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For Mahmood, who exploited friendly bowling conditions brilliantly, it is now a record-breaking eight wickets in the powerplay in this series - the most by any bowler in a bilateral T20 contest.

Brussels frets about other EU member states now potentially rushing to secure good bilateral relations with Trump at the expense of unity.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also congratulated Trump on X: "We will work on our strategic bilateral relations and on a strong transatlantic partnership."

These bilateral agreements normalised relations between Israel and a few Arab states, but were widely seen to have sidelined the Palestinians and ultimately contributed to the current unprecedented crisis.

An ongoing broader border dispute, intensifying bilateral competition across South Asia and in the Indian Ocean region, and China’s close alliance with Pakistan rule out the possibility of a détente anytime soon.