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Pakistan says Indian missiles strike air bases as conflict spirals

By Agence France-Presse Pakistan's military on Saturday said India launched another wave of missiles targeting three air bases—including one on the outskirts of the capital—as the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors spiralled...

Death toll rises on the heels of deadly escalation between India and Pakistan

By Agence France-Presse Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, New Delhi said on Thursday, May 8, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades. Pakistani...

Dozens killed as India, Pakistan clash in worst violence in decades

By Agence France-Presse India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier on Wednesday after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the...

U.S. aid cuts push Bangladesh’s health sector to the edge

By Agence France-Presse Bangladesh hoped to celebrate progress towards eradicating tuberculosis this year, having already slashed the numbers dying from the preventable and curable disease by tens of thousands each year. Instead, it...

Pakistan conducts second missile test, India readies civil defense drills

By Agence France-Presse Pakistan conducted a second missile test and India ordered civil defense drills in an escalating stand-off over the contested Kashmir region, which the UN said on Monday, May 5,...

India-Pakistan tensions hit tourism in Kashmiri valley

By Agence France-Presse Hotels are empty and roads are deserted at the start of what is normally peak tourist season amidst the towering peaks and lush valleys of Pakistan's Kashmir Valley, as...

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