Estonia is moving troops permanently closer to the Russian border and adopting an “active defense” strategy aimed at stopping any attack from the first battle.

It is building new border bases and buying long-range U.S. and South Korean weapons capable of striking up to 300 km inside Russia.

Source: FT

Trump:

125 Million People voted today in the first round of Brazil’s Presidential Election. The results came out shortly after the vote closed, on the SAME DAY!

In Detroit, Philadelphia, California, and numerous other U.S. Cities and States, the results, with much smaller numbers, will often take weeks to Rig, I mean, calculate.

Voting in America is CORRUPT!!!

Netanyahu congratulates Flávio Bolsonaro after the election results.

U.S. authorities arrested California woman Wanying Zhang, 34, accusing her of spying for China and surveilling Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s son.

The FBI says Zhang traveled to Seattle in 2025 at the direction of Chinese officials and sent them photos, videos and license plate information involving Lai’s son and his family.

She was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport before a planned flight to China.

Source: Reuters

Brazilian President Lula:

The game is about to begin. We are in extra time.

Brazilian President Lula:

Do you know why winning in the first round never worked out?

Because the people like seeing me fight the second round — and I’m very good in the knockout stage.

Brazilian President Lula:

Today’s election showed the following: the game is being played.

There was a first stage, and I want to tell you that we are going to win this election.

Brazilian President Lula:

This country was historically designed to be governed for 35% of the population. Nobody ever thought about governing this country for 100% of the population.

When we think about governing for 100%, we have to include the people from the periphery. We have to think about how to create opportunities for poor children to study at university, and how to give people the opportunity to succeed in life.

We were never forgiven for the quotas. We were never forgiven for bringing people from the periphery into university. We were never forgiven for making it possible to finance very poor people so they could attend university.

Flávio Bolsonaro:

I’m very happy, truly, with the result we are seeing here now. Almost 56 million Brazilian men and women gave this vote of confidence for change.

The word is change. Brazil can’t take it anymore.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi:

We will examine the fundamental approach to accepting foreign nationals. Labor shortages are the greatest challenge facing a society with a declining population.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi:

We must reverse the trend of the declining birthrate while at the same time building a new form of the nation adapted to a society with a shrinking population.

We will formulate a comprehensive population strategy by the end of the year, present future simulations of population trends and an overall picture of the measures required.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi:

The Northern Territories are inherently Japanese territory, both historically and under international law.

Relations with Russia, which continues its invasion of Ukraine, are in a difficult situation.

Nevertheless, we will maintain the government’s policy of resolving the territorial issue and concluding a peace treaty.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

When Israel recognized Somaliland, they said other countries would follow.

Until today, not a single other country has followed, because what Israel is doing is wrong.

Even the local Somali population in Somaliland itself completely opposes Israel.

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Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

Somalis, whether in Somaliland or any other part of Somalia, will never accept Israel.

I am completely certain that one day Israel will pack its bags and return to where it came from.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Türkiye:

What distinguishes Türkiye’s relationship with Somalia is what happened when Somalia was completely isolated.

At that critical moment, Erdogan, who was Türkiye’s prime minister at the time, came to Somalia. He did not come alone — he came with his family, his government, most of his ministers and a large part of the Turkish parliament.

He did not simply come to the airport and leave. He went to displaced-person camps and aid distribution sites. His wife and daughters were with him. He got out of his car and spoke to children in the street.

He asked one child: "Why aren’t you at school?" The child said: "We don’t have a school." He asked: "Where are your parents?" The child said: "My mother is sick in bed." He asked: "Why don’t you take her to a hospital?" The child said: "There is no hospital."

From that moment, they began building hospitals and schools. They brought the world’s attention back to Somalia.

Nobody wanted to invest in Somalia because it was considered too risky. But Türkiye came and invested in Mogadishu airport, Mogadishu port, and now, for the first time in our history, in oil and gas.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

For the Somali people, there is absolutely no comparison between Türkiye and Israel.

I do not think any Somali would be convinced by Israel, given its history, its behavior and what it is doing now as a state.

Perhaps we may have a relationship with Israel at some point in the future, but it will never be an alternative to Türkiye, and it cannot be compared with Türkiye.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

The UAE could not support the Somali state in becoming united again and moving forward as a united Somalia.

They sided not with the federal government, but particularly with Somaliland.

They are the main actor encouraging Somaliland to separate from Somalia, and I do not know why.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

Egypt supports Somalia, Saudi Arabia supports Somalia, Pakistan supports Somalia and Türkiye supports Somalia. Türkiye is the largest supporter, and we are working on this.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

This conflict may continue a little longer, but there is no possibility that Al-Shabaab will return and take control of the entire country.

The return of Al-Shabaab is impossible. A return to civil war, clan war or political war is also impossible.