Bangladesh calls for restraint as India-Pakistan conflict intensifies

Foreign adviser reiterates support for peace, urges both sides to engage in diplomacy

3h ago

India claims destruction of 9 camps in Pakistan

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said India's response was 'non-escalatory and measured'

6h ago

Schools shut in Rajasthan, Jammu border districts after India’s missile strikes on Pakistan

The western districts of Rajasthan have been placed on high alert

8h ago

Key updates / India-Pakistan conflict

India said it struck nine Pakistani 'terrorist infrastructure' sites, some of them linked to an attack by Islamist militants on tourists that killed 26 people in Indian Kashmir last month

8h ago

Malaysia warns Kashmir tensions may affect rice supplies

Malaysian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said nearly 40 percent of the country's imported rice came from India and Pakistan

9h ago

8 killed, 29 hurt in shelling in Indian border town

Poonch's local revenue officer Azhar Majid told AFP from the town's hospital  that there had been "29 injured and eight deaths"

10h ago

China says 'concerned' by India strikes on Pakistan, urges restraint

"We are willing to work together with the international community and continue to play a constructive role in easing the current tensions"

10h ago

Several airports in north India shut for civilians

Meanwhile, Indian airlines have cancelled their flights to and from various cities, including Jammu and Srinagar

3 fighter jets crashed in India's J&K: govt sources

Three fighter jets crashed in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory on Wednesday, four local government sources told Reuters, hours after India said it struck nine Pakistani "terrorist infrastructure" sites across the border

Pakistan says civilians hit, claims downing 5 Indian jets

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was responding to the Indian attacks but did not provide details

India bans all imports from Pakistan over Pahalgam attack

The ban applies to all products in transit from Pakistan

4d ago

Six killed, dozens injured in Goa temple stampede

At least six people were killed and more than 30 injured -- eight of them critically -- in a stampede during a temple festival in the western Indian state of Goa today, officials said

4d ago

Singapore votes with new PM seeking strong mandate amid tariff turmoil

Singaporeans cast their votes Saturday in an election where Prime Minister Lawrence Wong faces his first major test against a rejuvenated opposition in uncertain economic times for the trade-centred nation

4d ago

China ‘evaluating’ US offer to hold talks over tariffs

Beijing is “evaluating” an offer from Washington to hold talks over US President Donald Trump’s 145 percent tariffs, China’s Commerce Ministry said yesterday, although it warned the United States not to engage in “extortion and coercion.”

4d ago

US calls on India and Pakistan to 'de-escalate'

India blames Pakistan for the gun attack that killed 26 people on April 22 in Indian-administered Kashmir, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving his military "complete operational freedom"

6d ago

Singapore PM urges voters to re-elect his cabinet to deal with US, China

PM Wong urges voters to stick with his team in face of US tariffs, US-China tensions

6d ago

Myanmar junta lets post-quake truce expire

Monitors from the Britain-based Centre for Information Resilience logged 65 air attacks by the military during the proclaimed ceasefire

6d ago

South Korean ex-leader Yoon indicted for abuse of power: prosecutors

The new indictment comes as Yoon stands trial for orchestrating an insurrection with his December 3 martial law attempt, which sought to suspend civilian rule in democratic South Korea

6d ago

US reaching out to China for tariff talks: Beijing state media

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that China has reached out for talks on the tariffs -- claims Beijing has vehemently denied

6d ago

China’s Shenzhou-19 astronauts return to Earth: state media

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months on the country’s space station, state media footage showed, as Beijing advances towards its aim to become a major celestial power.

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