India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, unexpectedly halting the worst fighting in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors, just when their tit-for-tat strikes appeared to be spiraling out of control.

WASHINGTON—Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire following U.S.-led talks to end an intensifying military confrontation, President Donald Trump announced in a post on his Truth Social media platform Saturday morning.

US President Donald Trump lauded India and Pakistan for agreeing to the ceasefire after both countries were on the brink of a full-scale war following four days of cross-border strikes. Trump, who was the first one to break the news about the ceasefire,