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Smoke billows after an artillery shell landed in Poonch district in India's Jammu and Kashmir region on Wednesday.

India and Pakistan on brink of wider conflict

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD — India launched military strikes on targets in Pakistan, both countries said on Wednesday, with Pakistan claiming it had shot down five Indian Air Force jets in response, in a dangerous escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals.India’s missile strikes early Wednesday morning targeted “terrorist infrastructure” across nine sites deep in Pakistan’s densely populated Punjab province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, it said. They come more than two weeks after a massacre of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir that New Delhi blamed on its neighbor.Pakistan said eight people were killed in Wednesday’s strikes – including women and a three-year-old girl – and 35 wounded after six locations were targeted, in what the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz...

May 07, 2025

India and Pakistan on brink of wider conflict

An Indian paramilitary soldier keeps watch from behind a fence in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir

Indian and Pakistani civilians describe the aftermath of strikes and shelling

MUZAFFARABAD — Mohammed Waheed was fast asleep at his home in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday morning when a huge blast shook his home."Before we could even process what was happening, more missiles struck, causing widespread panic and chaos," he told the BBC, adding that he had jumped out of bed and run outside along with his family and neighbors."Children were crying, women were running around, trying to find safety."Waheed lives in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir — it is one of at least three places that were hit by Indian missile strikes on Wednesday.The Indian military said it carried out the strikes in response to a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 civilians. It has blamed...

May 07, 2025

Indian and Pakistani civilians describe the aftermath of strikes and shelling

Volunteers carry a body after recovering it from the rubble of a mosque near Muzaffarabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest strikes

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it summoned the Indian chargé d’affaires in Islamabad – the head of India’s diplomatic mission in the country – to formally protest India’s strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday.“It was conveyed that India’s blatant act of aggression constitutes a clear violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty. Such actions are in contravention of the UN Charter, international law, and established norms governing inter-state relations,” the ministry said.“Pakistan firmly rejected India’s baseless justifications for its hostile conduct.”It called the strikes “unprovoked,” saying they had killed several civilians including women and children, and warned that India’s military action posed a...

May 07, 2025

Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest strikes

Indian security officers inspect the site in Pahalgam where militants opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Major airlines are avoiding Pakistan’s airspace as tensions with India simmer

WASHINGTON — Multiple major airlines are avoiding flying over Pakistan as relations with neighbor India crater in the wake of a recent tourist massacre, the latest geopolitical flashpoint to disrupt global travel.Air France said it has suspended flying over the South Asian country until further notice because of the “recent evolution of tensions between India and Pakistan” in a statement to CNN.The airline is “adapting its flight schedule and flight plans to and from certain destinations,” the French flag carrier said, adding some routes will require longer flight times, it said.Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa also confirmed to Reuters that it was “avoiding Pakistani airspace until further notice.”The travel disruptions come two weeks after militants massacred 26...

May 06, 2025

Major airlines are avoiding Pakistan’s airspace as tensions with India simmer

Himanshi Narwal (left) bid an emotional farewell to her husband, who was killed in the Pahalgam attack

How Kashmir attack victim's widow went from symbol of tragedy to trolling target

NEW DELHI — Two weeks ago, the photograph of a woman sitting motionless beside her husband's body went viral across Indian social media.It captured a moment of unspeakable grief — one that came to symbolize the 22 April militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in which 26 civilians were killed.The woman in the photo was Himanshi Narwal, whose husband, a 26-year-old naval officer, was among the victims. The couple, who had been married for less than a week, were on their honeymoon when Vinay Narwal was shot dead.But within days, Ms Narwal, who had been portrayed as the face of the tragedy, found herself at the centre of a hate campaign.It started last week when she urged people not to target Muslims or Kashmiris as emotions ran high across the country.Survivors of the attack...

May 06, 2025

How Kashmir attack victim's widow went from symbol of tragedy to trolling target

Cheaper Chinese imports have slowed down demand for viscose yarn made in India

India worried about Chinese 'dumping' as trade tensions with Trump escalate

NEW DELHI — The pace at 64-year-old Thirunavkarsu's spinning mill in southern India's Tamil Nadu state has noticeably slowed down.The viscose yarn – a popular material that goes into making woven garments – he produces, now sits in storage, as orders from local factories have dropped nearly 40% in the last month.That's because Chinese imports of the material have become cheaper by 15 rupees ($0.18; £0.13) per kilo and flooded Indian ports.With Donald Trump imposing tariffs of up to 145% on Chinese goods going into the US, manufacturers in China have begun looking for alternative markets.India's textile makers say they are bearing the brunt of the trade tensions as Chinese producers are dumping yarn in key production hubs.While China is the leading producer of viscose...

May 06, 2025

India worried about Chinese 'dumping' as trade tensions with Trump escalate

Rescue authorities at the scene in Qianxi city

Ten dead after tourist boats capsize in China

BEIJING — At least 10 people have died and 70 have been hospitalized after strong winds caused four tourist boats to capsize in southwestern China.Sudden strong winds caused the boats to capsize in a river in Qianxi city in Guizhou on Sunday, leading 84 people to fall into the water, according to state media reports. The death toll jumped from nine after the body of one missing person was found on Monday.The incident occurred as China celebrated the tail end of its week-long May Day holiday, a peak season for travel.Chinese leader Xi Jinping had earlier urged "all-out efforts" in the search and rescue.President Xi noted that other similar accidents had taken place recently, and stressed the importance of strengthening safety measures, state media said.Authorities in China have...

May 05, 2025

Ten dead after tourist boats capsize in China

The bus driver had allegedly fallen asleep at the wheel before his vehicle rammed into several others

Ten dead, dozens injured in Philippines bus crash

MANILA — Ten people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a bus hit several vehicles at a toll gate on one of the busiest highways in northern Philippines, authorities say.The bus driver, who has been detained, said he had fallen asleep at the wheel, police told AFP, adding that four children were among the dead.Buses on the nearly 100km (62mi) Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway often ferry workers between Manila and surrounding provinces. The accident on Thursday happened while families were travelling for labour day.The Department of Transportation ordered the suspension of Solid North Bus, a major bus operator in the region and the company that owned the vehicle involved in the crash.The bus driver may be charged with "reckless imprudence resulting in multiple...

May 02, 2025

Ten dead, dozens injured in Philippines bus crash

Anna Kwok photographed from below, hair tied into a bun, wearing a black t-shirt reading HONGKONGER

Hong Kong police arrest family of pro-democracy activist, reports say

HONG KONG — Police in Hong Kong have arrested the father and brother of US-based pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok for allegedly helping with her finances, according to media reports.It is the first time the relatives of an "absconder" have been charged under the territory's security law, Reuters news agency said.The authorities accused Ms Kwok, 26, of breaching Hong Kong's national security laws after participating in pro-democracy protests in 2019.She fled the territory in 2020 and now serves as the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC), an organization based in Washington DC.Police said they had arrested two men aged 35 and 68 on suspicion of handling "funds or other financial assets" belonging to Kwok, Reuters said.Local media later...

May 02, 2025

Hong Kong police arrest family of pro-democracy activist, reports say

Paul Chambers is a lecturer at Naresuan University

Thai prosecutors drop case against US academic accused of insulting royalty

BANGKOK — Thai prosecutors have said they will not pursue charges against an American academic who was arrested last month under a strict law against defaming the monarchy.Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University, was arrested after the army filed a complaint against him.On Thursday, prosecutors said they would request for charges against him to be dropped, though this has to be reviewed by the police. If they disagree, the decision will fall to the attorney-general.Chambers' arrest marked a rare instance of a foreigner being charged under the lese-majeste law, which the government says is necessary to protect the monarchy but critics say is used to clamp down on free speech."The director-general had decided not to indict the suspect," said the Office of the...

May 02, 2025

Thai prosecutors drop case against US academic accused of insulting royalty

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