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Topic: Ceasefire

US-Israel & Iran ceasefire helps ease food prices as harvest season begins

While geopolitical tensions eased in June, heatwaves and a developing El Niño remain as key risks for crop production.

Republican Lindsey Graham says he ‘doesn’t trust’ Pakistan, Trump backs its role as mediator in Iran war

Graham's remarks came after CBS report claimed Pakistan let Iran use its Nur Khan airbase to shield military aircraft from US attack. Trump, however, said 'Pakistan has been great'.

Tel Aviv-Beirut ceasefire teeters as Hezbollah influence in Lebanon faces new test

Hezbollah is accused of dragging Lebanon back into war as it resists diplomacy amid waning domestic support and divide with govt.

Ceasefire won’t end Iran War. US just set the stage for a new phase of endless conflict

Before Donald Trump, Saddam Hussein was seduced by the promise of an easy victory. In the aftermath of the bloody war, Iran ended up with profound influence in Shia-majority Iraq.

China says military conflict is ‘root cause’ of disruption in Strait of Hormuz, calls for de-escalation

China hopes 'ceasefire will be kept, disputes be resolved via political & diplomatic means rather than reigniting flames of war & conditions be created for early return of peace to Gulf'.

Pakistani memes are ready, JD Vance

Even before JD Vance reached Islamabad, he was already everywhere in Pakistan — eating nihari, getting a degree, watching his used T-shirt being sold in Sunday market, and being asked for his nikahnaama.

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pakistanis are bragging about their passports, thanking Shehbaz Sharif after US-Iran ceasefire

Pakistanis are not only proud of their nation but are also actively speculating about how the peace summit in Islamabad would go.

Pakistan-brokered US-Iran ceasefire oils the markets, but global media says India still faces risks

The gains from the pause in the war between US-Israel and Iran may be fragile. Global media says Pakistan’s mediation adds new geopolitical layer to the conflict.

How US ‘pushed Pakistan’ for ceasefire with Iran even as Trump escalated threats

FT report highlights Field Marshal Munir led back-channel talks that led to two-week pause in West Asia war. However, all 3 parties have divergent views on terms of ceasefire. 

On Camera

Ajinkya Rahane’s farewell closes the chapter on India’s greatest Test generation

Ajinkya Rahane was at the heart of India's rise under Kohli and Shastri. Nowhere was his understated value more immortalised than during the 2020–21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Despite PM Modi’s appeal to cut fertiliser use, farmers show no sign of scaling back—Parliament data

Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange

In Delhi, an emotional farewell to former Army chief Gen VN Sharma with full state honours

The three service chiefs paid tributes, along with several former Army chiefs. Friends & fellow soldiers remember him as a 'natural charmer'.

India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen

The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.