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"We know what we are defending. We know what we are fighting for."— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a social media video urging Ukrainians not to give up hope that peace will one day return.

"I appeal to the warring parties: call a ceasefire, release the hostages and come to the aid of a starving people that aspires to a future of peace!"— Pope Francis speaks about the conflicts in Gaza and the humanitarian situation.

"This is very sad news. I was at his birthday last year. He was on the road to recovery. It is surprising to me that it has gone so quickly. I had hoped that he would get back on his feet. Lorant was the most successful coach of the Löwen - and that will remain so for a long time. He turned a run-down brand into a club that was accepted throughout football Germany."— Bernd Winkler, former captain of 1860 Munich, about the deceased coach Werner Lorant.

"If we capitulate to the dictates of Hamas now, all the great achievements of the war, which we achieved with the merit of our soldiers and our fallen and our heroic injured, all these achievements will disappear."— Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, in a recorded message to the citizens of Israel.

"In turbulent times, one cannot categorically exclude anything, otherwise one unnecessarily ties oneself down."— Lars Klingbeil, Chairman of the SPD, in an interview with the Funke media group.

"Italy will announce at the next NATO summit that it will increase spending to 2 percent as requested."— Giorgia Meloni during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House.

This completely unjustified aggression represents a flagrant violation of Yemen's sovereignty and independence and a direct targeting of the entire Yemeni people.— The Houthis said in a statement carried by the SABA news agency.

"There should be no debate about normalizing the AfD."— Dennis Radtke, Chairman of the CDU's Social Wing, speaks out against the normalization of the AfD.

"Such an unprecedented action would endanger our ability to carry out our educational mission."— Harvard stated that there is no legal basis for rescinding its tax status.

"I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment - I have been from the beginning and will remain so."— Donald Trump commented on the incident during a public appearance, reaffirming his support for the gun rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

"They cried, hugged us, and thanked us. The little children were scared."— A firefighter who witnessed the rescue operation.

"Whoever normalizes the AfD does not destroy the AfD, but the CDU."— Florian Schroeder in his column about the implications of Jens Spahn's approach to the AfD.

"It is important that we improve the mood in the country by summer. The population must feel that there is a difference when there is a new government."— Friedrich Merz, CDU leader, on the need to strengthen public trust in the new government by summer.

"I am not convinced that Putin will respond positively to weakness and peace offerings; he must eventually recognize the hopelessness of this war - for that, we must help Ukraine."— Friedrich Merz, likely future Chancellor, in the ARD program "Caren Miosga".

"The nations of the world have made history today in Geneva."— WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated this after the breakthrough in negotiations for the pandemic treaty.

Everyone who knows me knows it has to fit. Otherwise, it just doesn't make sense.— Carsten Linnemann, explaining his decision not to take a ministerial position.

"Europe is the continent that is warming the fastest and is currently experiencing its warmest year since records began."— Florence Rabier, meteorologist and head of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, in the context of the climate status report for Europe.