The United States and China have agreed to reduce their export tariffs for 90 days following talks in Switzerland. Under the deal, China reduced its tariffs on the United States from 125 percent to 10 percent, while the United States reduced its tariffs on China from 145 percent to 30 percent.

The US and Qatari governments are in talks to provide Donald Trump with a luxury Boeing 747 jet belonging to the Qatari royal family for temporary use. The plane could also be donated to Trump's presidential library when his term ends.

Direct peace talks between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, are scheduled to be held in Istanbul on May 15, 2025. This meeting will be the first direct communication between the leaders of the two countries since the talks in March 2022.

The deal, signed directly between Hamas and the United States - Israel was not involved - calls for a 70-day ceasefire, the opening of borders, and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza in exchange for the Palestinian resistance movement's release of an American prisoner of war and 10 other Jews.

In an article titled "This Israeli Government Is Not Our Ally," New York Times (NYT) columnist Thomas Friedman argued that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting his own interests above those of Israel and the United States.

US President Donald Trump announced that India and Pakistan have agreed to a complete and immediate ceasefire after US-brokered talks.

Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates has announced that he will give away 99 percent of his wealth to charity over the next two decades. He said the decision was inspired by Andrew Carnegie's quote, "A man who dies rich dies in disgrace."

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested while trying to inspect a newly opened Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in the US state of New Jersey. Baraka, who said he was against the opening of such a center in Newark, attempted to inspect the ICE center with officials.

The Pakistani military said India had targeted civilian areas and some military bases with ballistic missiles.

Joseph Nye, a prominent American political scientist and founder of the theory of "soft power," has died at the age of 88. Nye developed the concept of Western countries influencing other countries without direct military intervention. To do this, they should use the media and other opportunities to promote their culture and way of life.