Pakistani Prime Minister:

We express our gratitude for Türkiye's efforts to de-escalate tensions and maintain peace in South Asia.

Trump:

Big News Conference tomorrow morning at 10:00 A.M., The Oval Office, concerning a MAJOR TRADE DEAL WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF A BIG, AND HIGHLY RESPECTED, COUNTRY. THE FIRST OF MANY!!!

North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Thursday.

Source: Reuters

BIG: Pakistan-India fighter jet “dog fight” was one of largest and longest in recent aviation history, CNN reports.

A total of 125 fighter jets battled for over an hour, with neither side leaving its own airspace.

The missile exchanges were happening at distances sometimes greater than 160 kilometers.

NEW: Pakistan has reportedly identified and shot an Indian drone over Lahore.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz to Iran:

What we did to Hezbollah, Hamas, Assad, and the Houthis, we will do to you as well in Tehran.

More attacks: Port Sudan, a key Red Sea port and temporary base for Sudan’s military government, has faced repeated drone attacks since May 4, 2025, attributed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The strikes have hit critical infrastructure, including the airport, naval base, fuel storage, power substations, and a hotel near government buildings, causing fires, explosions, and a citywide blackout.

Sudan has severed diplomatic ties with the UAE, accusing it of arming the RSF.

Pakistan’s claim that it shot down Indian warplanes trended on China’s Weibo, with some users praising the country’s military strength.

One top comment said if true, “All of China’s major military enterprises will have orders queuing up.”

Hu Xijin, former Global Times editor, wrote on WeChat that if Pakistan’s strikes are confirmed, it shows “China’s military manufacturing has surpassed Russia and France,” adding that Taiwan should be “even more scared.”

Trump on Iran's nuclear facilities:

We can blow them up nicely or blow them up viciously. But I prefer a verified deal.

Pakistani Army:

India used Harop drones to violate Pakistani airspace, 12 were shot down.

Pakistani Army:

Indian drones continue to be sent into Pakistani airspace, and Pakistan is engaging and neutralising them one by one.

Pakistani Army:

India is paying dearly, and will continue to pay dearly for this naked aggression.

Indian Ambassador to the US:

Our partners in the US should tell the Pakistanis to stop supporting these terrorists.

At least 33 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in two Israeli strikes on a crowded restaurant and market on the same street in Gaza City, medics and the Hamas-run health ministry say.

Sources: NYT (Video), BBC

Putin and Xi meet in Moscow.

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority says airports closed in three main cities until 1300 GMT.

Source: AFP

Projectile debris found in an open field in a border village of Amritsar district in Indian Punjab.

Indians say it is a portion of a missile.

Another projectile found in an Indian border village near the Pakistan-India border.