25.04. Tensions between the two countries have risen since 26 tourists were killed in Palahgam, which India blamed on Pakistan. Flights and trade have been suspended, diplomats have been expelled, India is pulling out of a water treaty, and Pakistan is threatening to treat it as a declaration of war. The risk of cross-border or air strikes has risen sharply.
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25.04. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that the Kremlin was "ready to reach an agreement" with the United States on Ukraine, although he also noted that some elements needed to be "finished." That came after Russia's combined attack on Kyiv and Trump's "Vladimir, STOP!"
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25.04. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will fly to Rome on Friday morning for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. Also expected to attend are Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Argentine President Javier Miley and the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden.
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