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Trump says Ukraine, Russia agree to ‘energy ceasefire’

Donald Trumppresident
Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,
Donald Trumppresident
I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Please tell Putin, give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections,

Oval Office spat to public rebukes: A timeline of Trump-Zelenskyy ties

Donald Trumppresident
We said, 'you can do whatever you want to Russia, don't hit the refineries', because that's a world problem that's caused,
Donald Trumppresident
He wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
There is nothing to talk about — it is our land, the land of the Ukrainian people”.
Donald Trumppresident
A dictator without elections. Zelenskyy better move fast or he’s not going to have a country left. Gotta move. Gotta move fast cause that war’s going in the wrong direction,

Trump says Ukraine needs a new president who will agree to end the war

Andrii Sybihaukrainian Foreign Minister
He has the support of the Ukrainian people, and they have the right to decide. Statements from abroad only confirm that he is doing his job well,
Donald Trumppresident
I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Today, Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia”.

Why are Houthi missiles breaking through Saudi Arabia’s air defences?

Yemen’s Houthis, the armed group also known as Ansar Allah (Arabic for Supporters of God), are hitting deep inside Saudi Arabia with waves of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones

Nawaf Obaiddr
Militarily, the Saudi-led coalition has the upper hand, but the Houthis can still dominate the headlines with occasional strikes against Saudi Arabia,
As much as you can have a multi-layered air defence system, one will always come through,

Yemen fighting expands as Houthis attack Saudi airport: What to know

Donald Trumppresident
We may. We’re going to look at it,
Dania Thafera new nuclear deal, analyst
I still think that the Saudis probably want de-escalation. They don’t want long-term escalation but the Houthis are making it very difficult by not only being a threat to Saudi national security but also a threat to international maritime security,
These reprehensible attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life. They must stop now,
Although Saudi Arabia has said it will retaliate, let’s not forget that it’s carried out many air strikes across Yemen, and the Yemeni group is still able to launch ballistic missiles and drones towards Saudi Arabia,

Yemeni government’s military says its forces advancing against Houthis

The Houthis say that if Pakistan engages in any military activities against them on behalf of Saudi Arabia, then they will be treated in the same fashion as the Saudis are currently being dealt with,
Baraa Shibanyemini human rights activist
The fighting is spreading on multiple fronts, but it is a situation that will keep escalating,
There is no mediation happening this time — there [are] no regional or local mediators that are able to cool down the situation,

Pope Leo to undergo surgery to remove lung nodule

I would like to express to the Holy Father my personal support, and that of the Italian government, as he faces this challenge in the coming days.”
The serenity and composure with which he spoke about it [today] …are reassuring,
The doctors believe it would be right to intervene and so, following their advice, I have decided to have the operation to remove it. The operation is already planned in the coming days,
Stephen Liudr.
Lung nodules are fairly common and are often benign,

Polish police probe alleged plot to assassinate PM Tusk, defence minister

Tusk and Kosiniak-Kamysz, who is also the deputy prime minister, have yet to comment

Cockroach Janta Party accuses Modi of ‘waging war’ on Indians

They accuse Gyanesh Kumar of disenfranchising voters to benefit the prime minister’s BJP

India’s crackdown on youth protesters: What next?

We are protesting for the right to vote. It affects all of us. So why is the police suspicious of us and treating us with so much aggression? This makes me angry,
Thameen Al-KheetanuN human rights spokesperson
We call on the authorities to ensure that the right to peaceful assembly is ​fully respected and fulfilled.”
Modi’s government has begun to lose a lot of credibility at the moment,
Sourav Das (actor)spokesperson
After Modi-Shah [Amit Shah, India’s home minister] turned Delhi into a fortress and unleashed what can only be described as a war against their own citizens, one thing has become abundantly clear: Gyanesh Kumar is at the very heart of this government’s survival.”
Rasheed Kidwaiindian writer
Every time there is unrest, calling elections and the change of regime has happened,
Jayati Ghoshindian economist
I don’t think the Modi government realises the extent of public anger,
Kunal Majumderindian journalist
Just as police personnel are doing their jobs, journalists are also doing theirs. A free and independent press is essential to democracy,
K. C. Venugopalcongress general secretary
Yesterday, we held a comprehensive meeting with various leaders to prepare for this march,
As soon as we reached close enough to the protest site, we started unfurling our banners which called for the resignation of Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar and for free and fair elections. But within minutes, police officials approached us, began tearing our banners and dragging us towards a bus to detain us,
What is happening at Jantar Mantar, what you can see on TV and a few social media handles, is not India’s story. India is calm and going ahead under good governance,