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too little, too late

— James Paterson, Australian Federal Liberal senator, said this about a possible leadership challenge to Premier Jacinta Allan in Victoria.

Every decision I’ve taken has been about putting the country I love first, that is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision.

— Sir Keir Starmer, addressing the nation outside Downing Street as he resigns

That could perhaps finally open up a chance for peace.

— Chancellor Friedrich Merz, on the Ukraine situation

On this trip, we will discuss a series of issues: Gaza, the region, but first and foremost, the negotiations with Iran.

— Benjamin Netanyahu as he boarded his aircraft before departing for Washington.

Iran’s missile programme is non-negotiable because it relates to a defense issue.

— Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister, expresses his stance on the negotiations with the US.

I believe that efforts to develop the strategic cooperation and partnership between the two countries into an irreversible trend of the times will continue.

— Lee Jae Myung, President of South Korea, during his visit to Beijing.

The law is clear: if you take out a loan, you must pay it back.

— Nicholas Kent, Under Secretary of Education, in a statement accompanying the announcement regarding the end of the SAVE program.

The Democrats caused the affordability problem, and we're the ones that are fixing it.

— President Trump speaks about affordability during his speech in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania.

News of the G20's demise is greatly exaggerated.

— Josh Lipsky, the Atlantic Council's international economics chair and ex-aide to former President Barack Obama.

The bottom line is California elections have been validated by the courts.

— Shirley Weber, California's elections chief, referred to Trump's claims as another baseless claim.

What I took away from this is people are tired of Donald Trump, they’re tired of the chaos.

— Minnesota Governor Tim Walz discussing the public sentiment towards Donald Trump and its impact on upcoming elections.

I don’t begrudge New Yorkers who were skeptical, and I don’t begrudge them because they were subjected to around $40 million in attack ads.

— Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani spoke about the skepticism of New Yorkers towards his election and the impact of attack ads.

Europe is fully behind you to make your G20 presidency a success.

— Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said this during her meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the UN in September.

Argentines showed that they don’t want to return to the model of failure.

— Javier Milei, speaking triumphantly before a crowd of supporters in Buenos Aires after the election results.

It is ridiculous to say that fentanyl is an emergency with respect to Canada, and it’s a pretext that’s just used to pour more and more tariffs onto Canada.

— Senator Tim Kaine commented on the tariffs on Canada and the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

The end goal is to strengthen the ANC in the Western Cape and that's what we are doing.

— Fikile Mbalula, ANC Secretary-General, explaining the necessity of reshuffling the party's leadership in the Western Cape.