Trump Says Both Putin and Zelenskiy are Stubborn

This combination of pictures created on May 25, 2025 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) on September 26, 2024 in Washington, DC, US President Donald Trump (C) in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025 and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
This combination of pictures created on May 25, 2025 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) on September 26, 2024 in Washington, DC, US President Donald Trump (C) in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025 and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
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Trump Says Both Putin and Zelenskiy are Stubborn

This combination of pictures created on May 25, 2025 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) on September 26, 2024 in Washington, DC, US President Donald Trump (C) in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025 and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
This combination of pictures created on May 25, 2025 shows Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) on September 26, 2024 in Washington, DC, US President Donald Trump (C) in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025 and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

President Donald Trump said on Friday that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are stubborn as he tries to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
Asked by reporters in the Oval Office if he believed Putin was stubborn, Trump said he had been surprised and disappointed by Russian bombing in Ukraine while he was trying to arrange a ceasefire.



Troops Kill 30 Militants Attempting to Sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan

Police officers stand guard to secure a procession during the mourning month of Muharram in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 July 2025.  EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER
Police officers stand guard to secure a procession during the mourning month of Muharram in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 July 2025. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER
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Troops Kill 30 Militants Attempting to Sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan

Police officers stand guard to secure a procession during the mourning month of Muharram in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 July 2025.  EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER
Police officers stand guard to secure a procession during the mourning month of Muharram in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 July 2025. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER

Pakistani security forces killed 30 militants who attempted to enter the country from Afghanistan, the military said Friday.

It said the members of the Pakistani Taliban were spotted overnight in the North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the troops seized weapons, ammunition and explosives from the militants. The military's statement did not mention if there was a gunfight or other details of the operation.

The military alleged the militants were backed by India and asked the Afghan government to prevent the use of its territory by “foreign proxies” to attack Pakistan, The Associated Press reported.

There was no immediate comment from New Delhi. Pakistani authorities often accuse India of backing outlawed groups like the Baloch Liberation Army and Pakistani Taliban who commit violence in Pakistan. Such accusations have increased since a shooting in Indian-controlled Kashmir in April heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed nations.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised security forces for the successful operation.

Pakistani troops killed 54 insurgents in the same area in April.

Militant violence has surged in Pakistan in recent months, much of it blamed on the Pakistani Taliban. The group is separate from the Afghan Taliban but closely allied with them. Many of its leaders and fighters have found sanctuary in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in 2021.