Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi:

India will be the manufacturing hub of the future. India will be the hub of research and innovation.

India will be an agricultural-export superpower. India will have its own space station.

One day, India will host an Olympics that will leave the world watching in amazement.

Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner for peace talks.

John Bolton on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth:

I don't think he was qualified for the job to begin with.

According to reporting, he applied to Trump for the job of Pentagon spokesman, which would have been a perfect thing to have given his background.

He's in way over his head.

John Bolton on Iran:

I think and have thought for decades that the only way you're ever going to get true lasting peace and security in the Middle East is to get rid of the regime in Tehran.

I think the U.S.-Israeli strikes did considerable damage to the regime.

I think we made a lot of mistakes, that's for sure.

But the objective is still realizable if we were willing to think through how to do it.

John Bolton:

It is unfortunate that for a variety of reasons, sometimes civilians are killed.

It's not something we seek to do. And I think when we recognize we made a mistake, the United States admits it.

When you come to a conclusion, you should admit it. We shouldn't be ashamed of it.

Putin:

The request to halt strikes on Kyiv came through official channels.

Russia did not agree with Ukraine to a ceasefire lasting more than three days.

Putin said Russia will do everything possible to ensure the safety of the talks and of mediators Witkoff and Kushner.

Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death by hanging in Egypt over a major drug case.

She and 11 others were convicted of forming an organized criminal gang to manufacture and traffic synthetic drugs, allegedly using imported materials.

Authorities seized more than 750kg of narcotics and raw materials, as well as firearms and ammunition.

Source: The Guardian

Nigel Farage on France:

I am certain that Marine Le Pen will be the next president and Jordan Bardella will be her prime minister.

In 2014, I had refused to ally myself with the National Front. I simply thought that a little more time was needed for certain reasons.

It was difficult for her. You know, the shadow of her father and some of the things he had said made any association difficult.

But she has proven over time that she has fundamentally changed the party, and I applaud her for doing that.

Nigel Farage on Brexit:

The European Union is a model with far too many regulations.

In 2008, the American economy was exactly the same size as the European economy. Today, the American economy is twice as powerful as that of the eurozone.

So, in economic terms, I saw Brexit as a way for us to escape, to get away from a model that wasn't working.

But unfortunately, we haven't taken all the advantages of that situation.

Putin to Kushner and Witkoff:

The quality of the mediation and the trust placed in those carrying it out are, of course, very important.

I want to tell you that we are comfortable working with you, and that the level of trust on our side throughout this process is quite high.

Steve Witkoff to Putin:

President Putin, thank you so much for having us.

We were sitting outside just now, me, Jared, Kirill, Yuri, and we were talking about, when we retire, we will have all these incredible stories and memories, and yours will be right at the top of it all.

Netanyahu on Iran:

If we had not acted against Iran, Iran would today have atomic bombs intended to destroy us.

Now they will try again. They are trying again, and they will try again to rebuild the axis that we broke.

Netanyahu on October 7:

Could October 7 have been stopped? Because if [the warning] had reached me, I would have acted immediately.

We would have acted immediately. I would have awakened the entire IDF, I would have alerted the communities, the local security teams, and I would have told the Air Force to strike if anyone even tried to cross the fence.

Maybe some would still have managed to cross, but we would have eliminated them.

I don’t think they did it as part of some conspiracy or betrayal.

It was simply a failure — a huge failure. I would have acted differently. Completely differently.

Netanyahu on Orwell’s 1984:

There was a great writer called George Orwell, and he wrote 1984.

In that immortal book, he wrote about how, in a country that has absolute control over the means of communication, they bring the public every day into a large auditorium, a big screening hall, and show them films about the enemy of the state.

And what do they tell them? "Hate, hate, hate, hate." In other words, to hate, to hate, to incite hatred.

I’m glad there are people who are not influenced by it.

Italian PM Meloni:

Italy and Türkiye are bound by historical ties and shared interests that make it important to continue developing dialogue and cooperation between our Nations.

In recent years, we have consolidated relations between Rome and Ankara, working on dossiers of common interest and on the main challenges concerning the Mediterranean, security, and regional stability.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus on Ukraine:

Ukraine is not simply the largest land war in Europe since the Second World War.

It is the defining military laboratory of the 21st century.

Future historians, I suspect, will study it as earlier generations studied the American Civil War and the two world wars.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus says U.S. bases in the eastern Gulf states are “no longer viable.”

Former CIA Director David Petraeus on Iran:

We’ve used perhaps half of our missile interceptors in this particular conflict.

We need to learn from the Ukrainians, who are using 10,000 cheap drones per day.

And the exchange that they’re getting for those is absolutely massive.

Our exchange when we shoot an expensive missile interceptor to take down a $50,000 Iranian drone is obviously not one that is sustainable.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus on Ukraine:

Ukrainians have hit all these oil storage and refinery capabilities. They’ve hit every single refinery within 3,000 kilometers of Ukraine.

They haven’t destroyed them. Some are still functioning, but a number are completely offline.

The damage inflicted is enormous, and it is continuing — and it’s going to get worse.

Former CIA Director David Petraeus on Ukraine:

The casualties the Russians are sustaining are just, I don’t think, sustainable. Over 1,000 killed and wounded per day.

The Russians have now sustained well over 1.4 million killed and wounded, which is more than the U.S. sustained in all of World War II.