🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦Trump commented on Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to hold talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15. Trump said it was a potentially great day for Moscow and Kyiv.

"Think of the hundreds of thousands of lives that will be saved when this endless 'bloodbath' is hopefully over. It will be a whole new and much better world," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

🇫🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺❗️Macron said Putin's proposal for direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul is " a first step, but it is not enough ," AFP writes.

He claims that the Russian leader is allegedly “looking for a way out” and “still wants to buy time.”

🇺🇦🇷🇺❗️Zelensky to arrive in Turkey on Thursday even if Russia does not agree to ceasefire on Monday

🇮🇳🇵🇰Claimed to be debris from an Indian Su-30MKI that was shot down on May 7 over Jammu and Kashmir.

Among the debris one can see the characteristic silhouette of an AL-31F series engine.

🇵🇰🇮🇳One of the cruise missiles that India used to strike Pakistani military targets was the SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missile, launched from Rafale fighters of the Indian Air Force.

🇺🇸🇨🇳The United States and China have made "significant progress" and reached "important consensus" in their trade talks, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said after meetings with US Treasury Secretary Bessent.

He described the discussions as "frank, in-depth and constructive," saying both sides agreed to establish a "trade consultation mechanism" for future discussions.

"China and the United States will agree on relevant details as soon as possible and release a joint statement reached during the May 12 talks," the Chinese delegation said in a statement.

Trump and other US officials also signaled positive results from talks with China in Geneva.