Russia said on Tuesday that it would welcome a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, after both sides and US President Donald Trump announced a halt in hostilities.

Qatar's prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to a US-proposed ceasefire with Israel after Tehran fired missiles at an American base near Doha, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Tuesday.

When President Donald Trump sent US bombers to strike Iran's nuclear sites last weekend, he was betting he could help ally Israel cripple Tehran's nuclear program while keeping his long-standing vow to avoid entanglement in a protracted war.

Oil prices sank more than five percent Tuesday after Israel said it had agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a bilateral ceasefire with Iran. Brent was down 5.2 percent at $67.75 per barrel.

Israel on Tuesday said it will espond forcefully to Iran's ceasefire violation after Tehran launched a fresh barrage of missiles on the Jewish state hours after both warning enemies agreed to US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal.

The ceasefire between Iran and Israel, which brought an end to the 12-day conflict, has relieved the world

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran has not come into effect. The American leader also warned the two arch enemies in the Middle East not to violate the truce deal.

At least three people were killed in the Southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva on Tuesday morning after an Iranian missile hit a residential building.

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a post on X, thanked Tehran's armed forces for fighting until the very last minute.

President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran on Monday in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with Trump's team in contact with Iranian officials, a senior White House official said.

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said the country was compelled to request a ceasefire with India last month after the latter struck two of its two air bases in Rawalpindi and Punjab province, as part of Operation Sindoor.

Donald Trump was not involved in ceasefire talks with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, India's military response to the Pahalgam terror attack, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told NDTV Thursday.

Sticking to his position despite PM Narendra Modi making it clear that India had agreed to a ceasefire based on Pakistan's request, US President Donald Trump has, once again, claimed credit for stopping the war between the two countries.

French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed that his American counterpart, Donald Trump, is considering the prospect of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press US President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Iranian flexibility in nuclear negotiations, sources told Reuters.

Four days after a handshake that many thought would never happen again, Rajasthan Congress leaders Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot will today attend the grand event to mark the 25th death anniversary of the former's father.

The Uttam Yudh Seva Medal is a high wartime military honour awarded for exceptional service during conflict or hostilities.

Three insurgents have been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for allegedly attacking a police post and killing two commandos in Manipur's border town Moreh in January 2024.

A global umbrella body of civil society organisations of Manipur's Meitei community has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to scrap an agreement signed with insurgent groups of the Kuki tribes.

The draft resolution would have demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and other groups, and the immediate and unconditional lifting of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and unhindered aid access across the war-torn enclave.

US President Trump has repeatedly claimed that he played a key role in facilitating the India-Pakistan ceasefire.

Hamas said on Saturday it had responded to a ceasefire proposal presented by US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, to mediators and included a demand for an end to the war, which had previously been a red line for Israel.

US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his claim that he stopped India and Pakistan from fighting and told the two nations that his administration cannot trade with people that are shooting at each other.

The Kremlin expects Russia and Ukraine to discuss the list of conditions for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine next week in Istanbul, its spokesman said on Friday, praising the U.S. role in mediating the talks.

India has debunked, firmly and yet again, any link between tariffs imposed by the United States and discussions with that country over the May 10 cessation of hostilities with Pakistan.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to bring home all hostages, living and dead, as Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 52 people.

Hamas has agreed to a proposal by US special envoy Steve Witkoff for a Gaza ceasefire, a Palestinian official close to the group told Reuters on Monday, paving the way for a possible end to the war.

Asked if the world has to thank the US for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said he would thank the Indian forces because they made Pakistan reach out and say we are ready to stop.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated that the recent cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan was the result of a direct bilateral arrangement, and not influenced by international mediation, particularly from the United States

Russia, Ukraine will immediately start negotiations towards a ceasefire, says Trump after 2-hour call with Putin

An MLA of the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday said the military strikes against Pakistan were stopped because of an order from the United Nations.

Donald Trump - undeterred by India's six-point rebuttal Thursday in response to the United States President's many claims for credit for the ceasefire with Pakistan - is at it again.

India Pakistan Ceasefire Live Updates: India and Pakistan have extended the ceasefire till May 18, with the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of New Delhi and Islamabad set to hold talks soon.

The ceasefire between India and Pakistan has been extended til May 18, with theDirector General of Military Operations of New Delhi and Islamabad set to hold talks soon.

India Pakistan Ceasefire LIVE Updates: India and Pakistan have been at loggerhead ever since the former launched Operation Sindoor, a counterstrike to Pahalgam terror attack.

India on Tuesday issued a six-point rebuttal to recent statements by US President Donald Trump and senior members of his administration regarding the India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement announced over the weekend.

Donald Trump the peacemaker. That's the narrative the US President has proposed after India and Pakistan's 100-hour war last week - a conflict started by the Pahalgam attack and wound down by a ceasefire trumpeted first by the Republican leader.

A Pakistani reporter faced a humiliating moment when the United States shut him down for accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of opposing the de-escalation talks between Delhi and Islamabad.

As the dust settles after a series of Pakistani escalations and Indian military responses during Operation Sindoor, the focus now shifts to what really went down on the day the dramatic ceasefire was announced.

US President Donald Trump's claim that ceasefire between India and Pakistan was achieved with the promise of trade, has been denied by government sources.

India's retaliation to Pakistani aggression following Operation Sindoor was a clear-cut victory, said Tom Cooper, an Austrian combat aviation analyst and author.

India and Pakistan have agreed that both sides will not engage in any aggressive action and no shots will be fired, said the Army after the military operations chiefs of the two countries spoke on the hotline for the first time since the ceasefire.

You people are leaving, your work is done - yes, anyway what is the need of media people here now - the sentence was dropped in passing, like an offhand comment. But it hit me like a stone.

The understanding for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan brought cheers for investors who were richer by more than Rs 16 lakh crore in a single day -- as Sensex and Nifty gained a massive nearly 4 per cent in a bull rally seen after February 2021

The senior Hamas official did not specify a time for the release of Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old soldier in the Israeli Army.

The military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan are set to discuss on Monday the next steps for the nuclear-armed neighbours, India said, as a ceasefire returned calm to the border, and their equity markets edged higher.

Congress MP and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor on Sunday weighed in on US President Donald Trump claiming credit for the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, suggesting it was ot mediation but US efforts at playing a constructive role.

Indian equities saw a strong rally as the markets opened for the first time since India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire after weeks of tensions in the aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack.

India Pakistan Ceasefire LIVE updates: India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions on land, air and sea, with immediate effect on Saturday.