Deutsche Bank appointed Samuel Kim as chairman of mergers and acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region, the memo showed.

NHTSA: Honda of America files for recall of 124,077 U.S. vehicles.

Czech central bank member Kubicek: The interest rate in the Czech Republic is already tight enough.

Market news: The Caspian Sea Pipeline Alliance "OIL LINK" still uses backup power during the power outage.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Russia supports the transition to the use of local currency settlement.

Russian President Putin: Russia will resist sanctions and provocations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: The potential for conflict is rising.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: The risk of a global economic crisis is rising.

Market news: Pakistan regulator hikes electricity tariff by Rs 1.25/unit.

According to -TradeWeb: Pakistan sovereign dollar bonds extended gains, up 3 cents.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif: The international community is at an impasse over Afghanistan.

IAEA Director General Grossi: We have no plans to evacuate the IAEA staff from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif: Terrorism remains a serious obstacle to peace in the region.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif: We must fight Hydra-like extremism and terrorism with all our strength, and we must avoid using terrorism to add points to diplomacy.

Market news: Emirates Airlines will recruit more cabin crew and pilots to support the expansion plan.

IAEA report: will continue to be present at the discharge facility site and provide real-time online monitoring on its website.

London Metal Exchange (LME): Aluminum inventories increased by 2,350 tons, copper inventories decreased by 2,925 tons, nickel inventories decreased by 24 tons, lead inventories were flat, tin inventories increased by 95 tons, and zinc inventories decreased by 2,200 tons.

The International Atomic Energy Agency reports: The radioactive impact of treated discharge water on humans and the environment is negligible.

French Finance Minister Le Maire: May cancel fees for small businesses affected by unrest.

French Finance Minister Le Maire: Insurance companies agree to extend deadline for claims after riots.