72 m. ago Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ as it retaliates against India missile attack

India claimed strikes, which followed attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir last month, targeted ‘terrorist infrastructure’India-Pakistan crisis - live updatesAt least eight people, including a child, have been killed and 35 injured after India launched attacks on what it claimed were nine sites of “terrorist infrastructure” inside Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, in a sharp escalation of hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.Loud explosions were heard early on Wednesday, and power was knocked out in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, witnesses said. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Kashmir crisis live: India missile attack kills eight; Pakistan official says two Indian fighter jets shot down

Pakistani PM calls India’s missile attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir ‘cowardly’; defence minister says ‘We are in the process of retaliating’ Pakistan vows to retaliate after wave of Indian missiles hits countryUS president Donald Trump was just asked about the Indian missile strikes into Pakistani-administered territory.“It’s a shame,” Trump told reporters. “We just heard about it.”In Ahmedpur East, we have information about the martyrdom of a child and 12 people injured Two civilians were martyred in Kotli.We know that a mosque was struck [in Ahmedpur]; ordinance landed on a house near it Parents and a child are stuck and being rescued. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Simone Inzaghi hails Inter for beating ‘best two sides in Europe’ on way to final

Inter defeat Barcelona after seeing off Bayern in quartersInzaghi: ‘Arsenal or PSG, it’s going to be a great final’Simone Inzaghi claimed that his Inter team had beaten “the best two sides in Europe” on their way to the club’s seventh European Cup final.Inter beat Barcelona 4-3 in extra time here, and 7-6 on aggregate in a spectacular semi-final. Inzaghi’s side also put out Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, and although the Inter heard coach was wary of the threat posed by Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal, he was also keen to recognise the scale of their achievement so far. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Kashmir crisis: Pakistan official says two Indian jets shot down after India missile attack – live

Pakistani PM calls India’s missile attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir ‘cowardly’; defence minister says ‘We are in the process of retaliating’ Pakistan vows to retaliate after wave of Indian missiles hits countryUS president Donald Trump was just asked about the Indian missile strikes into Pakistani-administered territory.“It’s a shame,” Trump told reporters. “We just heard about it.”In Ahmedpur East, we have information about the martyrdom of a child and 12 people injured Two civilians were martyred in Kotli.We know that a mosque was struck [in Ahmedpur]; ordinance landed on a house near it Parents and a child are stuck and being rescued. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson loses bid to have his next Parole hearing made public

The decision comes after Charles Bronson - one of the UK's longest-serving prisoners - took part in one of the country's first public parole hearings in 2023.

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3 h. ago Donald Trump offers 'hope' as India and Pakistan edge toward World War 3

As explosions were heard across the region, Pakistan's military swiftly confirmed the attack, accusing India of a deliberate missile strike and warning of impending retaliation.

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3 h. ago Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson refused public parole hearing after decades behind bars

Bronson is locked up for 23 hours a day, and was first jailed in 1974, when he was 22.

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3 h. ago Kashmir crisis: Pakistan says it is retaliating to India’s ‘act of war’ – live

Pakistani PM calls India’s missile attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir ‘cowardly’; defence minister says ‘We are in the process of retaliating’ Pakistan vows to retaliate after wave of Indian missiles hits countryUS president Donald Trump was just asked about the Indian missile strikes into Pakistani-administered territory.“It’s a shame,” Trump told reporters. “We just heard about it.”In Ahmedpur East, we have information about the martyrdom of a child and 12 people injured Two civilians were martyred in Kotli.We know that a mosque was struck [in Ahmedpur]; ordinance landed on a house near it Parents and a child are stuck and being rescued. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago World War 3 fears as India fires missiles at Pakistan pushing rivals to nuclear brink

India fired multiple missiles into Pakistan as loud explosions were heard around the city of Muzaffarabad and other areas, as the neighbouring nuclear powers edge closer to all out war

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4 h. ago India strikes nine sites in Pakistan weeks after Kashmir militant attack – live

India confirms ‘precision strike’; Pakistan vows response to ‘heinous provocation’US president Donald Trump was just asked about the Indian missile strikes into Pakistani-controlled territory.“It’s a shame,” Trump told reporters. “We just heard about it.”In Ahmedpur East, we have information about the martyrdom of a child and 12 people injured Two civilians were martyred in Kotli.We know that a mosque was struck [in Ahmedpur]; ordinance landed on a house near it Parents and a child are stuck and being rescued. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Listen: Explosions heard in Pakistani Kashmir after India says it launched airstrikes

Multiple loud explosions were heard in the Pakistani Kashmir area close to the city of Muzaffarabad in the early hours of Wednesday, 7 May.

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5 h. ago Report finds big drop in FBI's use of intelligence database to search for information on Americans

New federal statistics show a steep decrease in the number of times the FBI searched a vast foreign intelligence repository for information about Americans and others in the United States last year

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6 h. ago Maradona requested alcohol and ‘tore out IVS’ after surgery, court hears

After the surgery, Maradona displayed a ‘difficult’ temperament during his stay in intensive care

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6 h. ago Columbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his antisemitism concerns

Columbia University is laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza

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7 h. ago 'Dismembered' man’s remains found in suitcase alongside Arsenal towel, court hears

Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, were allegedly murdered in a brutal fashoon before parts of their remains were found at Bristol's iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge

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7 h. ago Notorious inmate Charles Bronson’s latest parole hearing to be held in private

Bronson was the first prisoner to formally ask for a public hearing after rules changed in 2022.

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8 h. ago 'Absolutely perfect' baby girl died from 'hole in her heart', inquest hears

Esme Atkinson was less than a month old when she died

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8 h. ago Meghan Markle celebrates Prince Archie's 6th birthday with rare photo and heartfelt tribute

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are celebrating the 6th birthday of their son Archie, and the Duchess of Sussex has shared an adorable never-seen-before snap of her son on social media

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9 h. ago Shock twist in death of child actor Millena Brandão who 'suffered 13 heart attacks'

Brazilian authorities are investigating the 'suspicious' circumstances surrounding the death of the 11-year-old actress after her parents claimed medical officials acted negligently.

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9 h. ago Man’s remains were found in suitcase alongside Arsenal towel, court hears

A forensic pathologist said Albert Alfonso’s torso had 13 stab wounds.

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