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There will not be police in the bedrooms in our homes. There will not be police in our households. The neighbours know, the communities know. But we all choose to be silent.

— Khumbudzo Ntshaveni, Minister in the Presidency, at a post-Cabinet media briefing on gender-based violence (GBV)

Yesterday, we lost a cherished member of our family. We got Sunny at the start of our second term in the White House, and all of us – including our first dog, Bo – immediately fell in love.

— Barack Obama, in a social media post announcing Sunny's death

I share the view of the Federal Minister of Finance that an uncoordinated and unfriendly approach like that of UniCredit Group is not acceptable.

— Friedrich Merz, Chancellor, in a letter to Sascha Uebel, chairman of the Commerzbank group works council.

Same-sex relationships should be treated as equal.

— Alice Weidel, in a RTL/ntv interview commenting on the Saxony-Anhalt AfD election program

every match has really its own story,

— Jannik Sinner — in his post-match news conference after losing to Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinal, Melbourne

Whoever gets behind the wheel with two and a half per mille — at one of the week’s busiest times — acts with the utmost irresponsibility, endangers the lives of other road users, and has no place in public office.

— Klaus Seltenheim, SPÖ General Secretary, in a Sunday press release