Pakistan
How a drone battle between India and Pakistan kick-started a new Asian arms race
Four days of fighting in May marked the first time the nuclear-armed neighbours have used unmanned aerial vehicles at scale against each other.
- Devjyot Ghoshal, Ariba Shahid and Shivam Patel
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Five killed in suicide attack on Pakistan school bus
No group has immediately claimed responsibility, though suspicion is likely to fall on militants who Pakistan claims are backed by India.
Airlines update nuclear war plans as escalation threats grow
Operators are looking at workarounds to 1950s-era insurance policies that would ground all airliners in the event of a single nuclear explosion.
- Christopher Jasper
‘I carry in my heart the suffering’: New pope’s plea for peace before 100,000 pilgrims
In his first Sunday address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV appealed for a ceasefire in Gaza, peace in Ukraine, and applauded the tentative truce between India and Pakistan.
- Rob Harris
Australian players may refuse to return if IPL resumes
Despite a truce in the India-Pakistan conflict, Australian players may not return if the T20 tournament re-starts.
- Scott Bailey
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- Kashmir conflict
India and Pakistan ceasefire agreement in jeopardy after reports of airstrikes
The two countries agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” on Saturday, but within hours Pakistan accused India of breaching it.
- Steve Holland, Kanishka Singh, Sheikh Saliq and Munir Ahmed
- Updated
- Kashmir conflict
Pakistan to consider de-escalation in India clash after latest strikes
Both countries traded strikes on Saturday, the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month.
- Munir Ahmed
‘Dogfight’: How China helped Pakistan shoot down Indian jets in mass air battle
Pakistan’s apparent success in destroying Indian warplanes this week is a graphic demonstration of Chinese air power. It has sparked interest – and alarm – in the West.
- Memphis Barker
- Analysis
- Kashmir conflict
Why latest clash between nuclear rivals could blow up into something far more dangerous
The escalating conflict between India and Pakistan, which saw India launch missiles at its neighbour this morning, takes the risk of Armageddon to new heights.
- Samuel Ramani
- Explainer
- Kashmir conflict
‘The escalation risks are real’: Why India and Pakistan are fighting over Kashmir
Why is this part of the world so fraught? Could India and Pakistan’s friction escalate into a nuclear exchange?
- Angus Holland and Kayla Olaya
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