After Trump’s third phone call with Putin since his inauguration, it appears there will be no letup in fighting and less U.S. pressure on Moscow.

President Trump announced that Moscow and Kyiv will begin direct ceasefire talks following a lengthy call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

There was no immediate response from the White House. For two months now, Ukraine has said it wants an immediate 30-day ceasefire – a position promoted by Kyiv’s key European allies ...

After four days of escalating clashes, culminating in missile strikes on each others’ airbases, the nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to a ceasefire on May 10th. But within a few hours, India said its forces had responded to repeated Pakistani violations.

U.S. President Donald Trump was set to meet Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following a surprise announcement that the United States would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government despite lingering concerns about its leaders' former ties to Al Qaeda.

Bomb disposal teams are now fully active across the area to ensure no dangerous items remain, post the confrontation between India and Pakistan post Operation Sindoor

The first word of the truce came from President Trump, who announced that the two countries had reached a "full and immediate ceasefire," after talks mediated by the U.S.