ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI -- Pakistan and India announced on Saturday that they agreed on a ceasefire.
The announcement came following four days of military strikes on each other.
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday that Pakistan and India have agreed on a ceasefire with immediate effect. (Pakistan-India-Ceasefire)
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KIEV -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Saturday that Kiev is ready for a "full and unconditional" 30-day ceasefire with Russia starting Monday.
Sybiha made the statement in a post on social media X, following a meeting with leaders of the "coalition of the willing," an initiative led by Britain and France in support of Ukraine.
A durable ceasefire can pave the way to peace negotiations, Sybiha said. (Ukraine-Russia-Truce)
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GENEVA -- China and the United States kicked off on Saturday a high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs in Geneva, Switzerland.
As the Chinese lead person for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, He Lifeng, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice premier, attended the meeting with the U.S. lead person Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. (China-US-Trade Meeting)
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JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said in a statement that its Air Force attacked about 60 terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip over the past day.
The statement added that under the intelligence guidance of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), the IDF killed militants and dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites above and below ground. (Israel-Gaza-Conflict) ■
