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In­dia and Pak­istan on Sat­ur­day agreed to a cease­fire fol­low­ing U.S.-led talks to end the most se­ri­ous mil­i­tary con­fronta­tion be­tween the nu­clear-armed ri­vals in decades.

The deal fol­lows weeks of clash­es, mis­sile and drone strikes across their bor­ders that were trig­gered by a gun mas­sacre of tourists last month that In­dia blames on Pak­istan, which de­nies the charge. Dozens of civil­ians have been killed on both sides.

The first word of the truce came from U.S. Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump, who post­ed on his Truth So­cial plat­form that In­dia and Pak­istan had agreed to a full and im­me­di­ate cease­fire. “Con­grat­u­la­tions to both Coun­tries on us­ing Com­mon Sense and Great In­tel­li­gence. Thank you for your at­ten­tion to this mat­ter!”