5 h. ago Punjab vs Delhi game in Indian Premier League abandoned after power outage

A power failure has led to the abandonment of the Indian Premier League game between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals with both teams awarded one point

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12 h. ago Pakistan has devolved into an 'extremist Islamic state' with a 'low threshold' for activating its nuclear arsenal, Indian security analyst Sarjan P Shah tells the Mail's 'Apocalypse Now?' podcast

Tensions between India and Pakistan reached their highest level in almost a decade on Wednesday after 31 people were killed in missile strikes against Islamabad controlled Kashmir.

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14 h. ago Blinkered Arteta’s remarks are wrong but hurt can make Arsenal stronger | David Hytner

If manager gets the four players he needs this summer and squad learn from PSG setback they could scale the heightsRage, anger, frustration. A bad feeling in the tummy. Mikel Arteta felt the emotions churn, these his words as he tried to process it all. And this was on Saturday night after his Arsenal team had lost 2-1 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League.The manager’s idea was to harness the pain, to have it inspire one of the most famous results in club history when they went to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday for the Champions League semi-final second leg. In the end, after a tumultuous game, Arteta would be left with pretty much the same sense. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Pakistan Super League game involving English trio postponed amid India tensions

James Vince, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Luke Wood were due to feature in the match between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi.

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17 h. ago Hundreds of flights cancelled across India as tensions flare with Pakistan

Flights have been grounded at more than two dozen airports

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18 h. ago India suspends flight operations from several airports as tensions flare with Pakistan

Indian airlines have canceled hundreds of flights from more than two dozen airports until Saturday amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan

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19 h. ago Pakistan and India trade accusations of drone attacks as conflict escalates

Pakistani military official accuses Delhi of ‘another blatant act of aggression’ a day after Indian strikes killed dozensPakistan and India accused each other of overnight drone and missile attacks, with Delhi claiming to have thwarted strikes on more than a dozen cities and Islamabad claiming to have shot down 25 Indian drones.The allegations levelled on both sides marked a stark escalation of the conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations, after Indian missile strikes on Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday killed 31 people. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago India set for bid to stage World Test Championship final in 2027

Indian bid would have major implications for schedulingProposal complicated by India-Pakistan tensionsIndia want to stage the final of the World Test Championship in 2027 with a formal proposal to be made to the International Cricket Council this summer.An Indian bid for the WTC final would have major implications for England’s summer scheduling and could create logistical problems for the ICC given the country’s relations with Pakistan, which have deteriorated further following this week’s air strikes in Kashmir. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Alan Shearer slams 'pathetic' PSG vs Arsenal moment that led to apology

Arsenal were beaten 2-1 in Paris on Wednesday evening to see their hopes of reaching a first Champions League final since 2006 dashed - yet one call in the game left former England striker Alan Shearer livid

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22 h. ago Pakistan says one civilian killed and 12 Indian drones shot down

Military spokesperson accuses Delhi of ‘another blatant act of aggression’ a day after Indian strikes killed dozensPakistan claims to have shot down 12 Indian drones overnight and said drone attacks had left one civilian dead and four soldiers injured.Pakistan’s military spokesperson Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said at a press conference that India had “apparently lost the plot” as he accused it of“yet another blatant military act of aggression” in sending more than dozen drones overnight over major Pakistani cities including Rawalpindi, where Pakistan’s military has its headquarters. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Pakistan and India on high alert amid airport shutdowns and security drills in major cities

Tensions mount as Pakistani PM vows retaliation for military strikes by India that killed dozens across the countryTensions were high across India and Pakistan on Thursday, with airports shut down and security drills under way in major border cities, amid warnings by Pakistan that it intended to retaliate for Wednesday’s strikes.In a speech late on Wednesday night, prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said he would “solemnly swear that we will avenge each and every drop of blood of our martyrs,” after India’s missile airstrikes on Pakistan in the early hours, which killed 31 people across the country. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Car ploughs into crowd of football fans after PSG's victory over Arsenal as violence breaks out on the streets of Paris

The horrific aftermath was captured on video and shown on social media in the early hours of Thursday following the Champions League semi-final game a few hours earlier.

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33 h. 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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38 h. ago "This has been going on for many decades and we pray that both leaderships see sense"

India and Pakistan exchanged fire overnight following rising tensions between the two nuclear powers - the MEN spoke to community leaders here in Greater Manchester

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38 h. ago Win tickets to the Man City vs. Bournemouth Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium

Don't miss out on the chance to win 1 of 10 pairs of tickets for the epic game.

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39 h. ago Tory extinction ‘can’t be ruled out’, says Jeremy Hunt – UK politics live

Former chancellor says he does not expect the Conservatives to die out as a party but he says it is a possibilityKeir Starmer starts by saying rising tensions between India and Pakistan will be of serious concern for many across Britain. The government is enouraging de-escalation, he says.He says tomorrow the nation will fall silent to commemorate VE Day. The armed forces protect our freedom, he says. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Starmer calls for calm amid ‘rising tensions’ between India and Pakistan

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK and allies were pushing for de-escalation after exchanges of fire between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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46 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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47 h. ago UK Foreign Office issues travel warning for India and Pakistan as Heathrow flights are delayed

Pakistan’s leader has called strikes by neighbouring India ‘an act of war’ as tensions flared

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48 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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