June 24, 2025 (AP) U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a complete and total ceasefire to be phased in over 24 hours. Trump communicated directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure the ceasefire, according to a senior White House official who insisted on anonymity to discuss the Monday talks. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff communicated with Iranians through direc

BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) China welcomes and supports efforts by Pakistan and India to handle their differences through dialogue and to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, Chinas Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang made the comments during a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement. Pakistan and India halted their worst fighting in nearly three decades after agreeing to a ceasefire on May 10, following di

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2025 (AP) President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Trump expressed his hopes for a productive day Monday and a ceasefire in a social media post over the weekend. His effort will also include calls to NATO leaders. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to the media Monday that Putin and Trump will speak at 5 p.m.

KYIV, Ukraine, May 13, 2025 (AP) Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, after the Kremlin effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than three-year war, but reiterated it would take part in possible peace talks later this week without preconditions. There was no direct response from the Kremlin, meanwhile, to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyys challenge for Russian leader Vladimir

ISLAMABAD, May 11, 2025 (AP) A ceasefire to end the conflict between India and Pakistan was shaken by overnight border fighting in the disputed Kashmir region. People on both sides of the Line of Control, which divides the territory, reported heavy exchanges of fire between Indian and Pakistani troops. The fighting subsided by Sunday morning. The two countries agreed to a truce a day earlier after talks to defuse the most serious military confrontation between them in decades following a gun ma

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 10 (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against each others military installations. Pakistans foreign minister also said both countries had agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect and Indias foreign ministry said it would start at 5 p.m. Indian time (1130 GMT). After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased