India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire

<p>Today, we look at the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan.</p><p>The US President Donald Trump announced the news to the world via social media and it was his secretary of state and vice president doing the mediation.</p><p>International editor Jeremy Bowen joins Laura and Paddy to talk about how the agreement was reached.</p><p>They also talk about a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, where European leaders including UK PM Keir Starmer are meeting today. They’re asking Russia to stop attacks for 30 days from Monday.</p><p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.

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