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This week, the conflict between India and Pakistan escalated, with India launching multiple military strikes against its neighbor. Meanwhile, the U.S. agreed to hold high-level trade talks with China in Geneva this weekend, their first such negotiations during President Donald Trump’s second term in office. In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for Moscow’s Victory Day parade, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed establishing a demilitarized zone between Russia and Ukraine. In the Middle East, the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire with Yemen’s al-Houthi forces after a successful mediation by Oman. The U.S. also plans to continue nuclear negotiations with Iran this weekend. Israel called up reservists to prepare for its large-scale incursion into Gaza. The U.K. was the first country to conclude a trade deal with the U.S., securing a reduction in tariffs on the hardest-hit sectors of steel and cars.
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