78 m. ago Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’

Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shootingTroops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the line of control in disputed Kashmir, officials have said, after the UN urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” after a deadly shooting in the region.Relations have plunged to their lowest level in years, with India accusing Pakistan of supporting “cross-border terrorism” after gunmen carried out the worst attack on civilians in contested Muslim-majority Kashmir for a quarter of a century. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Sunny high streets buoyed by 0.4% rise in retail spending in March

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1 hour ago Scott McTominay gets Real Madrid transfer pitch as Napoli insider insists Scot would walk into Man City's team

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2 h. ago Inside depot where Border Force officers thwart international drug smugglers

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2 h. ago Will Conor Benn ever be forgiven for drug saga – and does he need to be?

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7 h. ago San Francisco inches closer to adopting drug policy with abstinence as its primary goal

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11 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr opens up on fractured family: 'These things are what pain is to me'

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