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"All over this country, people are struggling, every single day, just to survive. Brothers and sisters, in the richest country in the history of the world, we can do a hell of a lot better than that!"— Bernie Sanders addressing the crowd in Folsom, California.

"The Maldives reaffirms its resolute solidarity with the Palestinian cause."— This statement is from a release by President Mohamed Muizzu's office, emphasizing the government's stance on the issue.

I’m asking President Bukele under his authority as president of El Salvador to do the right thing and allow Mr. Abrego Garcia to walk out of a prison — a man who’s charged with no crime, convicted of no crime and who was illegally abducted from the United States.— Senator Chris Van Hollen made this statement after meeting with El Salvador’s vice president, Félix Ulloa.

"Canada is facing threats to its very existence, incredibly from people we thought were our friends. They want our resources, they want our land, they want our fisheries, they want our water, they want our Arctic, maybe they want our souls. I know the U.S. president could use a soul."— Neil Young expressing his concerns about the threats Canada faces from the U.S.

"I am confident that with our joint efforts, this will be a fruitful visit."— Xi Jinping stated this upon his arrival in Malaysia, emphasizing the cooperation between China and Malaysia.

"The question is preposterous."— Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, regarding the return of Kilmar Ábrego García to the US.

"As beneficiaries of economic globalization, both China and Vietnam should strengthen strategic resolve, jointly oppose unilateral bullying acts, uphold the global free trade system, and keep global industrial and supply chains stable."— Xi Jinping, during a meeting with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam.

"Donald Trump is a criminal."— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made this statement during a speech at the 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally in Los Angeles, where she expressed the people's anger over the current political situation.

American tariffs are 'inconvenient, but it's not going to be a threat to the economy... It's a $14tn-$15tn economy and the exports to the US are $550bn.'— Joerg Wuttke, former head of the European Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, discusses the impact of American tariffs on the Chinese economy.

"America should appreciate this decision, which was made despite their hostile rhetoric."— Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry, in a post on X.

The challenge that Trump has is that he’s trying to solve so many important issues all at once, and a lot of them are very difficult.— John McLaughlin, a Trump pollster, discussing the challenges of Trump's second term.

Rubio's letter is a sort of tacky, Soviet-style diktat that's equal parts empty and chilling.— Baher Azmy, the legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, said during a press briefing.

"Now we will have more air capacity for our cargo. In the past, exporters have complained about less space due to the transshipment facility given to Bangladesh."— Ajay Sahai, Director General of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), commented on the impact of the withdrawal of the transshipment facility.

"My husband is not a criminal. My husband is an amazing person. An amazing father."— Jennifer Vasquez about Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an interview with CBS News.

"The labor movement in general sees one of their fellow brothers in a notoriously heinous situation in that prison, and it has people upset, scared."— Michael Coleman, President of AFL-CIO, regarding the situation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.

With an endowment of $53.2 billion, Harvard can finance its own chaos – the Department of Homeland Security cannot.— Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, in a letter to Harvard regarding the cut of grants.

"Russia uses every day and every night to kill. We must exert pressure on the killers."— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky calls for pressure on Russia to end the war.

Everyone knows what sex is and you can't change it.— Susan Smith, co-director of For Women Scotland, which brought the case.