Pakistani Information Minister to Al Jazeera:

There are regional and international efforts to contain the situation with India, but escalation is possible.

Pakistani Information Minister to Al Jazeera:

We shot down 5 Indian Army planes, and we have more professional forces.

Pakistani Information Minister to Al Jazeera:

India targeted innocent women and children in yesterday's attack.

Pakistani Information Minister to Al Jazeera:

Any Indian attempt to stop or divert water supplies from our country will be considered a declaration of war.

Trump prepares to remove Biden-era chip export restrictions, Bloomberg reports.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister:

Indian and Pakistani national security advisers have spoken after India carried out May 7 attacks.

Israel and Türkiye will hold direct deconfliction talks tomorrow in Azerbaijan.

Source: Kan News

Serbia's Vucic:

I don't care about the reaction of foreign countries to my visit to Moscow.

NEW: Loud blasts were specifically reported near the Amritsar airport area, Indian media reports.

Iranian Foreign Minister:

We hope India and Pakistan will exercise restraint to avoid escalating tensions in the region.

Locals report explosions in Amritsar, Indian Punjab.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is seeking to meet with Trump to share his vision for a Marshall Plan-style reconstruction.

Ahmed al-Sharaa's vision for reconstruction places American and Western companies ahead of Chinese companies.

Source: WSJ

Trump:

I would much rather make a deal with Iran.

NEW: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa sent a message to the White House requesting a meeting during Trump's visit to the Gulf states, WSJ reports.

Washington presented the new Syrian government with a list of conditions that must be met before any sanctions relief could be considered, WSJ reports.

Germany’s new chancellor Merz says he plans to visit Ukraine soon.

NEW: Amritsar district administration has again started the blackout process.

Source: ANI

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman:

I strongly advise any country in the Western Hemisphere against getting closer to China.