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Shopkeepers in Neelum Valley, Pakistani Kashmir, assess the damage on Monday after an Indian air strike. Photo: Reuters
India-Pakistan tensions

Will Trump’s mediation help end India-Pakistan tensions?

While the US president boasted of a ‘permanent’ ceasefire, India’s Modi said the conflict with Pakistan is only on pause.

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India

Water wars: as India weaponises rivers, Pakistan thirsts for security

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India-Pakistan tensions

Backed by Chinese arms, Pakistan readies for retaliation after India’s strikes

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Pakistan

Weddings in Kashmir not interrupted by fear of India, violence

Tensions have soared since India accused Pakistan of backing a shooting that killed 26 civilians on the Indian side of the disputed territory.

Groom Chaudhry Junaid sits with his bride, Rabia Bibi, during their wedding ceremony in Ashkot village on the Line of Control (LoC) in Neelum Valley, district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Britain

UK police arrest 7 Iranians over alleged terror plot, national security threat

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said investigation is ‘immensely important’ to determine whether arrests were connected to the Iranian state.

India

‘Big, frightening blast’: India destroys homes of 2 Kashmir attack suspects

Amid much tension between India and Pakistan, there is a massive hunt under way for the militant gang responsible for murdering 26 men in the tourist resort of Pahalgam.

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India

India and Pakistan rivalry boils after deadly Kashmir attack

New Delhi unleashed a salvo of diplomatic measures against its arch-rival, closing a key border crossing and pausing a water-sharing treaty.

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Save India Foundation members and their supporters take part in a protest in New Delhi on Wednesday against the deadly attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. Photo: EPA-EFE
India

Can Kashmir’s fragile peace survive? India’s Modi faces crisis after deadly attack

Critics say the killings erode the BJP’s claims of restoring calm since revoking the region’s special status.

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Britain

Manchester Arena bomb plotter attacks prison guards with hot cooking oil

Hashem Abedi, convicted in 2017 terror plot at Ariana Grande concert, threw hot oil over officers before stabbing them, prison service said.

India

India readies for ‘big win’ US extradition of 2008 Mumbai attack suspect

Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen born in Pakistan, will face trial in India for helping to plan the 2008 Mumbai attack.

The Taj Hotel continues to burn from an attack that killed multiple people in Mumbai in 2008. Photo: AP
France

Police in Paris arrest 2 over terrorist attack plot

The main suspect, a 19-year-old living in northern France, had ties to Islamic State and planned to attack a public place, French media said.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Police arrested two men in Paris on Sunday in connection with a terrorist undertaking and possession of explosives. Photo: Reuters
Climate change

Opinion | An Asia racked by natural disasters needs insurers to step up

Instead of withdrawing from high-risk areas, Asia’s insurers must become an active partner in long-term climate risk management.

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Singapore

Singapore detains boy, 17, allegedly planning to kill Muslims

The boy, 17, had decided on five mosques across Singapore for his post-Friday prayer attacks.

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Tesla

Musk says ‘terrorism’ behind fire at Rome Tesla showroom

Tesla cars have become targets for vandalism across several countries in response to Elon Musk’s right-wing activism.

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Charred Tesla vehicles at a Tesla dealership in Rome. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Piracy threat prompts dark sail for cruise ship in Philippine waters

For passengers aboard the Queen Anne, their cruise holiday took a dramatic turn as they approached the Philippines.

The Queen Anne is a veritable floating city capable of hosting nearly 3,000 passengers and more than 1,200 crew members. Photo: Shutterstock
Pakistan

Pakistan charges human rights, Baloch activist with ‘terrorism’

Mahrang Baloch, one of Pakistan’s most prominent human rights advocates, has long campaigned for the Baloch ethnic group.

Britain

UK teen who planned school killing jailed for minimum 49 years

He said his aim was to conduct an attack more deadly than the US Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech massacres.

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Japan

Video | Families mark 30 years since deadly Tokyo sarin attack

The Japanese doomsday cult released a deadly nerve agent inside the Tokyo subway system, killing 14 people and sickening thousands.

Japan’s subway sarin attack: victims’ families demand justice and compensation 30 years on
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Pakistan

Pakistan vs Isis-K: inside the global crackdown that won Trump’s praise

In a seven-month operation spanning 21 nations, Pakistani intelligence dismantled an Isis-K cell tied to bombings in Kabul, Moscow and Kerman.

Middle East

Head of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria killed, Iraqi PM says

Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai was killed by Iraqi intelligence members and US-led coalition forces, PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says.

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Pakistan

Pakistan says all train hijackers killed, ending hostage stand-off

Separatist militants had blown up a railway track and taken hundreds of captives, 21 of whom died.

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Footage released by the Baluchistan Liberation Army shows people outside the train after being attacked by militants on the way from Quetta to Peshawar. Photo: BLA via AP
Pakistan

Video | Pakistan insurgents hijack train and take hostages

The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has demanded the release of Baloch political prisoners, activists and missing persons in exchange for the hostages

Separatist militants hijack train and take hostages in southwest Pakistan
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Pakistan

Pakistan forces rescue 190 hostages after train attack

Security sources said Baloch militants had made bombers wearing ‘suicide jackets’ sit next to some of the hostages.

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Israel-Gaza war

Trump warns Hamas as US holds unprecedented talks for Gaza hostages

US president tells Gazans ‘you are dead’ if remaining hostages are not freed now.

Israel

1 dead in Israel stabbing attack, assailant killed

A man and woman around 30 years of age as well as a 15-year-old boy were seriously injured, Israel’s emergency service said.

Members of Israeli security and emergency services at the site of a stabbing attack at a central bus station in Haifa. Photo: AFP
Pakistan

Suicide blast at Pakistan’s ‘University of Jihad’ kills 4

The school is known as the ‘University of Jihad’ for its fiery ideology and the number of Taliban fighters it has produced.

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The hostel at the Dar-ul-Uloom Haqqania seminary in Akora Khattak in 2020. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades

Palestinian authority criticises ‘dangerous escalation’ as Israel ramps up West Bank offensive.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Why Pakistan’s strategic alliance with China will strengthen

Given the India-US bromance, Pakistan and China have little choice. Expect Afghanistan to remain a focus amid efforts to counter US-led narratives.

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