UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting:

This has been a strong year for Ukraine. The front line has barely moved.

Ukrainians have gone from being trained to being the ones who are delivering the training.

German AfD Leader Alice Weidel on Ukraine:

We need to take Russia's security interests into account.

Ignoring Russia's security interests has been the major mistake that we've made.

German AfD Leader Alice Weidel:

100% of the Syrians in Germany have to go back to their country.

The war ended in Syria.

German AfD Leader Alice Weidel:

We don't want a caliphate in our country.

German AfD Leader Alice Weidel:

The Ukrainians have to leave our country once the war in Ukraine ends.

An Ifop survey for Marianne found that 46% of Muslims and 44% of Jews in France would consider leaving if Marine Le Pen wins the 2027 election, compared with 21% of the general population.

The poll also found that 81% of Muslims fear increased discrimination under a Le Pen presidency, while 27% would consider hiding their religious identity.

Meanwhile, 53% of French respondents oppose Islamic headscarves in public streets, 75% support banning abayas in public secondary schools, and 72% favor banning conspicuous religious symbols at sporting events.

A new Fox News poll found that government corruption is voters’ biggest concern, with 60% saying they are extremely worried, ahead of inflation (58%) and gas prices (50%).

Voters trust Democrats over Republicans to handle government corruption by a 10-point margin. The concern is particularly strong among Democrats (72%), compared with 47% of Republicans.

The poll also found that Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a record low of 36%, while Democrats lead Republicans 54%-45% ahead of the November midterms.

German AfD Leader Alice Weidel on Ukraine War:

I think it's wrong to continue with the prolongation of financing an already lost war.

White House:

Trump has never deviated from being America First.

Everything he does is for Americans and is America First.

White House:

I remember back in 2016, we were told that China was on the horizon.

I had just come back from China then, and I was thinking, "How is China the next country on the horizon? They don't even have proper toilets."

Putin on Ukraine:

They took the first step. We began responding.

Now they're already whining about the energy sector and other facilities as well, including data centers and so on.

They started it. They shouldn't have started it. Before taking that step, they should have thought carefully about the consequences.

Putin:

In Russia, everything that is not prohibited is allowed.

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JD Vance on Abdul El-Sayed:

Abdul is obsessed with conflicts occurring thousands of miles away in the Middle East.

He is obsessed with the state of Israel and Gaza.

NEW: Colombia announces its withdrawal from the Hague Group, the bloc of countries formed to hold Israel accountable over Gaza, stepping down as both a member and co-chair.

Foreign Minister Omar Bula said Colombia rejects the group's approach, calling it "a group created to isolate and attack Israel."

Colombia was one of the bloc's founding members in January 2025, and Bolivia and Honduras have also left.