China said Indian forces crossed into territory it holds along their disputed border and fired warning shots at a Chinese patrol in a move it called a “serious military provocation” and a violation of their agreements.

The leader of Australia’s most populous state says her government’s decision to close its southern border with hard-hit Victoria state marks a new phase in the country’s coronavirus pandemic.

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has made an unannounced visit to a military base in the remote Ladakh region bordering China where troops from the two countries have been facing off for nearly two months.

China has laid claim to the entire Galwan Valley high up in the Himalayan border region where Chinese and Indian troops engaged in a deadly brawl this week.

China says it is not holding any Indian soldiers in the Himalayan border standoff between the two countries.

India’s prime minister has said the entire country is “hurt and angry” at the killing of 20 soldiers by Chinese forces in a disputed Himalayan border region, while denying any Indian territory had been lost.

China has said it never detained Indian soldiers after Indian media reports that China had released 10 of them late on Thursday. Indian officials have also denied that Indian troops were in Chinese custody.

India has cautioned China against making “exaggerated and untenable claims” on the sovereignty of the Galwan Valley area as both nations tried to end a standoff in the high Himalayan region.

China’s foreign minister has demanded that India punish those behind recent deadly border clashes between their forces and is warning New Delhi not to underestimate China’s determination to safeguard what it considers its sovereign territory.

China says it has agreed with India to peacefully resolve their Himalayan border tensions after the most violent confrontations in decades.

China says it has agreed with India to peacefully resolve their Himalayan border tensions after the most violent confrontations in decades.