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Taliban gov’t suspends chess in Afghanistan, considers it as means of gambling

By Agence France-Presse Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government's morality law, a sports official...

Indian PM Modi vows strong response to any future ‘terrorist attack’

By Agence France-Presse In a statement on Monday, May 12, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to respond strongly to any future "terrorist attack", and warned that New Delhi would not tolerate...

India, Pakistan reach ceasefire—but trade claims of violations

By Agence France-Presse India and Pakistan traded accusations of ceasefire violations on Sunday, May 11, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbors had stepped back from the brink...

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...

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