Tom's Hardware:

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.

"I was chosen, without any merit of my own, and now, with fear and trembling, I come to you as a brother who desires to be the servant of your faith and your joy."— Pope Leo XIV during his inaugural mass, expressing his fears and desire to serve the faithful.

"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.

"I still have shrapnel in my body."— Yuval Raphael speaks about her experiences as a survivor of the Hamas massacre.

"Let us take up this precious legacy and continue on the journey, inspired by the same hope that is born of faith."— Pope Leo XIV addressed the cardinals about continuing the legacy of Pope Francis and the challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

"Evil cannot be appeased. It must be fought."— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calling on allies to help resist Russia.

The United States will no longer be 'giving you lectures on how to live.'— President Trump declared this during an investment conference in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

"The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations and the international community, calling on all of us to safeguard the precious gift of free speech and of the press."— Pope Leo XIV stated this during a meeting with journalists, advocating for the release of imprisoned journalists.

"What we really need is more consistency. U.S. companies need to be able to plan instead of scramble to reroute supply chains, which can be difficult to do quickly. And American families are quite spooked by the impact these and other tariffs are going to have on their pocketbook."— Miriam Sapiro, a nonresident fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former acting USTR chief under then-President Barack Obama.

"I will sing a new song to the world because he has done marvels."— Pope Leo XIV in his first Mass as pontiff, in the Sistine Chapel.

"If working apart, we are a force powerful enough to destabilise our planet, surely, working together, we are powerful enough to save it."— UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks about the need for collaboration to protect the Earth.

"Let us take up this precious legacy and continue on the journey."— The new Pope Leo XIV said this to the cardinals in his first meeting after his election.

"REBUILD, AND OPEN ALCATRAZ!"— Donald Trump calls to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison to 'house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.'

Art has always had a significant impact on not just culture, but also our policies and politics. Artistic expression — whether it's dance, music, visual arts or fashion — has a way of capturing the mood and language of the people without words. Art has the power to shape the conversation about where we are today and where we need to go.— Kamala Harris, in an interview with Vogue discussing the importance of art in relation to politics.

"China and Russia will further strengthen close collaboration in multilateral platforms such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the BRICS countries."— A spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry emphasized the country's historic and strategic ties with Russia.

"It will be one of the most important announcements made in many years on a very important topic."— Donald Trump regarding his upcoming announcement during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

"Never argue with anyone! I listen to it and then do what I want."— Ethel Caterham on her recipe for a long life.

I'm doing something good for humanity and that was very important to me. I'm proud of it. It's pretty cool.— Tim Friede speaks about his motivation to develop better antivenoms.

In the United States, Donald Trump's second term as president has led to an alarming deterioration in press freedom, indicative of an authoritarian shift in government.— RSF stated this in a report regarding the impact of Trump's presidency on press freedom.

"Many of our allies and friends are celebrating May 8th as Victory Day, but we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result on World War II."— Donald Trump made this statement in a Truth Social post regarding the renaming of holidays to honor military victories.