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The capital is coming under a combined attack.

— Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration, said this regarding the attacks on the city.

I am desperate. My two children are scared and cannot sleep at night because of the sound of air defence and attacks, explosions. But we have nowhere to go. We hid under our dining table.

— Gholamreza Mohammadi, a civil servant, told Reuters by phone from Tehran.

If we didn’t have the National Guard on call and ready, they would rip Los Angeles apart.— President Donald Trump commented on the protests in Los Angeles and the role of the National Guard as he was departing for the G7 summit.

I am desperate. My two children are scared and cannot sleep at night because of the sound of air defence and attacks, explosions. But we have nowhere to go. We hid under our dining table.

— Gholamreza Mohammadi, a 48-year-old civil servant speaking to Reuters by phone from Tehran.

I’d like to take this opportunity to invite each one of you to look into your own hearts, to recognize that God is present, and that perhaps in many different ways, God is reaching out to you.— Pope Leo XIV addressing young people gathered in Chicago and watching online during his first public address.

Last night was a tremendous success with a fantastic audience.

— Donald Trump, reflecting on the military parade during remarks to reporters.

The hatred that exists, that (Trump has) generated, has got to stop. Democracy has got to come back in full.

— Tom Scharff, a protester in Louisville, explaining his reasons for attending the rally.

Very sad news has been received about a helicopter crash in Rudraprayag district.

— Reacting to the incident, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

When I see each and every one of you, when I see how people gather together to celebrate their faith, I discover myself how much hope there is in the world in this jubilee year of hope.

— Pope Leo XIV during a video message at the celebration at Rate Field.

There’s a lot of anger in the air because once again the council has enslaved itself to the logic of profit – our city has been sold to the highest bidder.— Marta Sottoriva, a teacher in Venice, speaking about the impact of Jeff Bezos's upcoming wedding on the city.

If in a town of 6000 inhabitants 37 percent are AfD voters, I can't just set up a nursing school for foreign professionals there.— Kaspar Pfister, entrepreneur, on his decision to halt plans for a nursing school in Albstadt.

The NSG teams did not find any trace of explosives or IEDs across any debris of the Air India plane.

— A police officer who requested anonymity commented on the findings of the security sweep.

The protests in Los Angeles fall far short of 'rebellion.'— U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer regarding the illegal deployment of the National Guard by Trump.