9 h. ago India and Pakistan both claim victory after ceasefire declared

Celebrations held in both countries while Kashmir residents beg for long-term solutions over disputed territory India and Pakistan have both claimed victory after a ceasefire was declared over the weekend, which brought the two nuclear-nations back from the brink of war.After days of escalating clashes that culminated in both sides launching missile and drone strikes on each other’s major military bases – the closest they had come to full-scale war in decades – the ceasefire between India and Pakistan was declared by Donald Trump on Saturday evening. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago India and Pakistan ceasefire shaken by overnight border fighting in disputed Kashmir region

Residents and officials in the disputed Kashmir region say there was overnight border fighting between Pakistani and Indian troops, despite a ceasefire to stop a conflict between the two countries

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22 h. ago Trump says he will increase trade with India and Pakistan and find solution to Kashmir dispute

US president praises leaders of South Asian rivals for reaching ceasefire without which ‘millions of good and innocent people could have died’

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23 h. ago Trump says he will ‘increase trade substantially’ with India and Pakistan and find solution to Kashmir dispute

President Donald Trump has said that he will “increase trade substantially” with India and Pakistan and pledged to find a solution to the Kashmir dispute.

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23 h. ago Trump says he will resolve Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan as ceasefire holds

US president praises leaders of South Asian rivals for reaching ceasefire without which ‘millions of good and innocent people could have died’

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4 d. ago The Guardian view on India and Pakistan: a newly dangerous moment in an old dispute | Editorial

Both sides believe they are treading carefully, but without intercession the military clash following the murder of Hindu tourists in Kashmir could escalateThe familiarity of military confrontation between India and Pakistan is no cause for reassurance: this is the worst violence in years. Though neither wants full-blown conflict, the dispute over Kashmir has produced three wars and multiple crises over eight decades. When two nuclear-armed neighbours clash, we should worry.One reason is that errors and misjudgments are always possible. Following its overnight strikes on Pakistan, which it accuses of involvement in the massacre of Hindu tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir last month, India said that it hit only terrorist infrastructure and that its actions were “not escalatory”. This is not a judgment that can be made unilaterally. Pakistan said India was “igniting an inferno” and that its military is authorised to take corresponding actions. Continue reading...

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Kashmir crisis live: Pakistan PM authorises armed forces to undertake ‘corresponding action’ after India strikes kill 26

Pakistan authorises retaliation after India conducts ‘precision strikes’ in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ after Indian missile attackIndia and Pakistan’s Kashmir dispute – explainedUS 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 d. ago ‘Like powerful thunder’: Panic in Kashmir’s border villages as long

Residents on both sides of the Line of Control have 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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5 d. ago India and Pakistan’s dispute over Kashmir – explained in 30 seconds

Countries have fought three wars over Himalayan region, which is divided by heavily armed borderControl of Kashmir, in the foothills of the Himalayas, has been disputed since India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain in 1947.Both claim it in full, but each controls a section of the territory, separated by one of the world’s most heavily militarised borders: the “line of control” based on a ceasefire border established after their 1947-48 war. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago India fires missiles at Pakistan and disputed Kashmir region as WW3 fears grow

Indian forces launched several missiles at neighbouring Pakistan and the disputed Kashmir region, stoking fears the conflict could escalate into a World War 3 scenario

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6 d. ago Bank of England poised to cut rates as fears grow over impact of Trump tariffs

Markets suggest quarter-point reduction to 4.25% is almost certain but some economists say Bank must go furtherThe Bank of England is poised to cut interest rates on Thursday amid growing concerns over the hit to UK jobs and growth from Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic global trade war.In the Bank’s first intervention since the US president’s “liberation day” tariff policy announcement sent shock waves through the world economy, Threadneedle Street is expected to reduce its key base rate from the current level of 4.5%. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Pakistani and Indian diaspora in UK call for peace as Kashmir tensions escalate

A deadly on attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region has sparked tensions between India and Pakistan.

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1 week ago Timeline: Key moments in the history of armed conflict between India and Pakistan

A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir last week has plunged relations between India and Pakistan to new lows, with both sides hinting at imminent military action

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1 week ago India and Pakistan face their latest crisis. Here’s a look at their history of armed conflict

A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir last week has plunged relations between India and Pakistan to new lows, with both sides hinting at imminent military action

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1 week ago A look at the nuclear rivals as Pakistan and India hint at military action over Kashmir

A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region last week has spiked tensions

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1 week ago Pakistan and India hint at imminent military action over Kashmir. A look at the nuclear rivals

A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region last week has spiked tensions between India and Pakistan

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1 week ago Adidas cautions over higher prices and halts outlook upgrade due to tariff woes

The German sportswear giant said prices will rise in the face of cost increases from Donald Trump’s move to raise trade tariffs on goods into the US.

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1 week ago Pakistan warns an Indian incursion is 'imminent' and bolsters its forces amid fears nuclear

Fresh fighting erupted last week in Kashmir - a territory that has been disputed between India and Pakistan since the British partition of India in 1947 - after gunmen killed 26 civilians

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1 week ago Pakistani minister's chilling World War Three threat that country 'has 130 nukes aimed at India'

A Pakistani government minister has warned India that their nuclear arsenal are 'not kept as models' and were 'targeted' at India as tensions rise in the disputed Kashmir region

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