91 m. ago 'Nuclear war' warning issued as India says it 'will respond' if Pakistan attacks back

Nuclear war with India could break out 'at any time', Pakistan's defence minister has said, as fears of a tit-for-tat bloodshed continue to grow. 

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94 m. ago India conducts mock drills across country during escalating tensions with Pakistan

India conducted mock drills across the country on Wednesday (7 May) after a deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir killed 26 people on 22 April.

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4 h. ago Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ after India claims to target ‘terror camps’ with airstrikes

Missile strikes and subsequent exchange of fire along border leave at least 36 people dead on both sides

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4 h. ago Kashmir crisis live: India must ‘suffer the consequences’ for ‘cowardly’ attack says Pakistan PM

Shehbaz Sharif addresses nation as tensions escalate after 31 people killed and 57 injured in Indian air force attackPakistan authorises ‘corresponding’ retaliation after deadly India missile strikesAnalysis – India and Pakistan can ill-afford war, but who will talk them down?Footage shows the aftermath of India’s missile attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday.Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has spoken with Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, in a phone call on Wednesday.Erdoğan stated that Turkey was ready to do what it can to prevent the tensions from escalating, and that his diplomatic contacts in that regard would continue. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago India and Pakistan need dialogue and trade, not nuclear brinkmanship

Editorial: A hot war between powerful neighbours is such an appalling prospect that the international community must energetically pursue all alternatives

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6 h. ago ‘I hope we survive this hell tonight’: People in Kashmiri border villages fear more strikes

Residents on both sides had been preparing for violence for days. It came in the middle of the night, with the whistle of missiles overheadFull report: Pakistan decries ‘act of war’Live coverage: deadly Indian missile attackFor days, residents living on both sides of the volatile border between India and Pakistan, dividing the disputed region of Kashmir, had been bracing themselves for war.After India accused Pakistan of involvement in a terrorist attack which killed 26 people, and vowed to retaliate with military might, locals knew a confrontation between the two countries could take place at any moment. Continue reading...

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7 h. 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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8 h. ago Backlash after minister says UK could sell weapons to India as war with Pakistan looms

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the UK should not be ‘squeamish’ about exporting its defence sector

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9 h. ago Voices: Right now, there’s just one thing preventing nuclear war between India and Pakistan

As an uneasy, decades-long stand-off breaks into open conflict, Peter Popham says the hostile neighbours have failed to develop protocols to prevent tensions from escalating further – to catastrophic levels

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10 h. ago Deep concern over UK visa policy expressed by Lords as Government's new immigration plans set to be revealed

The Lords Science and Technology Committee argues that reforms to visa costs are needed

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11 h. ago Why are Pakistan and India fighting? Their history explained amid fears of an all

There have been fears raised that an all-out war could begin

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11 h. ago Pakistanis say India will ‘pay a huge price’ following cross

Pakistanis vowed to make India “pay a huge price” following cross-border strikes between the two nuclear-armed rivals on Wednesday (May 7).

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12 h. ago London statue unveiling honouring Bollywood icons Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol postponed amid India

The statue, which is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, will now be unveiled at a later date as fears of an all-out war between India and Pakistan escalate

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12 h. ago Pakistan calls India air strikes 'act of war' and vows 'strong and robust' response

It comes after India missiles killed at least 26 people

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12 h. ago Lords express deep concern over UK visa policy as Government's new immigration plans set to be revealed

The Lords Science and Technology Committee argues that reforms to visa costs are needed

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13 h. ago India Pakistan war 'would spark Armageddon with 125m deaths and global starvation'

Hundreds of millions could die 'immediately' and billions more would be hit by knock-on effects on Earth's atmosphere if nuclear war broke out between India and Pakistan, scientists said

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14 h. ago UK 'ready to support both' India and Pakistan amid war fears after Kashmir air strikes

Leaders are fearful over rising tensions between the two countries

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14 h. ago India and Pakistan: A history scarred by bloody conflicts since 1947 partition

Tensions rise between the two nations as India launches several strikes

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15 h. ago Moment Trump learned about India and Pakistan clashes and air strikes and called it a 'shame' as two nuclear

India and Pakistan were teetering on the brink of war this morning after New Delhi hit what it called 'terrorist camps' overnight, prompting stark threats from Islamabad.

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16 h. ago India Pakistan war fears: Live updates amid huge tensions between nuclear

At least 26 people - including young children - have been killed after India fired missiles at nine sites across Pakistan, notably infrastructure used by militants

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