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I am also personally glad for Jens Spahn that he left this office of his own accord.

— Wolfgang Bosbach, CDU politician, in an interview with WELT TV; reaction to Jens Spahn's resignation

I guarantee you, that data includes a ton of people, maybe even a majority of people, who are absolutely eligible voters, and states would probably be breaking the law if they remove those voters from the rolls.

— David Becker, executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, commenting on the data methodology and potential overcount in CBS News reporting.

We are strengthening European deterrence.

— Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in an X post about the joint exercise; Germany and France are deepening their defense cooperation.

Every decision I’ve taken has been about putting the country I love first, that is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision.

— Sir Keir Starmer, addressing the nation outside Downing Street as he resigns

This is my vacation for the year.

— Firefighter Mario Methner, explaining that he is spending his annual leave to help fight the Müritz National Park fire.

It's good that the prison quickly clarified matters and didn't engage in any theatrics.

— Constanze Geiert, Saxony's Justice Minister (CDU), after the decision to relocate Liebich to a men's prison.

The suffering caused by the Genoa tragedy is immense and deserves respect. But the gravity of the event requires justice to remain based on individual responsibility, not the search for a scapegoat.

— Castellucci's lawyers, in a statement after the verdicts

Culture pessimists, doomsayers, whiners, naysayers, outraged critics: step aside! We will move forward with confidence and optimism, and we will bring our country back to the level it deserves.

— Friedrich Merz, during the Summer press conference of the Bundespressekonferenz, addressing critics of the reform course after the coalition decision

People are fallible. Organizations and institutions are fallible. It was fallibility that led to the Ahrtal not being prepared for this catastrophe.

— Gordon Schnieder, Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate (CDU), said this at the commemorative event on the anniversary of the flood disaster in the Ahrtal, on the market square in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.

"He started out when there was barely a film industry in this country to speak of. For more than fifty years he took New Zealand stories to the world and his talents helped make our film industry into what it is today – one of our greatest cultural exports," Luxon said. "His work will be watched and loved long after all of us. Our thoughts are with his family and friends tonight. Rest in Peace."— Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, said this in tribute to Sam Neill; he highlighted Neill's role in bringing New Zealand stories to the world and shaping the national film industry.

"measured increase"— The German federal government described the planned tobacco tax rise as a measured increase.

if they suspect any relatives have been at the entertainment venue and cannot be contacted, or if they believe the relatives may have visited this venue

— Officials urging the public to contact authorities about missing relatives

a full forensic autopsy, the storage of all relevant biological samples, comprehensive toxicological and histological investigations, and the involvement of law enforcement and counterintelligence agencies.

— Meaghan Mobbs, Afghanistan veteran and founder of a Ukrainian aid charity; she posted on X calling for a full forensic autopsy, preservation of all relevant biological samples, comprehensive toxicological and histological investigations, and involvement of law enforcement and counterintelligence agencies; context: response to Lindsey Graham's death and call for transparency.

for the sabotage of the railway line north of Leverkusen

— From the confession letter attributed to the left-wing extremist group Kommando Angry Birds, claiming responsibility for the sabotage of the railway line north of Leverkusen.

Our priority remains identifying those responsible and ensuring that all available evidence is thoroughly examined.

— Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman said this regarding the investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe.

Now a world star has become a superstar in heaven!

— Florian Silbereisen, host, in his tribute to Bonnie Tyler (posted on Instagram)

We are replacing paternalism with freedom of choice.

— Sepp Müller, Deputy Leader of the Union parliamentary group, said in the Bundestag that this concerns the heating law reform.

Next year they’ll probably take a really big gulp from the bottle.

— Stephan Brandner (AfD MP), speculated during the debate on the automatic MPs' salary increase

There is a lack of even the simplest measures, such as exterior shading. Heat protection plans end where patient protection costs money, and their implementation takes time.

— Eugen Brysch, Chairman of the German Foundation for Patient Protection, on the impact of extreme heat on care homes and hospitals; called for a 30-billion-euro investment program from federal funds.

I am filing a suit to defend Parliament's rights.

— Janosch Dahmen, Greens' health expert, on Thursday morning

Of course there are among them fools and fascists. But there are mainly insecure people who wonder where they belong in a world that is changing so dynamically that I have existential fears.

— Joachim Gauck, on the ZDF talk show Markus Lanz

I don't want anything to do with Spain. Cut off all trade with Spain, please, including visits.

— Trump said at a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

I will not become dependent on the AfD, nor on the Left Party.

— Sven Schulze, the Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, on the ZDF program Markus Lanz.

We will keep the strait and likely control it

— Trump in a Fox News interview