India and Pakistan engaged in the most intense fighting in decades with four days of escalating conflict that included fighter jets, missiles and drones packed with explosives. It ended almost as abruptly as it began.

Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire to end the worst military confrontation between them in decades. They accused the other of violating the deal hours later.

India-Pakistan conflict escalated with missile exchanges and retaliatory strikes. US-brokered ceasefire efforts faced challenges with China's discontent over exclusion from mediation, leading to brief ceasefire violations before tension eased.