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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...

Syria reports Israeli strikes as clashes with Druze spread

By Agence France-Presse Syria said Israel launched new strikes near Damascus on Wednesday (April 30), after sectarian clashes left nearly 40 dead in two days; in return, Israel warned against attacks targeting...

Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir region

By Agence France-Presse Pakistan said on Wednesday, April 30, that it had "credible intelligence" that India was planning an imminent military strike and vowed to retaliate, as worries of spiraling conflict grew...

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