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.

India has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that he helped New Delhi and Islamabad reach a ceasefire in exchange for trade concessions.

Follow The Hindu’s latest developments on the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor.

US President Donald Trump had claimed India and Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire in the Kashmir region as a result of his trade negotiations

India says its strikes into Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistan on Wednesday killed more than 100 militants.

The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes triggered by the mass shooting of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan.

A ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan appears to be holding, with both sides stressing their commitment to the surprise truce which halted the worst fighting in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors.