"Are you open to pulling back your tariffs in order to get China to the negotiating table?"

Trump: No.

NEW: The Fed keeps interest rates unchanged.

Macron:

We are trying to convince the US to delay troop withdrawal from Syria.

Trump announces that he just signed a proclamation officially declaring tomorrow, May 8, as "Victory Day for World War II."

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa:

We have indirect talks with Israel to calm the situation.

Macron:

Israel cannot guarantee its security by undermining the sovereignty of another country.

Macron:

We will push for EU sanctions on Syria to not be renewed in June.

Trump:

We had a very good outcome with the Houthis, and we honor their word.. They took tremendous punishment. You could say there’s a lot of bravery there. But we honor their commitment and their word. They gave us their word that they wouldn't be shooting ships anymore and we honor that.

Macron:

Israeli bombing in Syria is bad practice, and we hope for talks between Israel and Syria.

US pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, WaPo reports.

Russian Foreign Ministry:

Russia has never been against a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Fed's Powell:

Tariffs so far are significantly bigger than expected.

Fed's Powell:

When things develop, we can move quickly if appropriate.

Fed's Powell:

There is so much uncertainty for the US because of tariffs.

Fed's Powell:

There are cases in which rate cuts would be appropriate this year.

Zelensky:

Our proposal to stop the strikes, to cease fire for at least 30 days remains in force - we are not withdrawing this proposal, which could give diplomacy a chance. But it is from Russia that the world sees no answer - no answer, except for new strikes.

Fed's Powell:

Trump's Fed criticism doesn't affect doing our job at all.