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"I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful."— Pope Francis, in an interview with a Jesuit journal in 2013.

"The details keep coming out. We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk. But Trump is still too weak to fire him."— Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer posted on X.

"This is an Official Visit. He will be meeting the Prime Minister. And with the United States of America, we have a Comprehensive Strategic Global Partnership. So, when you have that level of partnership with any country, obviously you will discuss all relevant issues."— Randhir Jaiswal, spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs during a media briefing.

"If you have evidence, take it to the court."— Senator Chris Van Hollen urging the Trump administration to present evidence in court instead of through social media.

China firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China's interests. If this happens, China will not accept it and will resolutely take reciprocal countermeasures.— Chinese Ministry of Commerce, regarding the response to U.S. trade strategies.

It’s horrifying and terrifying. I'm watching my country be destroyed really fast and I feel hopeless.— Teri Lenfest, a 79-year-old docent at California Academy of Sciences and San Francisco Zoo who showed up to the San Francisco protest.

It was malpractice on the side of Harvard’s lawyers not to pick up the phone and call the members of the antisemitism task force who they had been talking to for weeks.— May Mailman, the White House senior policy strategist, commenting on Harvard's response to the Trump administration's demands.

"The only reason they are imprisoned is for having opposed you and your electoral fraud."— Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, in a post on the social media platform X directed at President Nicolás Maduro.

"We keep learning how Pete Hegseth put lives at risk."— Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in a post to X.

"Both the Executive and the Judiciary have an obligation to follow the law."— Justice Samuel Alito made this statement in his sharp dissent regarding the Supreme Court's decision to block the deportation of Venezuelans.

It’s an injustice.— Barry Knittle, 64, a manager at an engineering firm who lives in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., expressed his concerns regarding the political situation.

"These men were in imminent danger of spending their lives in a horrific foreign prison without ever having had a chance to go to court. We are relieved that the Supreme Court has not permitted the administration to whisk them away the way others were just last month."— Lee Gelernt, lead attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, following the Supreme Court ruling.

"A ceasefire will be answered with a ceasefire, and Russian attacks will be met with our own in defense."— President Selenskyj expressed this in the context of ongoing Russian attacks and the demand for a ceasefire.

We're not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end.— Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, stated this after meeting with European and Ukrainian leaders in Paris.

We’re supposed to have three equal branches of government, and to have the executive branch become so strong, I mean it’s just unbelievable.— Melinda Charles, expressing concern about executive overreach and its implications on government balance.

"I dream of a Europe where being a migrant is not a crime. ... I dream of a Europe that promotes and protects the rights of everyone."— Pope Francis, while accepting a prestigious European prize in 2016.

We are not talking about human trafficking here. We are talking about humanitarian assistance. It's a refusal to provide such assistance that should be a crime.— Hanna Machinska, lawyer at the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, on the trial against the Hajnowka Five.

"A government that turns against its people is illegitimate."— Brad Newsham and Travis Van Brasch, the organizers of the event, spoke about the significance of the protests.

"What does not help is when democratic parties adopt the talking points of the AfD and thereby make them socially acceptable."— Heidi Reichinnek, leader of the Left party, discusses the risks of democratic parties adopting AfD positions.

My relatives used to envy me. Today they ask me why I don’t come back. In Gdańsk, one can earn almost as much as here, but the rents are lower and everything just works better.— Marek, a Polish migrant who has lived in Cologne for 30 years, discusses the changing perception of Germany in his homeland.