🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- "The nuclear talks in Oman included useful and innovative ideas that reflect the desire to reach an honorable agreement.

The next round of nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran will be held as soon as both sides consult with their leaders," - Oman's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡- "There are no gaps between us and the Americans. [Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs] Dermer is there every few days, and all the talk about gaps between us and the Americans regarding Iran or the Houthis is a campaign that comes from a certain channel [referring to Israeli left-wing Channel 12]. Guess which one? It's all in the media," - Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, on Channel 14's Yinon News show.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- BREAKING: "Incoming drone activity spotted. Please stay in your houses and observe the blackout," - Barmer District Magistrate, Rajasthan region of India.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- BREAKING: Ukraine's Andriy Yermak, Head Advisor to the Presidential Office of Ukraine, has rejected the Russian proposed Istanbul talks.

"First a 30-day ceasefire, then everything else," - Yermak is insisting Russia accepts the 30-day ceasefire from May 12, backed by the US, the UK and the EU, and only then to begin negotiations.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇫🇷⚡- "There can be no dialogue if civilians are being bombed at the same time. A ceasefire is needed to begin negotiations," - Emmanuel Macron, President of France, demands that there should be a ceasefire first, then negotiations.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "First an unconditional 30-day ceasefire, then peace talks. Not the other way around," - Keith Kellogg, Trump's Special Envoy to Ukraine.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "I don't see a situation where we won't have complete security control in Gaza and the West Bank - from the Jordan River to the sea, including Rafah," - Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The Ukrainian settlement is more complex than signing a single piece of paper," - Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Russia will not agree to the presence of European peacekeepers in Ukraine," - Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman.

🇮🇳🇵🇰⚡- Blackouts enforced in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir region, India.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have advanced along the south of Solona River, reaching the southern outskirts of Novosergeevka - Pokrovsk direction.

Further south, Russian forces have reached the center of Orekhovo, west of Troitskoye - Pokrovsk direction. Orekhovo is the final town before the Dnepr region border, with Russian troops in Orekhovo currently 1,300 meters from Dnepr.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have reached the centers of both towns, Leontovichi and Zverevo, Pokrovsk direction.

Both towns are the final defensive positions for Ukrainian troops before Pokrovsk city.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "President Putin of Russia doesn’t want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH. Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY.

At least they will be able to determine whether or not a deal is possible, and if it is not, European leaders, and the U.S., will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly!

I’m starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin, who’s too busy celebrating the Victory of World War ll, which could not have been won (not even close!) without the United States of America.

HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!!!" - Donald Trump, US President.

🇺🇸🇵🇸⚡- BREAKING: Hamas confirms ongoing direct talks with the US!

"Direct negotiations with the US administration have been ongoing for days and are looking into allowing aid into Gaza and halting the war," - Hamas to al-Jazeera.

🇺🇸🇵🇸⚡- "Advanced direct negotiations between the movement and the US administration regarding a ceasefire in Gaza," - Hamas to al-Jazeera.

🇮🇳🇵🇰 - Wreckage from an Indian Su-30MKI jet that was shot down by Pakistan on the night of May 7 - Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir region, India.

🇮🇳🇵🇰 - EU's Sentinel-2 imagery from this morning shows 'damage' to Udhampur Air Base, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

🇮🇳🇵🇰 - Sentinel-2 shows no damage to Jammu Air Base, India - meaning the base was not struck directly.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇹🇷⚡- BREAKING: "We expect a ceasefire from tomorrow, complete and lasting, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy. There is no point in prolonging the killings.

And I will wait for Putin on Thursday in Turkey. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for reasons why they cannot," - Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, says he will head the Ukrainian delegation in Turkey personally.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: "We want the detainees returned, but Israel doesn't want to end the war," - Steve Witkoff, Trump's Special Envoy, in an interview live on Israeli Channel 12.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Following the revelation of the direct US-Hamas talks, Netanyahu says Hamas may make a 'symbolic' release, allowing Israeli-American hostage Idan Alexander to leave as a 'goodwill gesture'.