ikner shared images of his firearms with ChatGPT, which then explained how to use them, told him the Glock had no safety, and noted that mass shootings draw more national attention "if children are involved."

ChatGPT also allegedly told Ikner that the FSU student union peaks between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. — and he opened fire at 11:57 a.m.

OpenAI says ChatGPT "is not responsible" and only provided publicly available information.

Florida AG James Uthmeier has launched a criminal investigation, saying, "If ChatGPT were a person, it would be facing charges for murder."

Source: NBC

Türkiye's Altınay Defense Technologies (ALTNY), through its subsidiary Dasal Aviation Technologies, signed a landmark export deal with Nigeria-based NIGUS International Investment Limited at SAHA EXPO 2026 to supply 100,000 Mikon kamikaze drones, plus 200 Falcon R556 and 100 Puhu cargo UAV systems.

The agreement also includes local assembly in Nigeria and conditional technology transfer, positioning it as one of Türkiye's largest African defense exports.

Trump is increasingly frustrated that Cuba’s government remains in power despite months of U.S. pressure.

The White House believes the regime could collapse by the end of the year, but Trump wants faster results.

Source: NBC News

Trump said Iranian negotiators told him the U.S. would have to remove radioactive material — which he called “nuclear dust” — from Iran’s destroyed nuclear sites because Tehran lacks the technology to extract it.

Source: Fox News

Palestinian men, women, and children have described systematic rape and sexual abuse by Israeli prison guards, soldiers, settlers, and Shin Bet interrogators.

Detainees recount being raped with batons, carrots, and metal objects.

Female prisoners describe being stripped, beaten, and filmed.

Child detainees report widespread sexual abuse, with a Save the Children survey finding over half of detained minors witnessed or experienced it.

Charges against soldiers in the high-profile Sde Teiman abuse case were dropped, and Netanyahu called the dropping a victory over "blood libel."

A former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert told Kristof:

"Do I believe it happens? Definitely."

Source: NYT

German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil:

We have seen that the Iran war, which was triggered by Donald Trump — this irresponsible war and the resulting energy price shock situation — is temporarily slowing our positive economic momentum.

Today’s tax estimate shows how much the Iran war is economically harming us.

Germany and Ukraine just announced a major joint drone-production deal.

They’ll co-develop everything from battlefield drones to long-range strike drones capable of flying up to 1,500 km into Russian-held territory.

It was formalized today in Kyiv by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Ukrainian Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Trump says he is considering renewing "Project Freedom," but this time US escorts in the Strait of Hormuz would be only one part of a broader military operation.

Trump says he is "seriously considering" making Venezuela the 51st state of the United States.

Source: Fox News