Politics

"The tomb should be in the earth; simple, without special decoration, bearing only the inscription: Franciscus."— Pope Francis made his wishes for a simple burial clear in his will.

"Her courage pushed me to fight harder, and her strength was awe-inspiring. The world has lost an amazing human being today. Rest in peace, my sweet angel."— Sigrid McCawley, attorney for Virginia Giuffre, in a statement following her death.

"I say to the whole world: India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backer."— Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to capture the gunmen responsible for killing 26 civilians.

"We are ready for dialogue in any... format, at any time, but only after a real signal that Russia is ready to end the war."— President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on negotiations regarding occupied territories in Ukraine.

Pope Francis was a 'pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.'— Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re said this during the homily at the funeral of Pope Francis.

"No one is above the law."— This statement was made by Attorney General Pam Bondi in reference to the arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan.

"I appeal to the governments to allow the medical treatment of my children to be completed as we have spent around Rs 10 million on our travel, stay and their treatment."— A Pakistani father urgently appealing to Indian authorities regarding his children's medical treatment.

What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me. The [judges] are deranged is all I can think of. I think some of these judges think that they are beyond and above the law. They are not, and we are sending a very strong message today ... if you are harboring a fugitive… we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you.— Pam Bondi, Attorney General, discussing the consequences for judges opposing the Trump administration's immigration policies.

If vaccination rates go 5% lower, you'll have tens of thousands of infected patients.— Dr. Mujeeb Basit, associate director of the Clinical Informatics Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center, commented on the implications of declining vaccination rates.

"Replacing the best and most internationally experienced German diplomat with an outdated model is an outrage."— Christoph Heusgen, former chairman of the Munich Security Conference, criticizes the nomination of Annalena Baerbock.

"Mr. Santos, words have consequences."— Judge Joanna Seybert told Santos during the sentencing.

"This is a terrible tragedy. I have come here to understand the situation and help. All the people of Jammu and Kashmir have condemned this horrific attack and have fully supported the country. I met an injured person. My condolences and affection are with those who have lost their loved ones. I want to assure everyone that the whole country stands united with them."— Rahul Gandhi, during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir following the Pahalgam attack.

"These small, petty men will disappear into the dustbin of history."— Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks about the current administration in Washington.

"This unprecedented treatment of student status had caused tremendous fear among international students."— Jodie Ferise, a higher education attorney in Indiana, discussing the impact of the terminations on international students.

"Such a Nazi comparison hurts the people who work there and is completely inappropriate for a labor senator."— Daniel Keller, Brandenburg's Minister of Economics, regarding Cansel Kiziltepe's remarks.

We all didn’t expect this, of course. But I feel like, with God, anything is possible. Everything is possible. I don’t feel like this happened for no reason. All this is, of course, fuel to the fire. We all know this shouldn’t have happened.— Shedeur Sanders, addressing friends and family after the NFL Draft.

They have a bad image only because of 'The Lion King.'— Heidi Reichinnek discusses the negative image of hyenas in the context of the Disney film.

"We are appalled. We are angry. And we are afraid."— The initiative 'Justice for Lorenz' comments on the escalation of violence by the police.

"Receiving the emissary of an insensitive & callous beast, a bloodthirsty tyrant, a feral psychopath & a delusional megalomaniac like Bibi Netanyahu & showering accolades on him is an insult to the martyred women & children of Gaza & a big slap on the face of those that are fighting Israeli occupation in Palestine."— Femi Fani-Kayode on the visit of the Israeli ambassador.