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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio: The President is committed to peace and committed to being the President of peace. Azerbaijan and Armenia, hopefully – we’re taping this here today, but on Friday of this week, we’ll be here to sign an agreement and the beginning of a peace deal there."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Russia-Ukraine war: The goal here is to end the war completely… but as long as you’re shooting at each other, it’s hard to negotiate peace permanently.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that by designating Nicolás Maduro as the leader of a terrorist organization, the U.S. will treat him as a "national security threat" and could respond with intelligence and military force if necessary.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on France's plan to recognize a Palestinian state: Well, if you notice that the talks with Hamas fell apart on the day Macron made the unilateral decision that he's going to recognize a Palestinian state. Well, [if] I'm Hamas. I basically conclude let's not do a ceasefire, right? Because we can be rewarded, and we can claim it as a victory. So those messages, while largely symbolic in their minds, Yeah, it has actually made it harder to get peace and harder to achieve a deal with Hamas.

Congressman CHIP ROY is considering a run for Attorney General of Texas, replacing Ken Paxton, who is running for Senate, per The Hill

sraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with Germany's Merz and expressed his "disappointment" over the decision to not approve the export of military equipment, according to Israeli Channel 12.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum: The US is not coming to Mexico with soldiers. The Trump order has nothing to do with the US military participating on Mexican territory. There is no risk of the US invading our territory.

The US and Russia are exploring a ceasefire deal in Ukraine that would cement Moscow’s control over Crimea and the eastern Donbas, potentially forcing Kyiv to withdraw from parts of Luhansk and Donetsk still under Ukrainian control. The plan would freeze fighting along current southern frontlines but leave key disputes, like control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, unresolved. Source: Bloomberg

Russian demolition crews have been sent to Avdiivka to begin tearing down destroyed buildings, as the city is now far enough away (28km) from the frontline.