The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed the most popular baby names in England and Wales for 2025.

Girls: Olivia remained the top name for the 10th consecutive year, followed by Lily and Amelia.

Boys: Muhammad was the most popular name for the third year running, ahead of Noah and Leo.

Top 10 Girls: Olivia, Lily, Amelia, Isla, Florence, Freya, Poppy, Elsie, Ivy, Isabella.

Top 10 Boys: Muhammad, Noah, Leo, Luca, Arthur, Oliver, George, Oscar, Theodore, Freddie.

Hungarian PM Péter Magyar shared a photo of the gift he received from Turkish President Erdogan.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Iran:

NATO, Article 5, says: if you are attacked, then we will all defend each other together.

The article does not say that if you yourself decide unilaterally to attack another country, all the other partners have to participate in that.

That is not the spirit of NATO. If that is expected, then that is actually not justified.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Iran:

The situation with Iran is extremely unpredictable. You go from hopeful statements to actions that are much less hopeful.

It's almost impossible to follow. Our interest is for this conflict to stop, because it seems to be going nowhere.

And for the global economy, it is a very, very heavy burden.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Iran:

I think it is justified to try to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Of course, whether the operation was well planned and well executed—that's another matter.

It doesn't seem to be going very smoothly.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on NATO:

The United States is the largest ally in the Alliance, that's clear, and it remains so.

For 80 years, we have depended on the United States for our security, and the United States remains our most important partner.

That doesn't change because one president is a bit critical of the organization.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever:

We have increased our defense spending by 60%—the largest increase among all NATO partners.

Of course, we started from a very low level, but we have now reached the 2% target.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever takes a jab at Trump and FIFA:

We are going to provide two packages of €70 billion in military support to Ukraine.

So it's a very strong red card for Putin. And as you know, you can't simply take a red card back.

UK's Andy Burnham:

The unbearable suffering in Gaza is a scar on our collective conscience.

It's completely unacceptable that innocent Palestinians, including children, continue to be killed.

We've got to do more to put pressure on the Israeli government.

UK's Andy Burnham:

I know many people feel that at the start of Israel’s military action in Gaza, my Party didn’t get it right and I am sorry about that.

The response has too often not been good enough. We need to do better.

Yes, we have taken some important steps. These include recognising the Palestinian state, placing sanctions on Israeli ministers, and imposing waves of sanctions on violent settlers and the organisations that support them.

I also fully support the restrictions on arms licenses to make sure that no British bombs or bullets can be used by the IDF in Gaza or in the West Bank.

But let's be honest, we must do more.

UK's Andy Burnham:

Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement, killing innocent Palestinians.

We're seeing a surge in settler violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and the continued expansion of illegal settlements displacing Palestinian communities.

And Netanyahu's government is clearly attempting to make a two-state solution impossible.

That's why we need to do more, which includes looking at further sanctions both on those involved in the violence in Gaza, but also looking at measures to ban trade in goods with illegal settlements.

I, like many people, feel passionately about Gaza and I will do everything I can to work with international partners to stop the suffering, to ensure the Israeli government adheres to international law, and to keep the prospect of a two-state solution alive, because this is the only way to lasting peace for both Israelis and Palestinians.

UK's Andy Burnham:

I have been absolutely appalled by what I've seen and read about the destruction of Gaza.

There's increasing evidence that war crimes appear to have been committed.

There must be accountability for the depth of the suffering the people of Gaza have experienced.

Ultimately, however, it must be for the international courts to determine, rather than politicians.

There is no contradiction between a zero-tolerance approach to antisemitism and holding the Netanyahu government to account.

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is unlikely to attend the funeral or private burial of his father, Ali Khamenei, after being advised against it by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Source: CNN

Pakistan and Qatar are working to bring the US and Iran back to the negotiating table.

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Germany's Chancellor Merz:

On the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Ankara, we agreed with the American government that U.S. Tomahawk missiles will be purchased by us and stationed in Germany.

We are closing an important strategic gap in our defense while simultaneously working to develop our own European systems and deploy them in Europe.

German AfD Leader Alice Weidel:

Month after month, 15,000 industrial jobs are being lost. The automotive industry is in decline. Even Volkswagen warns that 100,000 jobs are at risk.

Suppliers and service providers are falling like dominoes. Hardly a week goes by without more bad news.

Germany's small and medium-sized businesses are running out of reserves. A wave of insolvencies is driving prosperity and good jobs out of Germany.

Every 20 minutes, a German company goes bankrupt. Productive investment in the future has fallen to zero. Germany has fallen behind in international competition.

German AfD Leader Alice Weidel to Merz:

You are fueling fear of war and using it as a blank check to cast aside the last restraints on borrowing under the pretext of spending for security.

You are driving defense spending to astronomical heights, without making Germany any safer as a result.

Instead, you are building a state-directed and state-financed arms industry as a replacement for the real industry that your policies have destroyed.

An arms industry whose products you then give away to Ukraine.

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir:

A young Bedouin man told me, "You destroyed my three houses."

I said to him, "Young man, learn the law. The law is the law. Governance is governance."

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

Canada has always cared deeply about the Middle East. Canada has, since—well, since 1948 actually—supported a two-state solution.

I'll give the example of the two countries that I've been to on this trip. Two of the most influential countries with respect to potential solutions there are Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.

We need to engage with these countries. We need to be speaking with them. We need to work with them.

I was the first prime minister to speak to President Erdogan in over a decade.

Canadian PM Mark Carney:

At the summit, I met with President Erdogan where we agreed to launch negotiations on a new free trade agreement with Türkiye, a trade agreement that can unlock billions in trade between our two countries.

We signed new defense contracts that will grow our industrial base and jobs at home in Canada.