41 m. ago Donald Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to ceasefire after both sides boasted of fresh military strikes

The US President wrote: 'After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE.

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46 m. ago Trump says ceasefire reached after India and Pakistan trade missile strikes on air bases

Exchange of missile strikes on military targets early on Saturday represented most dangerous escalation in conflict yet

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49 m. ago Pakistan and India agree ‘immediate ceasefire’ – Kashmir crisis live

Both Pakistan and India have confirmed the news after it was announced on social media by Donald TrumpWho 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 reading...

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59 m. ago Trump claims India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire despite ongoing strikes

Pakistan said it had carried out ‘precision’ attacks on Indian military sites, including a nuclear storage facility

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3 h. ago Tensions rise as IMF releases £750m loan to Pakistan despite escalating conflict with India

New funding to aid economic stability and climate resilience

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3 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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3 h. ago England could host Indian Premier League as India and Pakistan hostilities escalate

There are 16 remaining fixtures in the IPL and the England and Wales Cricket Board could be tempted to offer itself as a venue for those matches to be fulfilled, with both the IPL and it's Parkistani counterpart, the PSL, both currently suspended

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3 h. ago India batter Virat Kohli indicates intention to retire from Tests – reports

The news comes three days after Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the format.

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4 h. ago Kashmir crisis live: Pakistan and India accuse each other of striking military bases in major escalation

‘Multiple locations’ in India being targeted in retaliatory attacks, says state-run media, after Pakistan says three air bases attacked by Indian missilesFull report: Pakistan says it has hit back after India strikes military basesWho 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 ben...

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5 h. ago Pakistan launches missile strikes as India hits back with raids on military bases in deepening conflict between nuclear

It's the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month that India blames on Pakistan.

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6 h. ago Cricket paying the price for being ruled by the big stick, and the big cheque | Barney Ronay

The suspension of the IPL has ramifications for the game worldwide, but it has allowed itself to be too in thrall to the Indian money machineThe thing about always saying yes to the person with the biggest stick is that, in the end, you don’t get to say yes any more. Or no. Or anything else for that matter. The thing about always taking the money is that in the end the money has to be repaid. The thing about aligning all your interests with a single furiously nationalistic political party is Well, it’s the thing we have now.It would be incorrect to say English cricket and the ECB are in danger of being compromised, financially menaced and basically screwed by ripples from the deeply distressing, potentially apocalyptic escalation of military conflict in Kashmir. Or rather it would be incomplete to say this. English cricket is all of these things. But more widely cricket everywhere is screwed by this. Financially, structurally, even – and this feels like laughter in the dark – morall...

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7 h. ago Pakistan fires missiles at India in major escalation as nuclear tensions rise

Pakistan said it had carried out ‘precision’ attacks on Indian military sites, including a nuclear storage facility

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8 h. ago Nuclear neighbors India and Pakistan are a step closer to war. Here’s a timeline of how it happened

A gun massacre of tourists on April 22 has pushed India and Pakistan a step closer to war, marking the biggest breakdown in relations since 2019

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9 h. ago India and Pakistan: a conflict in the hands of two religious strongmen

Indian leader Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir both believe they are fighting a just war against a sworn enemy

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9 h. ago Pakistan says it launches military retaliation against India

Tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours have escalated closer to a full-scale war

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12 h. ago Pakistan launches strikes against India in retaliation for earlier attacks

Pakistan is responding after India fired missiles at bases in the country following a massacre of tourists in Kashmir

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12 h. ago The Latest: Pakistan says India fired missiles at air bases inside the country and Pakistan responds

State-run Pakistan Television says retaliatory attacks are underway after India fired missiles at three air bases inside Pakistan

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14 h. ago Pakistan accuses India of targeting three military bases with missiles as tensions escalate

The Pakistan military said most of the Indian missiles, fired from military jets, were intercepted by air defencesPakistan has threatened further retaliation after accusing India of targeting three of its military bases with missiles fired from fighter jets, in a major escalation of the brewing conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.“India, with its naked aggression, has attacked with missiles. Nur Khan base, Murid base and Shorkot base have been targeted,” Pakistan military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in a live broadcast aired by state television early on Saturday. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Pakistan says retaliatory strikes under way after accusing India of targeting military bases

Pakistan officials confirm counterattack against India has begun under the name Operation Bunyan Ul Marsoos, meaning ‘wall of lead’ in ArabicPakistan said it had begun retaliation strikes after accusing India of targeting three of its military bases with missiles fired from fighter jets, in a major escalation of the brewing conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.“India, with its naked aggression, has attacked with missiles. Nur Khan base, Murid base and Shorkot base have been targeted,” Pakistan military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in a live broadcast aired by state television early on Saturday. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Pakistan's army spokesman says India has fired missiles at 3 Pakistani air bases

Pakistan’s army spokesman says India has fired missiles at three air bases inside the country, but most of the missiles have been intercepted

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