10 h. ago India and Pakistan both claim victory after ceasefire declared

Celebrations held in both countries while Kashmir residents beg for long-term solutions over disputed territory India and Pakistan have both claimed victory after a ceasefire was declared over the weekend, which brought the two nuclear-nations back from the brink of war.After days of escalating clashes that culminated in both sides launching missile and drone strikes on each other’s major military bases – the closest they had come to full-scale war in decades – the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was declared by Donald Trump on Saturday evening. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago The Guardian view on a Himalayan truce: it follows a familiar pattern of conflicts past | Editorial

After drone strikes, nuclear jitters and a ceasefire, the latest fighting between India and Pakistan reveals how peace dies by routine “The arms race between India and Pakistan poses perhaps the most probable prospect for future use of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons,” James Woolsey, the CIA director, told Congress in 1993. That assessment is relevant now, after days of escalating conflict that included missile and drone strikes on military bases. It is a uniquely modern arms race: high on nationalist fervour and habitual mistrust, choreographed so that each clash is always just one provocation away from becoming the last.On Saturday, Donald Trump announced a “full and immediate” ceasefire between India and Pakistan. The truce, brokered by US officials, came amid speculation by military analysts that Pakistan was edging closer to using nuclear weapons. It was met with cautious optimism – not least as both sides accused each other of violating the agreement wit...

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13 h. ago IPL will resume ‘soon’ confirms BCCI after India and Pakistan ceasefire

Tournament was suspended due to escalating hostilitiesReported plan is for IPL to restart this FridayThe Indian Premier League will resume “soon” but no decision has been taken yet as to exactly when, the vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has said.Escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan led to their respective T20 tournaments being suspended on Friday, with the BCCI saying that applied to the IPL “with immediate effect for one week”. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Unease lingers in Kashmir despite ceasefire between India and Pakistan

People in Kashmir say they are relieved but uneasy after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire

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13 h. ago BCCI official says IPL to be ‘restarted soon’ after suspension amid hostilities

The IPL was suspended on Friday.

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14 h. ago ‘Never again war’: Pope Leo calls for peace in Ukraine in first Sunday address

New pontiff also urges a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and welcomes truce between India and PakistanPope Leo XIV has called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and pleaded for an end to global conflicts, which he likened to a “third world war in pieces”.In his first Sunday address at the Vatican, the new pontiff urged an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza and the release of all hostages. He also welcomed the truce between India and Pakistan and referenced the end of the second world war in 1945. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago India and Pakistan ceasefire shaken by overnight border fighting in disputed Kashmir region

Residents and officials in the disputed Kashmir region say there was overnight border fighting between Pakistani and Indian troops, despite a ceasefire to stop a conflict between the two countries

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21 h. ago Amid fragile ceasefire, Trump promises to boost trade with India and Pakistan

Truce agreement was reached after diplomacy and pressure from US but within hours there was cross-border shellingA fragile ceasefire was holding between India and Pakistan on Sunday, after hours of overnight fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours, as US president Donald Trump said he would work to provide a solution regarding Kashmir.The arch-rivals were involved in intense firing for four days, the worst in nearly three decades, with missiles and drones being fired at each other’s military installations and dozens of people killed. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Trump says he will increase trade with India and Pakistan and find solution to Kashmir dispute

US president praises leaders of South Asian rivals for reaching ceasefire without which ‘millions of good and innocent people could have died’

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23 h. ago India and Pakistan's fragile ceasefire holds after alleged breaches

President Trump claims credit for halt in fighting, but both countries claim violations and differ on what was agreed

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23 h. ago Trump says he will ‘increase trade substantially’ with India and Pakistan and find solution to Kashmir dispute

President Donald Trump has said that he will “increase trade substantially” with India and Pakistan and pledged to find a solution to the Kashmir dispute.

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23 h. ago Trump says he will resolve Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan as ceasefire holds

US president praises leaders of South Asian rivals for reaching ceasefire without which ‘millions of good and innocent people could have died’

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26 h. ago India and Pakistan begin bitter blame game that the other side broke Donald Trump

India's foreign secretary said it retaliated after Pakistan's 'repeated violations' of the truce, while Pakistan said it 'remains committed' to the ceasefire.

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30 h. ago India and Pakistan appear to blame each other for ceasefire breaches

It was announced on Saturday that the two countries had agreed a truce, following talks led by the US.

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31 h. ago India accuses Pakistan of breaching ceasefire hours after deal was reached

Tensions have soared again less than a day after both sides seemed to have come to an understanding

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31 h. ago India's threat to Pakistan after ceasefire 'violated' with explosions in Kashmir

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades

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32 h. ago India and Pakistan accuse each other of violating ceasefire deal

Explosions were reportedly heard in at least three cities in India-controlled Kashmir

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33 h. ago India accuses Pakistan of breaching ceasefire hours after Lammy welcomes deal

Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri said ‘there had been repeated violations of the understanding arrived between the two countries’.

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33 h. ago Explosions heard in Kashmir hours after Trump announces India

Explosions have been heard over Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir just hours after a ceasefire was reached between India and Pakistan on Saturday, May 10.

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33 h. ago India says it will respond to ‘violations’ of Kashmir ceasefire by Pakistan – live

The countries had agreed an immediate ceasefire but it appeared to hold for only a few hoursFull story: India and Pakistan agree immediate US-mediated ceasefireWho is Asim Munir, the army chief leading Pakistan’s military amid the crisis with India?The general once fell foul of Imran Khan, but since taking the top spot has been quietly amassing power over the government and supreme court, as our profile here says.Yet even now that the country is out of the clutches of martial law, it is still widely understood that the most powerful man in Pakistan is not the head of the government but instead the chief of the army.Since Gen Munir took over as Pakistan’s army chief more than two years ago, he has been accused of quietly consolidating greater power without even having to topple the country’s civilian rulers. As he kept himself largely out of the limelight, he consolidated an iron grip over the army’s ranks and bent government policy and even the supreme court to his will. Continue re...

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