"It was probably an accident": This is how Merz explains the failed first round of voting

We will probably (...) not manage with the current volunteer system alone, but will need additional elements of compulsory military service.

— Friedrich Merz, Chancellor, at the Industry Day in Berlin.

Running a summit in these circumstances is 'like preparing the red carpet for Godzilla,' one Canadian official told the Financial Times.— A Canadian official made this remark to the Financial Times.

This can initially be no good news, as it shows and proves that the world's peace order is currently under pressure everywhere.— Boris Pistorius comments on the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities during the ZDF program Caren Miosga.

The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran is putting health facilities and access to health care at risk. The reports on the attacks on health so far are appalling.

— World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the attacks on health facilities in the conflict between Iran and Israel.

Wherever the foot of a Russian soldier stands, that place belongs to us.

— Wladimir Putin stated this during his speech at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

As Finance Minister, I sometimes make decisions that are relevant to the capital market or have information about individual listed companies.

— Christian Lindner, former Finance Minister, spoke about the conflicts of interest that can arise from political decisions.

43 percent of respondents express satisfaction with his work – this is three points more than in the previous week, five more than at the end of May.— This statement comes from a survey measuring public satisfaction with Chancellor Friedrich Merz's performance.

Tehran must immediately cease the bombardment of civilian targets in Israel.

— Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated this on Sunday in Berlin before his departure to the G7 summit in Canada.

More than a third of voters are satisfied with Friedrich Merz as Chancellor.

— This is shown by a survey conducted by the polling institute Insa for Bild am Sonntag.

The principle 'Who orders, pays' must be applied consistently.— André Berghegger, Managing Director of the German Association of Cities and Municipalities, in the Rheinische Post.

We are doing everything to be able to defend ourselves.

— Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defense, discusses Germany's readiness for defense in the context of the upcoming NATO summit.

Mister Trump, the player, you may start this war, but we will end it.

— A spokesperson for the Iranian Army Central Command, responding to the US attacks.

I have said that Viktor is making a serious historical mistake.

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy regarding Viktor Orbán's policy towards Ukraine.

You cannot militarily defeat Russia.

— Ralf Stegner, Member of the Bundestag and foreign policy expert, defends the controversial manifesto on the joint morning magazine of ARD and ZDF.