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India and Pakistan accused each other Thursday of carrying out waves of drone attacks, as deadly confrontations between the nuclear-armed foes drew global calls for calm. The fighting comes two weeks after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack on the Indian-run side of disputed Kashmir, which Pakistan denied. On Thursday, ...
This is Beirut, 08/05 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Loud explosions were reported at the airport of Jammu on Thursday, a key city in the Indian-held part of disputed Kashmir territory, a security source told AFP. Shesh Paul Vaid, a former director general of police for Jammu and Kashmir, also wrote on social media that there were "loud explosions". The security source, who was not authorized to ...
This is Beirut, 08/05 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, New Delhi said Thursday, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to retaliate after India launched deadly missile strikes on Wednesday morning, with days of repeated gunfire along their border ...
This is Beirut, 07/05 21:28 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for India and Pakistan to halt their fighting, the worst violence between the nuclear-armed countries in two decades. "I want to see them stop," Trump said at the White House, adding: "We get along with both countries very well, good relationships with both, and I want to see it stop. And ...
This is Beirut, 07/05 13:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Violent clashes between India and Pakistan: after Indian strikes in response to the Pahalgam attack, the two armies exchanged artillery fire in Kashmir, killing at least 38 people and wounding more than 80. The international community calls for restraint.
This is Beirut, 07/05 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
India and Pakistan have exchanged missile and artillery strikes in a major escalation of hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours after a deadly attack in disputed Kashmir. New Delhi blames Islamabad for the militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir two weeks ago that left 26 civilians dead. The two sides exchanged threats and ...
This is Beirut, 07/05 08:56 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier on Wednesday, after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades. Islamabad reported 34 civilians killed by the Indian strikes and firing along the border, while New Delhi said ...
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Pakistan said on Wednesday it had "credible intelligence" that India was planning an imminent military strike and vowed to retaliate, as worries of spiralling conflict grew over a deadly attack in Kashmir. Relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours have plummeted since New Delhi blamed its arch-rival Pakistan for last week's ...
This is Beirut, 30/04 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Long-troubled relations between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan have rapidly worsened since a deadly attack in Kashmir targeting tourists that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, accusations it has firmly rejected. One week since the April 22 attack in which 26 men were killed, the deadliest on civilians in the disputed Himalayan territory in ...
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Senior diplomats from BRICS countries will meet on Monday in Brazil to present a united front in the face of threats emerging from US President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies. The meeting comes at a critical moment for the world economy after the International Monetary Fund this week slashed growth forecasts over the impact of the ...
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Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire in disputed Kashmir for a third night in a row, officials said Sunday, as relations between the nuclear-armed rivals plunged to their lowest level in years. India has accused Pakistan of supporting "cross-border terrorism" after gunmen carried out the worst attack on civilians in contested ...
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A rare and brutal attack struck the Indian region of Kashmir on Tuesday, when gunmen opened fire on a group of travelers near the popular tourist area of Pahalgam, killing at least 26 people. It marks one of the deadliest assaults on civilians in years, in a region gripped by a separatist insurgency since 1989. According to initial information ...