Pakistan PM calls meeting of body that oversees nuclear arsenal, says Pakistan military

Committing to a five percent target would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive.

— Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain, in a letter to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

Other nations do not decide Japan's defense budget.— Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after Elbridge Colby called for Tokyo to spend more to counter China in his nomination hearing to be under secretary of defense for policy.

If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won.— Linus Torvalds on the significance of Microsoft's engagement with Linux.

In this new dangerous situation... our consultations with Russia can certainly be of great importance.

— Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister, was quoted as saying by Russian state media upon his arrival in Moscow.

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.

My meeting with President Xi was a valuable opportunity to reflect on the depth and breadth of this important relationship, and to reaffirm our bilateral ties.

— New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on his meeting with President Xi Jinping.

There are no free lunches. Especially not the ones hosted in the White House.

— Dr. Adil Sultan, dean at Islamabad’s Air University, commenting on the geopolitical implications of the meeting.

Prime Minister Modi emphasised that India has not accepted mediation in the past and will never do.

— Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri regarding the conversation between Modi and Trump.

It is so grossly unconstitutional.

— Senator Bernie Sanders commented on the U.S. strikes on Iran, emphasizing that only Congress has the right to take the country to war.

the need for de-escalation and diplomacy

— Both Starmer and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani emphasised 'the need for de-escalation and diplomacy', Downing Street said.

We will continue until we bring everyone home and until Hamas is fully defeated.

— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this in his daily video statement.

I was especially scared to sleep last night.

— Valentin Hrynkov describes his fear during the attack.

Well, they know Iran very well, better than most, and they are not happy about anything.

— Donald Trump during a meeting with Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir regarding the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

We are endorsing Asiwaju unconditionally. We are proud that Kashim is our son; we respect him and we will stand by him.

— Mustapha Salihu, National Vice Chairman (North East) of the APC, explains his position on the endorsement of Kashim Shettima.

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.

We want to have customer service by Americans for Americans.

— Eric Trump said this in an interview on 'Mornings with Maria' on Fox Business to explain the philosophy behind the new mobile phone and service.