8 h. ago India denies targeting Pakistan’s alleged nuclear sites as ceasefire holds along tense borders

India says it killed 100 militants in its pre-dawn strikes on ‘terror infrastructure’ in Pakistan

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13 h. ago India and Pakistan militaries set to resume talks after ceasefire holds for ‘first calm night in days’ in tense borders

India says it killed 100 militants in its pre-dawn strikes on ‘terror infrastructure’ in Pakistan

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58 h. ago India great Virat Kohli set to call time on Test cricket career before England tour

Rohit Sharma announced Test retirement this weekIndia due to embark on five-Test England tour in JuneVirat Kohli is set to deliver another blow to India’s plans for their imminent tour of England by indicating he wants to retire from Test cricket just days after Rohit Sharma’s decision to stand down, according to reports.Indian media is reporting that the 36-year-old has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he no longer wishes to play the longest format of the game. The news comes amid rising tensions border with Pakistan. The Indian Premier League is on a one-week pause, while the Pakistan Super League has also been suspended. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Indian warships advance closer to key Pakistani port of Karachi amid rising tensions in ongoing border clashes

A source within the Indian Armed Forces said their western fleet has moved closer to the northern Arabian Sea, meaning it is now within prime striking distance of Pakistan 's largest port.

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3 d. ago England open to hosting IPL after border hostilities prompt suspension

ECB has reached out to BCCI after IPL halted PSL also suspended with UAE unwilling to step in as hostThe England and Wales Cricket Board is open to hosting the remainder of the Indian Premier League in September after escalating cross-border tension between India and Pakistan prompted the suspension of the world’s most lucrative Twenty20 tournament on Friday.In a chaotic 24 hours matches in both the IPL and the Pakistan Super League were cancelled or abandoned, schedules torn up and foreign players told to start packing and book flights home. The Pakistan Cricket Board announced that the last eight fixtures of its tournament were being relocated to the United Arab Emirates, only for the Emirates Cricket Board apparently to reconsider its decision to host because it was “wary of being perceived as an ally of the PCB”, leading to that tournament also being suspended. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pakistan gives green light for military to hit back after night of India airstrikes and starts transporting tanks near Kashmir as deadly clashes risk spiralling into all

Pakistan deemed India's assault an 'act of war' that it claims deliberately targeted civilian areas - an allegation roundly denied by India.

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2 w. ago Man shot dead at home in mysterious circumstances amid high terror alert in India’s Kashmir

Killing comes amid a major security crackdown in the Kashmir region, as well as high tensions on the de facto border with Pakistan

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2 w. ago Pakistan deploys its artillery to India's border amid fears war could soon EXPLODE between the nuclear

Pakistan has deployed artillery to India's border as tensions continue to grow with its nuclear-armed rival India following a tourist massacre in Kashmir. 

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2 w. ago Shots fired between India and Pakistan border guards for second day running as tensions soar

Iran offers to mediate between two sides amid the fallout of a major terror attack, while Donald Trump dismisses the tensions and says ‘they'll get it figured out one way or the other’

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2 w. ago On thin ice: the brutal cold of Canada’s Arctic was once a defence, but a warming climate has changed that

Geopolitical tensions are heating up on Canada’s borders, but the biggest threat may be from wildly fluctuating temperatures transforming the tundra and oceanIn early February, during the depths of winter, Twin Otter aircraft belonging to the Canadian military flew over the vast expanse of the western Arctic looking for sea ice. Below, sheets of white extended beyond the horizon.But the pilots, who were searching for a suitable site to land a 34-tonne (76,000lb) Hercules transport plane a month later, needed ice that was 1.5-metres (5ft) thick. Continue reading...

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