After the assault and farm audit: a wave of solidarity for Günther Felßner:

"It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Syrian economy, which has lost 85% of its value, will likely need between 20 and 25 years to return to half of its pre-war level."— Anwar al-Qassem, an economic analyst at the Financial Times, commented on the challenges facing the Syrian economy post-war.

"We will miss you greatly, dear old man. Thank you for everything you gave us and for your profound love for your people."— Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi about José Mujica.

"The state is all of us."— Friedrich Merz emphasizes the responsibility and unity of society in his first government statement.

"The ruling by the European Court is a landmark victory for transparency in the EU."— Anti-corruption group Transparency International, which hailed the ruling as a significant victory for transparency in the EU.

"If you want to make sensible politics in the future, for example because you want to reform the debt brake: That can only be done with us."— Jan van Aken, leader of the Left Party, in the talk show Maischberger, emphasizing the necessity of collaboration with the Left for a reform of the debt brake.

"I actually think that they have not come to grips with what happened in November."— Eric Schmitt, U.S. Senator, discussing the Democrats' inability to accept the election results.

"Work reporting requirements create administrative burdens for already vulnerable populations."— Jamila Michener, Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy at Cornell University, discussing the negative impacts of work requirements on healthcare access.

Trump needs to believe that Putin actually lies. And we should do our part. Sensibly approach this issue, to show that it’s not us that is slowing down the process.— Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking to a small group of journalists in his office at the presidential administration in Kyiv.

"While elections have often played to the worst in us, politics can also have a much more hopeful, optimistic future."— Adam Bandt discussing the dual nature of politics and elections during his maiden speech in 2010.

"Movements come and go, especially they go."— Sociologist Ulrich Beck describes the transience of political movements.

The reality is this: I didn’t do anything wrong.— Newark Mayor Ras Baraka spoke after being released from arrest during a protest against an immigration facility.

The legal principle is a 'privilege' that could be suspended to make it easier to detain and deport immigrants.— Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, comments on Trump's considerations regarding the suspension of habeas corpus.

"I carry in my heart the suffering of the beloved Ukrainian people."— Pope Leo XIV speaks about the war in Ukraine during his first Sunday blessing.

"This is only about damaging my reputation."— Maximilian Krah rejected the allegations and spoke about the investigations against him.

"The liberators of Auschwitz have become new aggressors."— Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warns in the Bundestag about a return of nationalism and dictatorship.

"The overall party has an extremist character that disregards human dignity."— The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution regarding the AfD.

The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one.— Gates expressed this in an interview with the Financial Times regarding the impact of cuts to the US foreign aid budget.

"It is modern-day appeasement."— Joe Biden, in an exclusive interview with the BBC, criticizing Donald Trump's pressure on Ukraine.

"The British authorities have denied me a visa to London for the Cambridge Conference this weekend, providing no substantial justification. It is clear to me that this is an attempt to silence a dissenting political perspective."— Julius Malema expresses his frustration over being denied a visa and claims it is an attempt to stifle political dissent.

"The AfD is a party that poses a serious danger to our democracy and our rule of law. From German history, we know how terribly circumstances can develop when right-wing extremists, nationalists, and enemies of democracy attack parliamentary democracy and come into political responsibility."— Konstantin von Notz, Deputy Parliamentary Group Leader and Chairman of the Parliamentary Control Committee, and Irene Mihalic, First Parliamentary Managing Director, regarding the elevation of the AfD by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.