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Zelenskiy cautious after Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine
Putin made his proposal in a 1:30 a.m. (2230 GMT Saturday) televised statement from the Kremlin that coincided with prime time in the U.S., where President Donald Trump has been pressing both sides to agree to a truce of at least 30 days and stop...
Pope Leo XIV appeals for ‘no more war’ in first Sunday message
Vatican City, May 11 -The new pope, elected on May 8, called for an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of all Israeli hostages held by militant group Hamas. Leo also welcomed the recent fragile ceasefire between India...
How United States has helped India and Pakistan end wars
Right from the first India-Pakistan war in 1948-49 to the just-ended war over Pahalgam, the United States has played a positive role in helping the two perpetually-estranged neighbours end armed conflicts
Bangladesh bans Awami League till trial is completed
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul made the announcement after an emergency meeting of Advisory Council at around 10:55pm.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang speaks to NSA Doval, calls for lasting ceasefire with Pakistan
War is not the choice of the Indian side and is not in the interest of either side, Mr. Doval underlined
Khaleda Zia’s arrival adds a new dimension to Bangladeshi politics
Friendly gestures towards estranged India are also on the cards
History of India-Pakistan wars and tit for tat air strikes
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, May 11-Every time there is a terrorist attack on India from across the border with Pakistan, India conducts a couple of air strikes to which the Pakistanis reply in kind. This has been a regular feature in the fraught relationship between...
China’s role in the ongoing Indo-Pak war
By P.K. Balachandran/Times of Bangladesh Colombo, May 10 -Chinese aircraft and missiles have played a major role in meeting Indian air raids during Operation Sindoor. And experts acknowledge that China can give effective “non-kinetic” assistance to Pakistan in case of a more open two-front war....
Trump says India and Pakistan agree to a ceasefire
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Shivam Patel, Charlotte Greenfield and Aftab Ahmed ISLAMABAD/JAMMU, India, 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...
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